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The Constable family were left devastated by the botched burial

Family demand answers over father's 'shallow grave' in Wolverhampton

Strong wind blowing an umbrella held by woman

Live LIVE: Storm Austen to hit region with strong winds

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds. Photo: Marina Gordejeva - stock.adobe.com

Yellow wind warning: Times and what to expect in the West Midlands

Flood waters at Stourport Riverside. Image: Wyre Forest District Council

Warning issued as flooding possible when Storm Austen hits West Mids

The Queen Inn, West Bromwich

J D Wetherspoon to return to West Bromwich after three years

An aerial shot over the Portersfield regeneration site

Could Dudley regeneration area be site for new football ground?

Second planning application submitted for Asda Rooftop Food Court

News

T-Level students at Sandwell College, with Lisa Capper, right

'T-Levels are vital if we are to power progress through skills' By The Newsroom

What should the West Midlands’ bus services be called?

What should our bus services be called? Mayor asks public for ideas

Jordan James celebrates scoring for Wolves against Portsmouth on Tuesday

'Right energy' - Jordan James pushing for Wolves start against Watford

Lewis Grimley and Natalie Moore, the new owners of Cannock Resprays

Young couple take helm at established Cannock repair business

Stoke Heath (Market Drayton) and residents speak after finding out a large number of migrants are being re-homed on there estate. New build housing on the estate.

Council says Stoke Heath homes were never reserved for local residents

Retrospective permission granted to station static caravan

Nutcracker Returns to Birmingham Hippodrome

The Nutcracker returning to Birmingham Hippodrome this Christmas

The Danery, Quatford

Plans to refurb and reopen shuttered former Bridgnorth biker pub

Sandwell Council House

Reform declares 'housing emergency' over long council home wait

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National theatre performance at Wolverhampton College

National Theatre production heads to City of Wolverhampton College

Councillor Harris Khaliq chased down the fly-tippers

Watch: Fuming council bin boss chases fly-tippers caught dumping sofa

Peter Hill from West Bromwich has forked out around £336,0000 drinking on the world's longest pub crawl has celebrated reaching his 25,000th boozer.

West Midlands man on world's longest pub crawl reaches 25,000th pub

Tom Decker with knitted traffic officer in Fillongley, Warwickshire.

West Midlands villagers install fake knitted speed cameras

Nostalgia

33 pictures of life around Wolverhampton and the Black Country in 1970
Take a trip back to 1970 with 33 photos

21 nostalgic pictures that prove the good old days were never dull

Walsall Illuminations in 1955 featured a depiction of Gulliver in Lilliput

Plus When hundreds of thousands flocked to the bright lights of Walsall

Business

Susan Nightingale, Senior Director, Local Growth Team at the British Business Bank

British Business Bank works with UKBAA on Diverse Angel Syndicate scheme

The JC Academy team. Back row, left to right: Jack Craven, Hayley Bartlett, Freya Smith, Daisy Mountford, Ashleigh Ward and Tom Bennett. Front: Sam Craven and Jaime Craven, with JC Academy's Employee of the Year 2026, Ewan Stevens, holding the award.

Lichfield, Cannock and Stafford holiday camps shortlisted for award

Gemma Farrell-Jones wins Des Thompson Team Member of the Year

Brownhills practice manager wins National Veterinary Award

Barmaid helps save Wednesbury pub-goer who became 'unresponsive'

Education

Black Country Apprenticeship Awards 2025 at the Copthorne Hotel, Brierley Hill. Pictured: Winner: Lucy Barford of Wolverhampton Council and Natasha Parbhakar (School of Coding & AI)

Finalists revealed for Black Country Apprenticeship Awards 2026

Bee friendly scheme buzzes into local Stafford Schools

Bee-friendly scheme for Stafford schools

Caitlin and guide dog, Honey take to the stage for Caitlin's graduation from University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton University graduate wins European bronze with England

An Image By Sure Architecture Of How The Proposed New Hotel And Offices Could Look At Weston Road Stafford

Major transformation of former uni campus among planning applications

A new pilot scheme aimed at improving safety outside schools and supporting safer journeys for children, parents and carers will launch in November

CCTV to catch drivers flouting school parking rules in pilot scheme

Telford Park School mural

Plus Inside the West Midlands school that celebrates every child's journey

Your World

Care UK’s Foxland Grange welcomes the community for board games activity

Wolverhampton care home residents enjoy games with local community

The 'Bostin Christmas Card Competition

Children invited to design Dudley Mayor's official Christmas cards

Henry VIII played brilliantly by Jack Abbot

King Henry VIII brings Tudor history to life at Rugeley church

The copy of The Avengers #1 from 1963

Rare 1963 Avengers comic to go under the hammer in Staffordshire

Politics

Birmingham Green councillor and cabinet member for finance Chris Garghan

Council’s leaders hail recovery despite forecast £88m black hole

Councillors Simran Cheema (left) and Richard Tapper

Walsall's busiest councillors since local elections revealed

Donald Trump continues to move ever closer to Vladimir Putin

How much more money should UK commit to conflicts we cannot control? Roshan Doug

Walsall Council House

Reform’s ’embarrassing’ Walsall Council dress code proposal rejected

Conservative councillors Robert Alden and Gareth Moore outside Erdington Library.

Major Birmingham library transformation project hit by delay

Network rail workers inspect the track and embankment after the Stourbridge wildfire

Call for BBQ ban and fire-fighting planes after Stourbridge wildfire

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Halloween makeup ideas that look flawless rather than fancy dress, from black lipstick to smoky eyeliner

Halloween beauty essentials for a flawless party look

Wallace & Gromit Lego set

15 Wallace & Gromit gifts to celebrate Aardman's 50th birthday

YuMove's little joint supplement treats are my dogs' favourite snacks right now

YuMOVE joint bites review: my dog loves them, but do they help?

Health

Black Country hospital 'committed to improving parking experience'

Jahsiah Taylor-Johnson, who has undergone chemotherapy for a tumour on his eye

One-month-old baby undergoes chemo after rare cancer found early

Children's tooth decay worse than national average in Sandwell and Walsall, and fewer children see an NHS dentist

Black Country towns with worst child tooth decay rates revealed

Debate to be held on new multi-million-pound medical hub in Bilston

PICTURE POSED MY MODEL: A general view of a man smoking a cigarette.(Photo from Jonathan Brady/PA Images)

Shropshire smokers spend about £71.4 million a year on cigarettes

Cannock Chase MP Josh Newbury

End lottery of miscarriage care: MP raises couple's plight in Commons

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