Thomas Parkes
Deputy Chief Reporter
Deputy Chief Reporter at the Express & Star, based in Wolverhampton. Got a story? Get in touch at thomas.parkes@expressandstar.co.uk.
Teenager accused of murdering Bailey Atkinson to enter plea tomorrow
Residents urged to be vigilant after more than 20 daytime burglaries in Walsall
Four from Black Country plead not guilty to conspiracy to supply drugs offences
Firefighters achieve increased pay offer after 'massive vote' for strike action, union chief says
Images show devastation in Turkey as West Midlands fire personnel join search and rescue operations
'Inspirational' man who has breathed artificially for last two years discharged from Wolverhampton hospital
Family's heartache as Smethwick mother dies of bowel cancer after being sent away from A&E twice
Preparations starting in Bewdley to pave way for permanent flood defences
No beds for 47 patients during 'peak' pressure at Walsall Manor Hospital, chief says
Walsall shop owner who never took a day off in 31 years steps down
Wolves expands partnership with Mander Centre
Wolverhampton boy, 10, hopes to follow ice hockey dream despite having rare condition
More than 1,000 domestic abusers in the West Midlands referred to new scheme
Investigations continuing into fatal house fire in Oldbury
Four men arrested after Dudley High Street stabbing released on bail
Every possible brownfield site in Dudley will be be looked at for housing, chief says
Three boys arrested on suspicion of murdering Bailey Atkinson in Walsall
Long-standing business Toni & Guy 'driven out' of Wolverhampton city centre due to roadworks
Teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing near West Bromwich school
Police will no longer act as 'de-facto ambulances' for people in Staffordshire, chief constable says
Tenants who live in council homes to face rent increase in Wolverhampton
Armed police descend on South Staffordshire road after reports of 'man with machete'
Woman treated for smoke inhalation after house fire in Cannock
New Comic Relief nose designed by Apple guru who grew up in Stafford
Appeal after three men armed with knives force their way into home
Battle to save much-loved fields in Black Country may not be over, MP warns
Trains grind to a halt in the West Midlands with all firms but one hit by strikes
Former student officer at West Midlands Police pleads guilty to sexual assault of 13-year-old girl
Firefighters battle blaze at chip shop in Bilston
String of improvements to be made at Bilston playing fields
Calls for introduction of 'pump pricing watchdog' backed by MPs in the region
Heartfelt tributes left in Walsall town centre for 'much-loved' Bailey Atkinson
Councils can see benefits of 'going it alone' after Dudley's withdrawal from green belt plan, leader says
Hotel asylum seekers have 'gone missing' weeks after hundreds arrive 'without warning'
Shocking scale of violent crime already this year after young man killed in Walsall attack
