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Isabelle Parkin

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March 23, 2025

A pothole

Councils in West Midlands could lose cash if they don't prove action being taken to fix potholes

News|7 hours ago

The Kabaddi World Cup final

In pictures: Crowds flock to Wolverhampton for Kabaddi World Cup 2025 final

News|11 hours ago

Police want to speak to these men after meat was stolen from a Cannock shop

Police probe Cannock M&S meat thief and issue CCTV pictures of people they want to speak with

News|12 hours ago

Police want to speak to this man after a number of people were assaulted in Kingstanding. Photo: West Midlands Police

Police issue picture of fifth potential victim in Kingstanding stabbing

News|12 hours ago

Hednesford Road, near Rugeley

'It' could have been my mum and dad': Staffordshire local speaks out on dangerous road after man dies in crash

News|13 hours ago

Sharon Johnson was running for 'Campaign Against Living Miserably'

22 joyful pictures of the 2025 Wolverhampton 10k as thousands of runners raise funds for charity

News|16 hours ago

The crash happened on Hednesford Road, near Rugeley. Photo: Google

Man dies after two-vehicle crash in Staffordshire - police appeal for witnesses

News|18 hours ago

Bickford Road in Aston, Birmingham, where gunshots were fired earlier today. Photo: Google

Two men in hospital after shots fired on Birmingham street

News|18 hours ago

Alma Street in Heath Town, Wolverhampton. Photo: Google

Fire crews still checking for hotspots after blaze at Wolverhampton Heath Town waste centre

News|19 hours ago

Have you seen Taimur? Photo: West Midlands Police

Call 999 if you see this man missing from Stourbridge

News|20 hours ago

Headteacher Helen Tomlinson and chair of governors Mark Westwood with pupils next to the new fence

New fencing installed at Dudley primary school after construction of supermarket left pupils playing in 'open view'

News|23 hours ago

March 21, 2025

A man has been charged following a cashpoint robbery in Smethwick

Man charged with robbery after woman has cash stolen at Smethwick cashpoint

March 20, 2025

Hastings Road, Birmingham. Photo: Google

Army's explosives disposal team called after 'suspicious items' found at property in Birmingham

Walsall Police at the scene of a murder on Bloxwich Road/Norfolk Place where a 22-year-old was stabbed.

Five men appear in court charged with murder of man in Walsall

Belmont Road in Penn, Wolverhampton. Photo: Google

Fire crews called to blaze in Wolverhampton garden

A man has been charged after a police officers was assaulted in Pelsall.

Police recover knuckle-duster and drugs in stop-and-search in Smethwick

Staffordshire Police are cracking down on car crime in the Cannock Chase area

Man arrested after woman 'grabbed' and robbed at Smethwick cashpoint

Police at the scene following the murder

Five charged with Walsall murder as victim, 22, named by police

Rugeley Trent Valley station. Photo: Google

Police investigating after person pronounced dead on rail line near Rugeley

West Midlands Railway warned passengers travelling between Walsall and Birmingham of disruption

Disruption to trains through Wolverhampton and Birmingham cleared

March 19, 2025

Pupils at Hill Avenue Academy celebrating the Ofsted inspection result. Photo: Wolverhampton Council

'Pupils are kind and caring': Ofsted praise 'Outstanding' Wolverhampton primary school

March 18, 2025

Emergency services responded to an incident on Firs Lane, Smethwick at around 6.30pm on Sunday following reports of residents feeling unwell from 'breathing in fumes'.The fumes are said to have affected the residents of a row of five houses.

