'It's time to spread the love for England's patron saint!' Why the West Midlands should all be putting out the flags for St George's DayPlus
Michael Portillo's Black Country and Shropshire jaunt - Great British Railway Journeys brings him to region on BBC all this weekPlus
Mark Andrews: British Steel - the next chapter, philistines at Toby Carvery, and the latest brainwave from the human-rights lobby
'I haven't regretted it for one second,' says new chief of troubled fire service after 100 days in post
'Emptying Birmingham's bins would affect our own services' - Wolverhampton Council leader rules out sending crews to strike-plagued city
'We all believe in public service': Minister's message to Birmingham's striking binmen during visit to city
Comedian Doug to headline night of music and laughter at Cannock's Prince of Wales Theatre. Could it be the last show?Plus
Businessmen fined for failing to maintain prominent eyesore building at prominent approach to Wolverhampton
We went on a 'pothole safari' around the Black Country - I lost count how many I saw on one streetPlus
'Sort out the potholes!' Ravaged roads of the West Midlands in disrepair as RAC reveals huge cost to motoristsPlus