The main building at Aston University could be transformed and its south wing demolished if major plans are given the green light this month.

The popular Christmas at Delph Stables carol and crafting event is returning for the third year this December and is set to be “better than ever”.

Birmingham Hippodrome has raised over £45,000 as part of the annual Big Give Christmas Challenge 2024.

A pilot scheme to help people with health issues start, stay or return to work has been launched in parts of Birmingham and Solihull.

Birmingham City Council, UNISON and GMB have reached an agreement to settle historic equal pay claims brought by the two unions on behalf of members working for the local authority and Birmingham Children’s Trust.

Two teenagers have been arrested after armed robbers targeted a house in Netherton.

As part of Sandwell’s continuing green corridor improvements scheme in Tipton, a community clean-up was undertaken on Tuesday 3 December.

A persistent street drinker has been banned from entering Walsall town centre for four years.

An original 1960s front room aimed at helping those with dementia would be part of a proposed new Windrush museum in Oldbury.

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire MP Mike Wood has announced an overall winner and eight lucky runners up to his tenth annual Christmas card competition.

The Bishop of Dudley is calling for properly funded end of life care as part of the debate around ensuring a dignified death.

A vehicle fire in Walsall has damaged four thousand pounds worth of Christmas gifts for children beyond repair.

Birmingham Hippodrome's New Musical Theatre Department has partnered with Westway Music to release of the original cast EP for The Jingleclaw, the festive family musical tailored for children aged 3 and above.

The possibility of a 20mph speed limit being introduced ‘city-wide’ in Birmingham has attracted both praise and criticism – with one councillor making a ‘loony left’ jibe.

Part of a listed building could be demolished to make way for a new 36-bed HMO.

Dudley Council is reviewing the support available under its Council Tax Reduction Scheme.

Dudley Council has received £2.6 million in the latest round of Household Support Fund funding, which runs until March next year.

Councillor Cathryn Bayton has been elected as the new Chair of the West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority, taking up the post with immediate effect.

Sandwell Council has proudly hosted its first-ever Business Growth and Employment Summit, bringing together key figures from the business, education and social value sectors.

Bilston Town FC have announced they are set to become the first fan owned club in the West Midlands.

Big Community Switch gives Sandwell residents more control over their energy costs, helping households find better energy deals and alleviating financial burdens if they register before Monday 9 December.

Dudley Council has passed a motion condemning Government plans to impose a 143% increase in mandatory housing targets that could lean to unpopular developments in the green belt being passed without local consent.

A Willenhall supermarket hoping to get retrospective planning permission has been refused by Walsall Council’s planning committee.

Wolverhampton City Council has been ordered to pay £600 and issue an apology to a mum over a delay in her son’s Education Health and Care Plan.

A man has died after the car he was travelling in hit a tree in Halesowen last night.

Dudley Council is overspending on waste collection and the borough is recycling less than the national average.

Panto Royalty will return to Wolverhampton next year in an all-new production of Sleeping Beauty, which has been announced as the 2025-26 pantomime.

A town centre-wide ban on begging and ‘threatening behaviour’ is set to be extended for another three years.

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Tourist attractions across Dudley borough are preparing for a boost in profile, thanks to the development of a new visitor economy website and promotional video.

Stourbridge was bustling with festive fun at the weekend as the crowds turned out for the Christmas lights switch-on.

A new addition to Birmingham’s skyline in a key location within the city centre has been approved.

A £1 million plan to demolish an aging sports pavilion in Wednesbury and replace it with new changing rooms will not be ready until 2026.

Keepers at Dudley Zoo have helped save a baby penguin and taught her how to walk.

Crowdfunding community projects are to be given more support by Dudley Council to reach their goals.

Brockmoor and Pensnett residents are being urged to make sure they are registered to vote if they want to have their say in the by-election next month.

A feasibility study is under way to see if Walsall Town Hall could be brought back into use as an events venue.

The cost of weddings and funerals in Sandwell are set to rise next year after a council’s predicted income fell short by £1.3 million.

Sandwell Council Leader Councillor Kerrie Carmichael has been awarded the first ever Massingham Advocacy Award at the RSPCA PawPrints Awards.

Hundreds turned out for the official re-opening of the Red House Glass Cone following a £1.5 million restoration.

Earlier this month, the first phase of a new adult social care initiative was launched by Walsall Council.

Sandwell Council’s Trading Standards team, in collaboration with West Midlands Police, have conducted undercover test purchasing operations to determine whether local retailers were complying with laws prohibiting the sales of knives to underage people.

Dudley Council is reminding people that Christmas lights switch on events will take place this weekend, with Father Christmas making a big appearance in Stourbridge on Saturday.

Popular comedian Jason Manford will be performing in Dudley in April as he embarks on his latest stand-up tour.

Free weekday evening travel is being offered across the West Midlands, on all bus services, in the run up to Christmas this year, in a unique move never seen before on this scale in the UK.

Dudley Council is to remove grit bins and stop gritting car parks because it says winters are getting warmer.

An eyesore former pub could now be converted into flats under new plans.

Dudley’s safeguarding team has seen a 300 per cent increase in referrals over the last decade, according to a new report.

Passengers are being urged to check for changes to a small number of bus services set to be introduced from January 2025 across Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull and the Black Country.

Plans for giant three metre batteries to be installed on Halesowen green belt have been approved on appeal.

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.