They were once the powerhouses of Britain providing millions of tons of coal for industry, transport and to feed our growing reliance on white goods.
Senior parliamentarians from all parties were among scores of friends who turned out at the House of Lords to pay tribute to Dennis Turner – Lord Bilston – who died last February.
The West Midlands is a place where people of different cultures live side by side. So why is it still so difficult to have a proper debate on immigration? Daniel Wainwright reports
When Prisoner: Cell Block H hit the UK screens in the 1980s it gained cult status for its wobbly pantomime set, and just as wobbly acting.
Peers from the West Midlands today called for a cut in their numbers after dozens more were added to the House of Lords.
Wolves vice-president Baroness Rachael Heyhoe Flint has been put on the guest list for Margaret Thatcher's funeral alongside Tory MPs and peers from Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire.
Baroness Thatcher will be laid to rest with full military honours next Wednesday, it was announced today.
See the results from day three of the Your Say survey, after we asked you about transport in your area.
MP expenses were under the microscope again today as fresh details of their second home allowance claims were released by the House of Commons authorities.
Former MPs who retired or lost their seats at the General Election were today revealed to be sharing more than £10m in golden goodbyes.
Rain clouds threatened but the success of a popular May bank holiday show in Wolverhampton was never in doubt.
Local government editor DANIEL WAINWRIGHT explains why the West Midlands is so vital in the election
Vehicles are said to be thundering through a sleepy Staffordshire village at speeds of almost 100mph – despite a 30mph limit and sparking safety fears.
West Midlands MPs today defended their lengthy summer holidays after House of Commons Speaker John Bercow called for the recess to be cut back.
The sky is the limit for a group of air cadets near Wolverhampton, which spent six years without a permanent home, after their new £350,000 headquarters were officially opened by a government minister.
Aldridge and Brownhills MP Richard Shepherd has confirmed he will stand in the contest to succeed Michael Martin as the next Commons Speaker.
A public inquiry into the Stafford Hospital scandal has not been ruled out, it was revealed today.
The battle against plans for a waste incinerator in South Staffordshire gathered momentum today, after it was revealed that 500 people are now objecting and a full public inquiry has been demanded.
A whistleblower who helped lift the lid on the scandal of appalling care at Stafford Hospital has been suspended and called in for psychiatric assessment, a Staffordshire Tory MP has revealed.
MPs from all political parties have demanded the early dismissal of chief executive Martin Yeates and other senior managers found to be responsible for the devastating failures at Stafford Hospital.
