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Sandwell academy to become Department for Education Attendance and Behaviour Hub School
Mini Countryman E receives government’s full £3,750 Electric Car Grant
Love is in the air at Dudley Zoo and Castle
Kingswinford scrapyard fire LIVE: '100 tonnes' of scrap burn as people are warned to avoid the area
Midlands branches of Santander among 44 set to close with 291 jobs at risk
'We are building an extremely strong tax and succession planning team': New partner appointed at Midlands law firm
Diary of a Wimpy Kid musical adaptation heads to Rugeley
Restoration race on for world land speed record-breaker Sunbeam 1000hp after damage found in second engine
Cannock dance school celebrates double finalist success at the UK Small Business Awards 2026
'Amazing Grace has to continue and will continue': Wolverhampton charity which lost everything in devastating factory blaze determined to rebuild
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing on coming through at Wolves, career challenges and the Premier League
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Sandwell local policing commander among inspirational speakers at International Women’s Day event
'Keep windows and doors closed': Fire crews rush to Kingswinford blaze as residents warned to 'avoid the area'
More than 850 years of battle and intrigue explained at history talk about Dudley Castle
'Keep them coming!' Black Country youngster's wish for 8,000 cards looks set to be granted tenfold as gifts and messages flood in
'Requires improvement': Government inspectors reveal just 40 per cent of Wolverhampton council homes inspected in past five years
Murder trial of man accused of causing fatal West Midlands house fire due to start
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Severn Trent customers face 10 per cent hike in water bills - find put why our increase is far higher than the UK average
15 nostalgic photos in and around Cannock from 1980 to spark memories
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Mayor Richard Parker explains why he is in China with the Prime Minister
Cafe planned after Wolverhampton shop ordered to take down marquee
Call for clarity on watchdog committee rules in Dudley
Birmingham Council’s bins boss survives calls of ‘no confidence’ amid fury over strike
Bargain homes across the Black Country headline property auction - with guide prices starting at £10,000
'Letters are treated as worthless' reader on the real cost of failing services - your views, and a 1994 picture throwback
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Ironbridge retro: 26 nostalgic photos of notable visits, local life and familiar faces
Walsall man jailed after leading police on chase across the Black Country whilst already banned from driving
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Plans for up to 750 new homes in Staffordshire approved
'Pop-up tips' and free car parking will return to Dudley by spring, says council leader
Thousands of trees to be planted across Staffordshire in farming drive to boost biodiversity
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West Midlands Business Festival events in Dudley aim to 'position the borough as a dynamic place to do business, innovate and invest'
Shropshire brewer announces recruitment day as it renovates historic pub in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter
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'I raised £7,000 for the Stroke Association dressed as a dragon - now we're fundraising for the British Heart Foundation'
Dudley Building Society’s Bridgnorth branch reaches £10 million savings milestone in under eight months
'Do not break something that isn’t broken,' West Midlands businesses and training providers urge amid fears vital management apprenticeship funding could be axed
Black Country shops with flat above for sale at auction
Staffordshire councillor 'overhears patients giving out private information' at GP receptions
'We want an anti-cuts manifesto developed by the people we wish to serve': Black Country Party gears up for local elections
HS2 blamed for Dudley Council's difficulty recruiting officers
‘Code breaker’ coin gives competition entrants chance to win a solid gold bar
Moment woman 'pushed or thrown' 40ft from West Midlands window in attack by boyfriend
Two arrests after police swoop on Dudley properties and find drugs, cash and weapons
Man arrested after cannabis farm discovered in Dudley
Trust chief takes 'leave of absence' as strikes set to continue across Staffordshire and Birmingham
Staffordshire pumps extra £15m in battle to fill in potholes and ruts
Appeal to find e-bike as investigation into man's death in Wolverhampton continues
999 call played to jury in Staffordshire baby murder trial
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Nipah virus: the symptoms to look out for after outbreak of deadly bat-borne disease
We walked around Walsall's new £32 million waste recycling centre set to open to the public on Monday - we couldn't believe the size of it
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