Smethwick suspected carbon monoxide leak: Police update after nine people were taken to hospital

One of the tiger cubs has already been named by staff at the safari park. Photo: Matthew Lissimore

TV host Lorraine Kelly to help name critically endangered tiger cub born at West Midlands Safari Park

The travellers on land in Chase Terrace. Photo: Lichfield District Council

Enforcement notice served on travellers who set up illegal camp in Staffordshire

The scene in Great Barr this afternoon. Picture: Great Barr Neighbourhood Forum

Air ambulance was called to Great Barr stabbing which left boy, 15, with 'serious injuries'

Rachel Stackhouse (front right) pictured with campaigners

'We want something better for the community!' Staffordshire residents push for pump track at popular park

DUDLEY COPYRIGHT NATIONAL WORLD TIM THURSFIELD -14/03/25Scene of a fire at Trident MCS motorbike parts building off Mons Hill, Dudley.

'I don't think I can come back from this': Owner of Dudley workshop hit by fire reels as cause is revealed

The former Equator nightclub at 132 Lichfield Street in Walsall

Former Walsall nightclub to go under the hammer with planning permission to build 28 flats

March 17, 2025

'Policemen' seen at Sutton Park

Watch: Actors and production team spotted in West Midlands park as 'Silent Witness' filming under way in region

Headteacher Vicky Jackson with pupils Rainey Samuels, aged 3, and Elsie Sweet, aged 4

Welcome to primary school near Wolverhampton where 'everyone is always smiling'

March 15, 2025

At Elmwood School, staff are on a picket line over the school planning to join the Matrix Academy Trust. Orange barriers and tape were deemed necessary by the school to stop staff standing on the grass.

Staff at Walsall special school plan further strikes over plans to join academy trust

March 14, 2025

Police were called to a disorder in Birmingham on Thursday night

Man taken to hospital after disorder in Birmingham as 'shots fired' on street an hour later

DUDLEY COPYRIGHT NATIONAL WORLD TIM THURSFIELD -14/03/25Scene of a fire at Trident MCS motorbike parts building off Mons Hill, Dudley.

Watch: Fire crews remain at scene of blaze at Dudley factory

Pupils and staff at Long Knowle Primary School celebrating the Ofsted inspection outcome

'We are extremely proud!': Staff and pupils at Wolverhampton primary celebrate Ofsted praise

March 13, 2025

Moment gunman shoots at group in Birmingham

Watch: Moment gunman shoots at group in Birmingham before fleeing the scene

The A456 in Blakedown near Kidderminster. Photo: Google

Police investigations ongoing into crash near Kidderminster which left Audi driver dead

Do you recognise him? Photo: West Midlands Police

Woman threatened with violence on Birmingham street - police appeal for information

Stourbridge Junction Train Station

Rail services resume between Stourbridge stations after earlier cancellations due to train fault

Traffic near Junction 14 for Stafford. Photo: motorwaycameras

Lorry driver taken to hospital after crashing into embankment on M6 near Stafford

March 11, 2025

Neo Graham

Neo Graham: Police thank Wolverhampton residents for 'support' after fatal shooting

23 bin liners containing over 500kg of processed tobacco was found at the unit. Photo: Walsall Council

Sniffer dogs help discover £500,000 worth of goods including illegal cigarettes at Walsall storage unit

Do you recognise this man? Photo: West Midlands Police

Police issue picture of man after woman robbed of car on Dudley street

Leamore Lane, Walsall. Photo: Google

Man, 67, charged with possession of an axe in a public place after incident in Walsall

Prince william at SportingKhalsa FC, Willenhall

Prince of Wales jokes about record number of high-fives as he greets crowds in Black Country

Lilian will soon celebrate her 102nd birthday

'It would mean so much to her': Wednesbury care home appealing for birthday cards for resident who is soon to turn 102

March 10, 2025

A blue police tent could be seen near Eastfield Grove the day after the shooting

Neo Graham: Five men appear in court accused of murder of 'lovely' Wolverhampton man

Natasha Callan

Police enquiries ongoing into death of mum in Staffordshire village

The entrance to Elmwood School. Photo: Google

Staff at Walsall special school to strike over plans to join academy trust

Birmingham Airport

List of flights cancelled from Birmingham Airport as workers in 13 German airports walk out

We visit the Walsall primary school where pupils are readied for the 'modern world'