Local Headlines from Monday, September 14th, 2026

Dudley councillors with responsibility for children’s services will get extra checks into their background after cabinet members agreed government guidelines.

Residents in Walsall will be issued two new bins for food waste next year despite calls for alternative options.

Plans to extend two schools in Wolverhampton to cope with rising pupil numbers have been approved.

Police have arrested a man and seized a knife after a fight between two men was reported in Victoria Street in Wolverhampton city centre.