I visited a South Staffordshire village full of happy and settled residents - including a famous ex-refereePlus
Welcome to the Wolverhampton school where care, understanding and mutual respect are put above all elsePlus
'I became a funeral director in Stafford to help families through their time of grief after leaving my VIP chauffeur business and abandoning plans to become a police officer'
'We're a beacon of hope and work to give people their optimism back': Beacon Centre for the Blind turns 150Plus
Carrying the hopes and good wishes of Wolverhampton and the Black Country, Princess Xenia took off on an epic flight which promised to carve a place in aviation history.
Black Country Day: From Jumping Joe Darby to the first working steam engine, 13 reasons why our area is bostin'
Windfall: Why more cash could be on the way for 'remote' rural counties of Staffordshire, Shropshire and WorcestershirePlus
'We must cherish and invest in the UK armed forces' - Passionate plea from West Midlands MP and former serviceman
We go behind the scenes with the West Midlands RAF Museum on its exciting mission to relocate an 'Aladdin's cave' of aviation heritagePlus
'We run a mobile veterninary service across the West Midlands and can treat pets in the comfort of their own homes which brings so many benefits'
'His heart was open to everybody' Black Country band raise money for hospice in memory of 'kind' musician
14 sizzling pictures showing how the West Midlands coped with our hottest heatwaves. Are you in any of them?Plus
Watch: Stourbridge singer-songwriter Susy Wall performs a song from her new album which celebrates the Black Country
Stay cool! Six splash parks in the West Midlands that offer fantastic and safe fun in the sun during the heatwave
Wartime codebreaker Alan Turing’s scientific papers sell for ‘record’ £465,000 at Staffordshire auction house
'All I wanted him to do was open his eyes and say dad, you want a hug?' - Grieving Dudley father explains why he wants Ben's Law
'We grew up with abuse. There was no defence to it' - The Three Degrees at West Bromwich Albion and their lasting legacy on footballPlus
'Free children from their smartphones' - why millions should be spent getting West Midlands youngsters to play properly again
Devoted father calls for 'Ben's Law' to ban illegal car meets in memory of his son who was killed in Oldbury
'Police dogs like Keach give us the best years of their lives and they deserve a pension' - adorable retired West Midlands German Shepherd at centre of campaign
I visited a friendly West Midlands market town which makes everyone feel welcome and has 'everything on its doorstep'Plus
'If we don’t act we'll be looking at water rationing like in the Mediterranean' - Minister explains why Government will force through reservoir plans
'He was such a gentle soul, a gentleman' - Tributes pour in for former newspaper editor John Griffiths who has died at his Telford homePlus
'The day I came face to face with Goering' - Stourbridge war veteran's role in the Nuremberg trialsPlus
'I run a mother and baby boutique in Kinver with my two daughers but it's my grandpa who is the inspiration behind our unusual name'
'It was basic and short of creature comforts - but I loved it' - Memories of Shropshire's 19th century terraced rows demolished in 1960sPlus
'I love James Bond so much I turned a room in my Wolverhampton home into a shrine to my favourite fictional spy'Plus
'I started my artisan bakery business in Staffordshire after my children bought me a bread making course'Plus
'Time will tell if I did the right thing' - Shropshire author took a sometimes rocky road to achieve his mill home dream
'Stop the Wolverhampton express!' - How quick thinking spared Wolverhampton from a major rail disasterPlus
'I haven't regretted it for one second,' says new chief of troubled fire service after 100 days in post
Historic and fascinating RAF Cosford - 26 pictures from popular museum and airbase between Wolverhampton and Telford
"I'm sure it will be emotional" - Olympic ice skaters Torvill and Dean coming to Birmingham for farewell tour
For his dedicated service and good works, Shropshire rural bobby Bill Williams got a gentle pat on the back from officialdom. For Alan Scriven, a Wolverhampton lad from an impoverished background whose life Bill transformed, it was a meagre reward.
