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Empty shops in Birdcage Walk, Dudley, next to the new bus station

Plus Is Dudley really falling apart? We visit 23 empty properties in town

A lamb kebab on a skewer, with salad. Image: HLPhoto - stock.adobe.com

Kingswinford kebab shop seeks late night hours extension

Opening night of the Birmingham Christmas Market.

Exact date Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market will open in 2026

Leigh Ingham, the MP for Stafford, said high streets are "the embodiment of how people feel about where they live”.

West Midlands MP on high streets and campaign to stop building neglect

Here is a round-up of the top 10 booked restaurants in the region that diners are flocking to

Top 10 most-booked restaurants in the West Midlands going into October

The bus was stolen in Telford

Concern over online footage reportedly showing Telford bus attack

Major incident in Telford after bus stolen and driven at vehicles

Worried West Midlands bus driver speaks out after Telford incident

The service 100 to Sutton Hill was stolen and the driver assaulted

Breaking Photos & video: Telford bus stolen and driven into multiple vehicles

Officers have arrested a man after a bus was stolen and driven into multiple vehicles in Telford this evening (Friday, September 18).

Breaking Stolen bus driven into vehicles after driver assaulted in Telford

Police arrest

Staffordshire man arrested after pedestrian hit and injured by van

Further searches were carried out at his home address where hundreds of ecstasy pills were found along with more cannabis.

Man arrested over alleged ecstasy supply to Birmingham students

A police officer stands at a crime scene cordon

Four people taken to hospital after reports of stabbing in south-east London

Dudley High Street will close for 12 nights

Dudley High Street to close for 12 days for resurfacing work

Walsall markets facing major changes after six-figure losses ahead of public meeting

Walsall markets facing changes after losses - public meeting this week

The Kinver scarecrow trail returned this past weekend sponsored by Cancer Research Kinver and the Enville Fundraising Group.

Kinver scarecrow trail: 17 amazing photos show villagers' creativity

A festive Halloween scarecrow doll

Much-loved scarecrow trail returns to idyllic West Midlands village

Sara Davies

No place for ‘cheap tat’ on Not On The High Street, says Dragons’ Den investor
Sara Davies said Not On The High Street was no longer trying to compete with Chinese online marketplaces such as Shein and Temu.
Anna Wise, Press Association Business Reporter

Bridgnorth's TG Jones is closing this Autumn

Mayor 'sorry to hear' major brand is leaving Shropshire high street

Roger Cartwight

Plus Brierley Hill residents reveal what the area is really like

About twenty firefighters have tackled a blaze at a property in Tipton High Street this afternoon.

Tipton road has reopened after fire

Sonia Kumar MP

Boost to MP's drive for health services in Dudley town centre

Afternoon tea at Victorian Tea Room, Sutton Coldfield

Whimsical West Midlands tea room you should escape to

Sonia Kumar

Crackdown on vape shops and bookies will boost high street, says MP

Mayor Richard Parker wants to revive boarded-up shops like this one in Dudley

Mayor's £10 million fund to revive region's struggling high streets

The former Independent Chapel in Dudley

Backlash against plans to build on site of 97 graves in town centre

How the Bilston urban garden will look, viewed from the bus station

Visitors to be greeted by 'urban garden' as they step off tram or bus

Upcoming road closures

Dudley Pride: See road closure info ahead of tomorrow's celebrations

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar at the Ladies Walk centre in Sedgley

Could the NHS revive Dudley town centre? MP asks for people's views
MP holds survey on potential for health service to spearhead town’s regeneration
Mark Andrews

New Look's light blue mini dress offers a timeless look for weddings, race days and summer events

The New Look dress made for summer events

The Original Factory Shop in Bridgnorth

Major high street brand announces Bridgnorth opening date

A Derbyshire shop with a one-star food hygiene rating is among the latest food hygiene ratings.

36 Black Country pubs and restaurants with lowest hygiene ratings

The sinkhole appeared to have been repaired, but residents said it felt like a temporary fix

'Depression' in road near Stourbridge is patched up

Woman having makeup done

New Bodycare store at Merry Hill to host new content creator studio

Stafford town Centre vox regarding potential ban on face masks etc. Jenny and Amelia 13 Skidmore and Leo Mellors 18.

Plus I visit town where residents are 'warring' with masked youths

Reporter Dan Walton asked the people of Wolverhampton to describe the city in just a few words.

Wolverhampton locals have their ‘one-word say’ about their city

Trader Julie Emery cuts the ribbon of the new Bilston Market, with council leader Stephen Simkins, trader Andrew Pritchard, Councillors Linda Leach, Leigh New and Qaizer Aseem, and market manager Jo Huntsbach in blue

Long-awaited £8 million Bilston Market opens after months of delays

External view of Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Former MSP to face trial accused of causing crashes while drink-driving

A man has been arrested after drugs were seized

Staffordshire man arrested after class B drugs found at business site

Brierley Hill High Street

Fire service respond to roof collapse on Brierley Hill high street

Food hygiene ratings

Plus 36 West Midlands takeaways handed latest food hygiene ratings

Cotswolds Full-Day Tour From Birmingham

Explore England's most picturesque villages on idyllic day trip

Sonia Kumar, MP for Dudley

Calls for new healthcare centre in Dudley town

Locals from Stourbridge share their thoughts on the town

Plus We visit Stourbridge to find out the best reasons about living there

The Original Factory Shop in Bridgnorth

Plus New future for Bridgnorth's former Original Factory Shop

Cleobury Mortimer town centre

New chapter for former Lloyds Bank branch in Shropshire town

The bakery has a wide range of tasty bakes, all made freshly to traditional methods

Bakers bring Polish charm and bakes to Willenhall high street

Dudley Council House

Retrospective changes to supermarket on Dudley high street approved

West Midlands Police are investigating a fatal car crash High street, Princes End, Tipton where one man died, while five others, including a woman and four children, were taken to hospital. The police said that they were called to High Street in Princes End after a vehicle hit a Chinese takeaway store front. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, the driver of the Honda Civic, a 48-year-old man, died at the scene.

10 images show tributes and tragic aftermath of fatal takeaway crash

The scene at Lo's Garden takeaway, Princes End High Street, Tipton after a crash.

Breaking Tipton crash leaves man dead, woman and children in hospital

External view of Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Former MSP attends court over drink-driving allegations

Two people have been left with potentially serious injuries after their e-scooter collided with a car in Smethwick

Two suffer 'potentially serious injuries' after e-scooter crash

A sign for Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Former MSP Colin Smyth due in court on drink-driving charges

View of the Birmingham skyline including the church of St Martin, the Bullring shopping centre and the outdoor market. Birmingham, England, UK, Western Europe

From circus ground to shopping centre: Memories of the Big Top site Dr Steve McCabe

Beauty lovers outside the eagerly awaited new Boots Beauty store in Bristol

Boots opens huge new beauty store with 200 brands and exclusive deals

A shop is to be built on the site of a former doctor's surgery in Pelsall

New shop to be built in village near Walsall

Codsall village centre

South Staffordshire named one of the weakest high street areas

The store opened on May 8

Bargain store opens in Sedgley high street

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