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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

Supporting image for story: Multimillion-pound coronation ‘a slap in face amid cost-of-living crisis’

Multimillion-pound coronation ‘a slap in face amid cost-of-living crisis’

April 25, 2023

Supporting image for story: Grocery price inflation dips but ‘too soon to call the peak’

Grocery price inflation dips but ‘too soon to call the peak’

April 24, 2023

Supporting image for story: Cost-of-living crisis likely 'to get worse' as struggle pushes people to the edge

Cost-of-living crisis likely 'to get worse' as struggle pushes people to the edge

Supporting image for story: Concerns among shoppers around price rises in cost of living crisis

Concerns among shoppers around price rises in cost of living crisis

Supporting image for story: Community shop selling goods saved from tip 'saves customers £4 million' in 12 months

Community shop selling goods saved from tip 'saves customers £4 million' in 12 months

Supporting image for story: New courses aim to help people become money confident

New courses aim to help people become money confident

April 19, 2023

Supporting image for story: Aldi donates more than 20,000 meals to communities in Shropshire and Staffordshire during Easter holidays

Aldi donates more than 20,000 meals to communities in Shropshire and Staffordshire during Easter holidays

April 18, 2023

Supporting image for story: Inflation expected to dip again after shock February increase

Inflation expected to dip again after shock February increase

Supporting image for story: Food banks in hospitals now the norm, say nurses

Food banks in hospitals now the norm, say nurses

April 17, 2023

Supporting image for story: Cost of cheddar cheese, white bread and porridge oats soar – Which?

Cost of cheddar cheese, white bread and porridge oats soar – Which?

Supporting image for story: 'Staggering' demand for food banks as charity boss warns it is 'only tip of the iceberg'

'Staggering' demand for food banks as charity boss warns it is 'only tip of the iceberg'

April 15, 2023

Supporting image for story: Music mogul Pete Waterman joins appeal to save Severn Valley Railway

Music mogul Pete Waterman joins appeal to save Severn Valley Railway

Supporting image for story: Pantry continues to offer lifeline to Walsall community

Pantry continues to offer lifeline to Walsall community

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