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March 22, 2025

Year 9 student, Darius, has secured a hard-earned place in the national finals of Ormiston’s Got Talent.

Talented Ormiston SWB Academy student reaches ‘Ormiston’s Got Talent’ national final

Your World|Mar 22

March 18, 2025

GPO Girls’ Football Team in 1973.The photograph shows Lesley Pearce, Ruby Lloyd, Carol Ward, Ann Rutter, Janice Wilkiss, Janice Stevenson, Linda Morgan, Gillian Fern and Susan Pritchard at training.

17 nostalgic pictures from 1970s Wolverhampton - including lost offices of Goodyear and Tarmac

Bilston writer unveils thought-provoking book to give abuse victims hope

Entertainment|Mar 18

March 12, 2025

Les Winwood who was found dead at a flat in Bilston in July 2022

West Midlands Conservative councillor suffocated to death after placing plastic bag over his head in sex game, inquest hears

Fighting Cocks trolleybus terminus, 1967

27 historic Wolverhampton pictures from 1901 to1984, including The Beatles at the Gaumont

March 7, 2025

Nunia the cat. Photo: RSPCA

Woman banned from keeping animals after 'inhumane' botched attempt to stitch her cat's wound herself

March 4, 2025

Walsall town centre high street GV
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Story: Walsall ranked worst for access to childcare places by ONS
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Five Black Country towns to share in £100 million government boost

March 3, 2025

15 evocative pictures of Bilston from the past - see what Black Country landmarks you still recognise

Rocket Pools Inn, Rocket Pool Drive, Bradley, Wolverhampton. Pic: Google Maps. Permission for reuse for all LDRS partners.

Council to review Wolverhampton pub’s licence after owner claims CCTV footage stolen

March 1, 2025

Last year's winners

Celebrating good deeds and kindness- how you can nominate for Wolverhampton's Young Citizen Awards

February 28, 2025

The bus could be seen well ablaze as police blocked the road.

Watch as fire rips through Wolverhampton bus - police launch investigation

February 27, 2025

The bus could be seen well ablaze as police blocked the road.

Emergency services rush to bus on fire in Bilston town centre

Wolverhampton man appears in court over Taser and drugs allegations

February 26, 2025

Man accused of threatening youths in Wolverhampton street with knife due in court

February 25, 2025

Wolverhampton Crown Court

Bilston man appears in court charged with possessing a machine gun

February 24, 2025

The works will be carried out in Oldbury Road, Rowley Regis

Delays warning as key Black Country 'A' road lane is closing after manhole cover went missing

February 21, 2025

Severn Trent apology to Bilston amid discoloured water complaints

Watch: Residents shock as 'dozens' of chicken carcasses dumped on Sedgley road

February 19, 2025

Teenager, 18, arrested on suspicion of knife possession in Bilston

February 18, 2025

Man, 23, accused of attempting to murder women in Wolverhampton drive-by shooting appears in court

February 17, 2025

Lee MacDivitt has been jailed following a string of prolific thefts from shops around Bilston

Revealed: Face of man jailed for more than 25 thefts in Wolverhampton

Ten Wolverhampton sports stars set to star in the Kabaddi World Cup in their home city

February 15, 2025

Alex Jeavons (middle) with the HGV School iN Willenahll general manager Kate Sanders (L) and Driver trainer Sukhjit SIngh (R).

Young Alex set to hit the road after training success

February 14, 2025

From Bilston to Nashville - UK country band set to wow America after being invited to legend Luke Combs' new venue

February 12, 2025

A prison corridor and stairs

Bilston shoplifter jailed after taking £200-worth of goods

'Chloe had so much to give': Mother speaks out at inquest into her daughter's death after a severe asthma attack

Wolverhampton Crown Court

Prolific thief who 'terrorised' Bilston and attacked policeman jailed

February 10, 2025

Alex Chapman, property maintenance technician at Midlands Air Ambulance Charity who is doing his training through City of Wolverhampton College

Midlands Air Ambulance technician learning tricks of the trade through City of Wolverhampton College

Your World|Feb 10

February 8, 2025

We review the nine best towns and villages in the West Midlands, according to locals

February 7, 2025

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Black Country Burger King branch given green light to operate 24 hour opening

February 6, 2025

Ormiston SWB Academy, Dudley Street, Bilston. Pic: Google Maps. Permission for reuse for all LDRS partners.

Expansion of Bilston school approved as demand for places rises

Education|Feb 6

February 5, 2025

This is the moment a suspected fly-tipper ditched their load of builders waste over a road in Bilston

Watch: Moment brazen fly-tipper dumps rubbish on quiet Wolverhampton street

February 1, 2025

How the new extension will look

Bilston school gets go-ahead to build new classroom block for 150 extra pupils

Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal, City of Wolverhampton Council Cabinet Member for Resident Services, and Rob Lashford, Director at Speller Metcalfe, on site as the foundation works get underway on the Bilston Outdoor Market redevelopment

'We had good feedback from traders and residents' - Bilston Outdoor Market redevelopment work begins

January 31, 2025

The Crescent has been closed due to emergency waterworks which are expected to last through the weekend. Photo: Google Street Map

Bilston road set to be closed over weekend due to emergency waterworks

January 28, 2025

Steve Flavell (centre) with Candice and Kay Starkey from Air Ambulance, and people from local businesses who raised money for the charity. They are pictured at The Old Bush Inn, Bradley Lane, Bilston.

Bilston pub-goers help raise more than £1,000 for Midlands Air Ambulance

January 25, 2025

Bilston pub praised as true one-off after being named on top 100 European pub list

'Wolverhampton always seems to do well for bands' - Music venue owners respond to claims that big acts are shunning area

January 22, 2025

The boy was hurt in Holland Road in Bilston, Wolverhampton. Photo: Google

Teenager arrested after Bilston knife incident released on bail as investigations continue

January 21, 2025

The boy was hurt in Holland Road in Bilston, Wolverhampton. Photo: Google

Teen arrested after boy, 15, suffered 'knife injuries' on road near Wolverhampton school

Wolverhampton Literature Festival: Shaparak Khorsandi talks about ADHD, finding a connection with people and being an aspiring psychotherapist

January 17, 2025

The collision happened at the junction of Wellington Road and Claremont Street. Photo: Google

Man in his 60s hit by bus in Bilston taken to hospital with 'potentially serious injuries'

January 16, 2025

Family of two-year-old found in Wolverhampton canal were moving house due to safety concerns when tragedy struck

The outside of a Poundland store

Poundland to increase the number of products it sells for £1 as owner takes ‘immediate measures’ to halt chain’s sales slump

January 9, 2025

Comet the dog was rescued from Bilston where he was found stabbed and tied to a lamppost

Forever home search for Comet - the dog found stabbed and tied to a lamppost in Bilston

January 7, 2025

Saysha has been reported as missing from Bilston

Appeal made for help finding missing Bilston teenager

The junction of Prouds Lane and Moseley Road

Woman taken to hospital with 'serious injuries' following moped and car collision in Wolverhampton

Appeal to trace relatives of Wolverhampton man who has died, aged 80

January 6, 2025

Sign-up for courses at college open day this weekend

Your World|Jan 6

Hardy group hiking from London to Wolverhampton in memory of daughter who died are just a day from the finishing line