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A much-loved family event may make a return next year as Walsall Council explores the feasibility of bringing back Walsall Illuminations.

A medical emergency at the William Archer in Wednesbury has inspired the pub to launch a community fundraising campaign to install a potentially life-saving defibrillator.

Historic Birmingham community pub and venue 'Anchor, Digbeth' is marking one year on from being saved from closure with a special week of events.

Halesowen Town first-team manager, Russ Penn has left his position at the club.

A former Stourbridge MP has launched the 2026 Stourbridge Poppy Appeal, aiming to build on last year’s £37,000 total.

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire MP, Mike Wood has condemned Labour MPs for preventing a vote on his legislation, designed to safeguard historic public hubs, in parliament.

Mike Wood MP has called for greater support for Britain’s pubs, breweries and wider hospitality industry following the announcement that Carlsberg will close Marston’s Brewery in Burton upon Trent.

Residents in West Bromwich, Oldbury and Rowley Regis are set to benefit from a new programme of arts, culture and creative learning.

Residents across the borough are being invited to come together next month to honour the service and sacrifice of the nation’s armed forces, as Dudley marks Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.

Residents are invited to get into the festive spirit with a series of Christmas lights switch-on events returning to town centres across the borough next month.

Another off-licence in Cradley Heath has been hit with a three-month closure order after it was caught selling illegal goods.

A deal on running a health training centre in Dudley collapsed after university chiefs failed to agree legal terms in time it has been claimed.

Police in Kingswinford want to speak to a man after a shop worker was threatened as items were stolen.

A children’s health play team that has transformed how play is used to support young patients through treatment and recovery has won a national award.

Bodycare is pulling out all the stops for its grand re-opening at Merry Hill this Saturday, with a line-up of beauty influencers and a secret headline performance that shoppers won't want to miss.

Major plans to deliver 330 homes on green belt land in Pelsall have been revealed.

Dudley Council’s leader rubbished allegations he misled borough people over negotiations for access to a waste disposal centre.

Uncertainty surrounds the future of a major new educational development in Dudley after plans for a medical college look to be unravelling.

Dudley Council is working with local organisations and community partners to support residents experiencing financial difficulties, helping people access the advice and support they need.

The owner of a Pensnett convenience store has been ordered to pay more than £3,300 after pleading guilty to food hygiene offences following a prosecution by Dudley Council.

Exciting plans for a new visitor centre, café and play area, which will help boost the visitor experience at the stunning Grade I listed Leasowes, have been submitted to planners.

Dudley Council’s housing stock has been given a boost following the acquisition of eight new apartments on the site of former office buildings in Halesowen.

Dudley BMX freestyle rider, Kaine Mitchell has achieved a major milestone in his career after claiming his first ever British Championships medal, finishing third to take home the bronze.

Full casting has been announced for the brand-new stage adaptation of the iconic Victoria Wood sitcom, dinnerladies.

The magic of pantomime arrived in Birmingham last week as the star-studded cast of Sleeping Beauty gathered for the official launch of the UK’s biggest regional pantomime.

There will be even more to see at the Red House Glass Cone in Wordsley, as the 230-year-old heritage attraction is set to welcome a host of new tenants to its craft and office studio spaces.

Sandwell council refused to let a vulnerable mother have her representative present at an important meeting and made serious and unsubstantiated allegations about both of them during an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

A 20 year-old man’s been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting in Bartley Green on Sunday.