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June 25, 2023

Supporting image for story: Veterinary surgeon Laura shares how the PDSA helps animals at its Wolverhampton pet hospital

Veterinary surgeon Laura shares how the PDSA helps animals at its Wolverhampton pet hospital

June 23, 2023

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton Council investing £5 million to help households through cost of living crisis

Wolverhampton Council investing £5 million to help households through cost of living crisis

June 22, 2023

Supporting image for story: 'It's a kick in the teeth' – RSPCA food bank parcel sold on Facebook Marketplace 'for profit'

'It's a kick in the teeth' – RSPCA food bank parcel sold on Facebook Marketplace 'for profit'

Supporting image for story: Mortgage crisis to deepen as Bank unexpectedly hikes interest rates to 5%

Mortgage crisis to deepen as Bank unexpectedly hikes interest rates to 5%

Supporting image for story: Three West Midlands firms named on Government list for underpaying staff on minimum wage

Three West Midlands firms named on Government list for underpaying staff on minimum wage

June 21, 2023

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Act now as time is running out on mortgage crisis

Star comment: Act now as time is running out on mortgage crisis

June 19, 2023

Supporting image for story: Asda donates £16k to Walsall community centre so it can give hot food to people in need

Asda donates £16k to Walsall community centre so it can give hot food to people in need

Supporting image for story: 'Appallingly high levels of childhood poverty!' Record number of pupils in the Black Country eligible for free school meals

'Appallingly high levels of childhood poverty!' Record number of pupils in the Black Country eligible for free school meals

Supporting image for story: Food banks dipping into own resources as donations drop

Food banks dipping into own resources as donations drop

Supporting image for story: Morrisons cuts prices of nearly 50 products including summer favourites

Morrisons cuts prices of nearly 50 products including summer favourites

Supporting image for story: Large number of jobs fairs to be held in the Black Country this summer

Large number of jobs fairs to be held in the Black Country this summer

June 18, 2023

Supporting image for story: The Wednesbury pub said to be the oldest in the town, dating back to 1510

The Wednesbury pub said to be the oldest in the town, dating back to 1510

June 15, 2023

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Shrinking value of coins in our pocket

Star comment: Shrinking value of coins in our pocket

June 14, 2023

Supporting image for story: Charity ready to open new low-price Walsall pop-up shop

Charity ready to open new low-price Walsall pop-up shop

June 12, 2023

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Banks coining it while we're left out of pocket

Star comment: Banks coining it while we're left out of pocket

June 8, 2023

Supporting image for story: Allegations of dangerous driving near Sandwell bin collectors' picket lines

Allegations of dangerous driving near Sandwell bin collectors' picket lines

June 7, 2023

Supporting image for story: Free school meal holiday programme extended to Bridgnorth

Free school meal holiday programme extended to Bridgnorth

June 5, 2023

Supporting image for story: West Midlands is UK's child poverty capital with a third below the breadline, shocking report shows

West Midlands is UK's child poverty capital with a third below the breadline, shocking report shows

June 4, 2023

Supporting image for story: Appetite for the high street in West Midlands remains but it must continue to reinvent itself

Appetite for the high street in West Midlands remains but it must continue to reinvent itself

June 2, 2023

Supporting image for story: Another nine days of bin strikes planned in Sandwell as pay deal rejected

Another nine days of bin strikes planned in Sandwell as pay deal rejected

May 30, 2023

Supporting image for story: People in the West Midlands waiting six years for allotment plots as demand soars

People in the West Midlands waiting six years for allotment plots as demand soars

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Something seriously wrong for so many working people to need food banks

Star comment: Something seriously wrong for so many working people to need food banks

May 29, 2023

Supporting image for story: New community shop aims to help people eat well for less

New community shop aims to help people eat well for less

May 28, 2023

Supporting image for story: The Bilston pub known as a jazz and blues club with a rich history of playing live music

The Bilston pub known as a jazz and blues club with a rich history of playing live music

May 26, 2023

Supporting image for story: Where kids can eat for free – or for £1 – in the Black Country and Staffordshire

