Staffordshire Police patrols totalling over 10,000 hours help reduce crime figures across 19 hotspot areas
'I still greet customers at the collection point to keep the turkey trot tradition going' - Dedicated Dudley worker celebrating her 50th Christmas with M&S
More than 70 suspected drink or drug drivers arrested in operation to make Staffordshire's roads safer
Inmate accused of threatening violence with imitation pistol in Walsall rages about 'corrupt system' during plea hearingPlus
Taxes, red tape and rising wages are killing jobs, say region's Tories as unemployment reaches 5.9 per cent
Murder trial hears at least two of the 30 injuries inflicted on Walsall stab victim Mohammed Khan would have killed himPlus
Plea hearing of man accused of murdering teenager Lily Whitehouse in Oldbury delayed until the New YearPlus
New Pelsall bridge opens for festive period despite redevelopment being months away from completionPlus
Struggling Sandwell care agency which missed quarter of calls shut ahead of being placed into special measuresPlus
West Midlands health bosses move to reassure patients as doctors go on strike but 'ask the public to use NHS services responsibly'
'We are ready and waiting when Wolves are' - Wolverhampton Council leader hits back at Jeff Shi comments and insists club behind delays to Molineux regeneration plansPlus
Wolverhampton Council launches 24/7 opening trial at Civic Centre car park in effort to boost night-time economy
'Fake toys, real harm' - Five ways Christmas shoppers can stay vigilant against counterfeit goods this festive season
I visited a West Midlands village once dubbed Britain's 'toughest' - and found a warm welcome in a rural idyllPlus
Crisis-hit Birmingham council planning sale of landmark city centre tower to recover from financial woes
Black Country NHS bosses urge residents to 'think carefully' about which services they use during doctors' strikes
'I can’t believe to this day how lucky we were': Staffordshire woman run over by Liverpool parade danger driver relives moment her baby son's pram was hit
Man dies and woman hospitalised in 'serious condition' following Birmingham crash between car and pedestrians
From Dudley to the City of London as Wolverhampton University alumni becomes Master of historic Feltmakers’ Company
Large fire at family-owned pork scratchings factory in Walsall started 'accidentally', fire service rules