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Mayor highlights plan for the West Midlands to be 'centre stage of the UK’s growing creative industries' with more funding announced for new TV and film projects
Firefighters called to single-car crash near Bridgnorth
The 19 top Midlands universities ranked best to worst in The Times Good University Guide 2026 - see where your university is placed
'The recognition has opened doors to new partnerships,' business award winner says as 2026 event is confirmed
Optical teams don their denim for Jeans for Genes
Axe possession charge for Dudley man after Willenhall fight allegation
Own a 'slice of TV history': Del Boy's bar from Only Fools and Horses up for auction
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity to host spooktacular Halloween experience
'A lot of inconvenience for a little benefit' - Locals have their say on new 'East Park Link' plans for A454 Willenhall Road in drop-in consultation
Staffordshire exhibition proves it's not just jam & Jerusalem
Award-winning manufacturing firm Brandauer in Birmingham stamps out the next chapter with management buy out
Radicalisation risks reported more than once a week in Dudley amid fears of people being drawn to terrorism
'Children more responsible than parents': Four out of ten children injured on Walsall’s roads were hurt during school run times
Black Country police arrest a cat burglar suspect who is also accused of two shoplifting offences - and they want to find the owner of the puss
Hat-trick of success for CQS Solutions
Cosford Military Wives Choir comes to Wellington
Banned Wolverhampton motorist who drove high-powered Mercedes on M54 gets fine and points on her licence
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Cancer-stricken teacher uses his illness as inspiration for adventure novel
New statistics show two in five Year Six children in Wolverhampton West have bad tooth decay and Sandwell child obesity is high
Black Country Firewood’s biggest open day yet – fun, food, firewood & community spirit
Police arrest a shop theft suspect in a Black Country town in one minute
Big things happening in the heart of the wood
'Chill Out!' Staffordshire road traffic cops stop driver on M6 who strapped fridge-freezer on car roof
Police seek two women after another woman was attacked on Stourbridge High Street in the early hours
Peaky Blinders Day: Everything you need to know for event at Brierley Hill Market
'This stunning venue faced closure – now it’s thriving,' Brierley Hill Civic boss says 10 years on from charity takeover
Former Dudley MP pulls out of Oxford Union debate in protest at sick comments about Charlie Kirk
We visited the Wolverhampton cafe named in memory of road crash victim Jacob,17
'I'm not racist or far-right' claims Walsall councillor who 'proudly' marched with former EDL leader Tommy Robinson
Delight as law firm achieves Gold Investors in People accreditation in milestone 150th year
'Marooned' West Midlands residents face 12-mile round trip to shops as damaged bridge yet to be repaired
Tipton teacher arrested on school premises after being caught with indecent images and videos of children avoids jail
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Business Week to showcase how emerging technologies can benefit Wolverhampton firms
Former teacher claims sex with Kidderminster sixth form pupil was consensual and 'they loved each other'
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Council rejects new plans for Wolverhampton HMOs in crime-hit street
Wolverhampton has to 'carry the weight of a national free-for-all': Councillor demands big changes to taxi laws
'All the decorum of a five-year old’s birthday party' - Dudley Council meeting hoping to resolve memorial garden spat 'descends into chaos'
New EV points next to Coseley Working Men’s Club approved after redesign
Tributes paid to much-loved Birmingham councillor who was ‘fierce defender’ of city’s youth
Neighbours say rise of late-night shops turning Smethwick high street into ‘health and safety risk’
I spent the perfect rainy afternoon at one of the West Midlands' most impressive country mansions - for free
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Petition launched against 12-bedroom HMO in former Willenhall pub
TV antiques expert Charles Hanson seeking permission for film screenings and live music on Staffordshire field
'I'm aged 84 and I'm leaving my home in Stourbridge to travel across Portugal on a pilgrimage in memory of my late husband and to raise funds for the sick'
Council leader questioned over Birmingham regeneration scheme ‘transparency’
Plans to convert Aldridge office block into flats refused
Police probe after man left with 'serious' head injuries following Birmingham assault
'It will only succeed if national priorities and local action come together,' Mayor says of West Midlands Growth Plan after Westminster visit