Where kids can eat for free – or for £1 – in the Black Country and Staffordshire

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Don't be fooled that energy price crisis is over

Star comment: Don't be fooled that energy price crisis is over

May 25, 2023

Supporting image for story: 'Loving and playful' dog still looking for new home after no interest in seven months

'Loving and playful' dog still looking for new home after no interest in seven months

May 24, 2023

Supporting image for story: Severn Trent creating 1,000 new jobs for Midlands and boosting help on bills

Severn Trent creating 1,000 new jobs for Midlands and boosting help on bills

May 23, 2023

Supporting image for story: Smethwick day care centre becomes lifeline for needy pensioners in cost-of-living crisis

Smethwick day care centre becomes lifeline for needy pensioners in cost-of-living crisis

May 22, 2023

Supporting image for story: Charity wins top award for helping students through cost-of-living crisis

Charity wins top award for helping students through cost-of-living crisis

May 19, 2023

Supporting image for story: Black Country Foodbank's new reminder service aims to meet rising demand for donations

Black Country Foodbank's new reminder service aims to meet rising demand for donations

Supporting image for story: Birmingham restaurant to close almost a year after first opening

Birmingham restaurant to close almost a year after first opening

May 18, 2023

Supporting image for story: 'Extravagant and expensive' free three-course meals for Dudley mayoral ceremony criticised

'Extravagant and expensive' free three-course meals for Dudley mayoral ceremony criticised

May 17, 2023

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Supermarkets need to do more on prices

Star comment: Supermarkets need to do more on prices

Supporting image for story: Business owners support employees as cost of living crisis continues

Business owners support employees as cost of living crisis continues

May 16, 2023

Supporting image for story: Unemployment rises for fifth straight month across the region

Unemployment rises for fifth straight month across the region

Supporting image for story: Jobless rate rises again unexpectedly as economic uncertainty takes its toll

Jobless rate rises again unexpectedly as economic uncertainty takes its toll

May 10, 2023

Tesco follows Sainsbury’s to cut prices of own-brand bread and butter

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton had one of highest levels of fuel poverty when energy crisis began in 2021

Wolverhampton had one of highest levels of fuel poverty when energy crisis began in 2021

May 9, 2023

Supporting image for story: Sainsbury’s cuts cost of some of its essential lines to reflect falling commodity prices

Sainsbury’s cuts cost of some of its essential lines to reflect falling commodity prices

May 8, 2023

Supporting image for story: 10 days to claim pension credit and qualify for £301 cost-of-living payment

10 days to claim pension credit and qualify for £301 cost-of-living payment

Supporting image for story: Cheap as chips? Not any more as price rockets

Cheap as chips? Not any more as price rockets

May 5, 2023

Supporting image for story: West Midlands Police officers in momentous talks to ballot for strike action despite ban

West Midlands Police officers in momentous talks to ballot for strike action despite ban

May 2, 2023

Supporting image for story: Voluntary organisations facing financial squeeze too

Voluntary organisations facing financial squeeze too

May 1, 2023

Supporting image for story: Wyre Forest food share venture wins Coronation Communities competition

Wyre Forest food share venture wins Coronation Communities competition

April 28, 2023

Supporting image for story: Sedgley charity shop to close next month due to rising costs and inflation

Sedgley charity shop to close next month due to rising costs and inflation

April 27, 2023

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton food bank at risk of closure 'within weeks' having to turn people away

Wolverhampton food bank at risk of closure 'within weeks' having to turn people away

April 26, 2023

Supporting image for story: Charity gives out more emergency food parcels than ever before in the West Midlands but donations are drying up

Charity gives out more emergency food parcels than ever before in the West Midlands but donations are drying up

Supporting image for story: More than £8 million of energy bills support remains unclaimed in the West Midlands

More than £8 million of energy bills support remains unclaimed in the West Midlands

Supporting image for story: First of new Cost of Living payments to be made within weeks

First of new Cost of Living payments to be made within weeks

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