Daniel Walton
Community News Reporter
Community News Reporter covering the West Midlands for the Express & Star.
Run for Joel 2025: Hundreds of runners attend poignant 10th-anniversary colour run at Sandwell Valley Country Park to raise money in support of victims and terrorism
Teen burglar suspects arrested after a car was stolen in Dudley
Cosford rail services are back on for passengers travelling from the Air Show - and additional trains added
On your marks!: 15 fantastic images of the Aldridge 10k running festival
Man arrested after taxi stolen in Birmingham
All Aboard!: 15 fantastic images of the Severn Valley Railway 1940s extravaganza
Cosford Air Show visitors fuming as trains home cancelled at last-minute
Police appeal for help in finding missing girl, 17, from Walsall
11 summer things everyone in the West Midlands should do this June - from beer gardens to summer markets
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'We're very proud!' Volunteers plant hundreds of beautiful flowers ahead of this year's Brierley Hill in Bloom
Boy, 15, charged with possession of a knife as officers crack down on antisocial behaviour in Dudley
Man charged with dangerous driving over crash that killed pensioner in Birmingham
Man jailed for raping and assaulting woman in Birmingham
Bull seen running loose in Birmingham 'now in care of police'
Section 60 powers in place following West Bromwich disorder with 'six arrested' and 'weapons recovered'
Man charged with managing two brothels following West Midlands arrest
'No money one minute, billions the next' - Express & Star readers react to Rachel Reeves' promises £2.4 billion transport fund for Walsall and Dudley
'It's amazing to be open again' - Poisoned Walsall canal reopens more than 10 months after devastating toxic chemical leak
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'Wouldn't touch them with a barge pole' - Express & Star readers react to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's visit to Staffordshire
Jailed: Thirteen criminals who were finally brought to justice in May
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'We're going to crack down on ghost plates' - 50 representatives attend West Brom-led round-table Parliament discussion on illegal plates
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'He was a real gentleman - he always had the city in his heart' - Tributes paid to former long-standing Wolverhampton councillor and Mayor
Vehicle seized and one arrested in Cannock as police warn of 'anti-social driving'
Police appeal for missing 16-year-old Dudley girl with links to Birmingham
Rail lines blocked between Stourbridge Town and Stourbridge Junction - services cancelled
Motorists warned of long delays following crash on M42 in Staffordshire
Watch: Wolverhampton thief suspect spotted moving parcels in broad daylight prompting police appeal
Pedestrian 'potentially seriously injured' following collision with car in Great Barr
Man, 38, charged following multiple thefts in Willenhall
Reports of thieves targeting 'number plates' in Cannock sparks appeal
Traffic released but delays remain on M6 after 'police incident' near Great Barr
Road users urged to 'plan ahead' following serious crash in Great Barr
Teenager, 15, charged for knife possession after police spot 'gang of off-road bikers' acting suspiciously in Dudley
'Cowardly and cruel' - Police respond to sentencing of man who run down Darren Whitehouse 'killing him instantly'
'Attempted murder' charge after crowd driven at outside of Birmingham nightclub
'I didn't step down - I stepped up' - Ex-Walsall Leader Councillor Garry Perry talks about reason for sudden exit from leadership - and his refocus his 'home village'
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Staffordshire benefits cheat caught out on social media posts while running marathons
Sunshine and high temperatures to continue for week ahead despite weather turning 'hazy' in the West Midlands
Shopkeeper assaulted and racially abused in Cannock - police want to speak to this man
'It was like hitting a car at 90mph' - Couple speaks 10 years on from the Alton Towers 'Smiler' rollercoaster crash
Stolen car seized and person 'tasered' following short pursuit with police in Birmingham
Driver arrested and multiple knives found following tactical stop in Birmingham
Disruption as three lanes of M5 closed near West Bromwich after 'load falls from lorry'
West Midlands man jailed over luxury car thefts across across the country
