Deborah Hardiman
Senior reporter for the Express & Star.
'We are seeing an increased demand for emergency care': Ambulances queue outside a West Midlands hospital as A&E demand rises amid winter pressures
Birmingham Airport investigating after 'faulty lift dropped flight crew'
Three men arrested on suspicion of drug offences following police helicopter pursuit in Smethwick
Operator announces timetable change for Birmingham cross-city rail services
Yellow weather warning and fog across West Midlands as drivers warned to take care
'Our son's life should never have ended this way - we want answers over Christmas police shooting'
'You're going back to prison for a long time' - Judge tells man who took gun to Willenhall street
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'We can't take over Walsall Leather Museum due to our own pressures' - Heritage bosses give mixed response to calls to back move from 19th century workshop
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Pair found guilty of turning up armed with a gun in Willenhall street
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A former Black Country market hall is going under the hammer - guide price here
'Our farms are for food security not houses - hands off!' Walsall residents fight plans for 400 homes on green belt land and bid to raise thousands of pounds to oppose scheme
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Man on trial accused of firing gun in Willenhall apologises for past convictions
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'We’re able to make every pound go further' - Sandwell Council ranks in the top three Midlands councils for fixing potholes
Trial date set for West Midlands pair accused of £1m designer goods burglary conspiracy
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Road on Walsall-Wolverhampton border to close for manhole repairs
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Two-week road closure for gas mains repairs in Lower Gornal
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Street will be blocked up to make room for proposed new Lidl supermarket in Tipton
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'We can't get over what happened to Alfie': Devoted family of Wolverhampton man beaten to death by by double murderer speak out as brutal killer gets another five years behind bars
Heavily pregnant teenager with links to Walsall and Wolverhampton boy are still missing
Rail services cancelled due to train fault in Stourbridge
Faulty train causing cancellations between Stafford and the north west
Jailed: Dangerous 82mph driver hit and killed 'kind, caring and thoughtful' Birmingham woman and her dog
Metro between Birmingham and Edgbaston not operating due to broken-down tram
Customer giveaways as new Subway opens doors in Walsall town centre
Accused in Willenhall shooting case denies knowing gun was going to be fired in street
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Three arrests and two motors seized during stop and check operation in Stafford
£750k saved in crackdown on fraudulent housing Right to Buy bids across Sandwell
'Its wonderful to see global company set up on Wolverhampton-Staffordshire border'
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Proposal made for new dwelling on land near Stafford
Convenience shop in Darlaston applying for a licence to sell booze
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Watch: Panto stars and delighted families at Wolverhampton Christmas lights switch on show
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One year on: Murder probe continues to find the killer of Birmingham man who was shot dead
Traffic delays due to crash near M6 junction 10 in Walsall
Judge tells jewellery shop raiders they must repay £250k from ill-gotten gains
Hunt for men involved in fight on Birmingham train after man punched and kicked
Woman and man arrested after alleged motor crime incident in Birmingham
