Lisa O'Brien
Chief Reporter
Chief reporter at the Express & Star
Crooked House calendars and Christmas cards go on sale – and are just as wonky as the famous pub
Kidderminster horse owner given ban after RSPCA finds pregnant mare ‘emaciated’
Black Country schools and colleges pay their respects to the fallen at services and parades ahead of Remembrance Day
Call to find families of Sunbeam workers who built famous land speed record car in Wolverhampton
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£125k grant given to help repair historic West Bromwich museum
First batch of home improvements given thumbs up by Wolverhampton residents as hundreds more houses to benefit
Failures highlighted at care home rated inadequate and placed in special measures
Jury begins deliberating in murder trial over shooting of man near Birmingham City FC
Cruise ship passenger feared she would die during horror storm that injured 100 people
Total of 280 blades surrendered in knife bins in Lichfield and Burntwood
Watch in full: Sir Keir Starmer faces Q&A panel at Express & Star in Wolverhampton
Second deadline in enforcement action breached after man ordered to bulldoze Willenhall house built without planning permission
Lost gas war memorial to be at centre of Remembrance Services after finding new home in Wolverhampton
Street racer handed suspended prison sentence for breaching interim injunction by drifting on the Black Country Route
Two angling friends land penalties of almost £1,000 for fishing illegally
Two Black Country GP practices with thousands of patients rated inadequate, put in special measures
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Police called after snake found in toilet at Wolverhampton home
Post office to return to Bloxwich in new location
Plans submitted for new four-screen cinema in Staffordshire that will breathe new life into former Debenhams store
Grieving son 'mortified' at discovering council contractors tearing his late mother's kitchen apart despite tenancy still being active
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Run-down Brierley Hill petrol station and car hire site gets new lease of life as a gym
Teenager seriously injured following shooting in city
Council offering shoppers free parking over festive period
West Bromwich man locked up for dealing drugs containing highly dangerous synthetic opioid
Lifelong Saddlers supporter gets heart-warming surprise from firm for his loyal decade-long custom
Two more arrested on suspicion of murder following fatal stabbing in city
Immersive experience blending live theatre and digital projections coming to Wolverhampton
Consultation launches over future development plans for Sandwell
More than £30,000 pledged to help bring former historic pub back into use
Trailer filled with waste and dumped in Walsall suspected to be linked to 'broader organised crime incident'
Walsall 'surgical hub' helping hospital to reduce waiting times is one of only two dozen in England to achieve national recognition
Appeal to thank 'hospital heroes' raised more than £17,000 after mother and daughter lost to Covid within weeks of each other
Several people reportedly injured after fireworks 'go into crowd' at organised display
Jailed: Face of robber with £200-a-day drink and drug habit who forced woman out of home at knifepoint
Two popular Black Country bonfire night events are sold out, organisers announce
Hospital staff don their walking shoes for two good causes
Black Country man charged with more than 20 burglaries after up to £500,000 worth of cars stolen
Teenager charged following knifepoint carjacking in Sandwell
Wolverhampton mansion with unique well feature on the market for less than £1 million
Jailed: Prolific burglar who targeted the same home four times in the space of nine days
Sections of the M6 near Sandwell and Birmingham to temporarily close next week
Tributes paid to 'kind and generous' son who died in crash
Busy Wolverhampton city centre road to close due to protest
Man jailed for life after murdering daughter's father-in-law following family row over wedding gifts
Man charged with firearms offences in Wolverhampton after loaded gun allegedly found by police
Fundraiser launched after son told to pay up £7,300 for dead father's disability grant
