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April 3, 2025

Deputy head Tom Bowen

'It's beautiful everyone is coming together': Lower Gornal school is on the move after raising £240,000 for bigger site

News|22 hours ago

April 2, 2025

Peter Scarrott pictured with the tree, which fell on December 7

'This thing is stuck there' - Tree remains in gardens of homes near Wolverhampton almost four months on

April 1, 2025

Nathan Cyster

'He was the light in every single room he entered' - Heartbroken family pay tribute to groom-to-be who died in crash near Norton Canes

Police in Swan Crescent on Monday evening

'We think we made a mistake buying a house here' - Residents 'shock' after suspected murder of woman in Oldbury

Officers in Swan Crescent on Monday

Detectives granted more time to question Oldbury murder suspect

March 31, 2025

Police in Swan Crescent on Monday

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found dead in Oldbury

Midpoint Centre. Photo: Google

Wolverhampton teacher escapes ban after admitting she flew to India after 'calling in sick'

Have you seen Jack? Photo: West Midlands Police

Police 'concerned for welfare' of missing Halesowen teenager

March 27, 2025

Air ambulance to Staffordshire prison after prisoner stabbed

Elmwood School.

Trust says pupils at Walsall special school are 'priority' as staff continue to strike over academy plans

The cannabis plants were discovered in the loft area of an address in Oldbury. Photo: West Midlands Police

Three arrested after police discover drugs den in Oldbury loft

The vehicle and dog were seized by police. Photo: @StaffsRCT

Police seize XL Bully near Cannock after driver abandons vehicle and leaves dog behind

The victim was robbed at knifepoint. Photo: Staffordshire Police

Watch: Moment armed robbers take man's car from a Staffordshire village driveway

Railway stock

Trains between West Midlands and London Euston face delays - here's why

Do you recognise these men? Photo: West Midlands Police

Police issue pictures of men after cash taken in Cradley burglary

Have you seen Rhama? Photo: West Midlands Police

Police appeal for help finding missing Bilston teenager

The entrance to the former Coseley School site seen in 2017

Building of new Coseley primary school 'paused' following collapse of construction firm

March 26, 2025

KayDees on Wolverhampton Road

Walsall takeaway where inspectors found mice droppings under grill temporarily closed

March 25, 2025

The incident took place in Halesowen Street, Oldbury. Photo: Google

Pensioner robbed in Oldbury by occupants of car who took her handbag and drove off

Dylan Maskery Hurd (left) and Callum Talbot (right). Photo: Staffordshire Police

Two 'dangerous thieves' jailed after car stolen at knifepoint in Wombourne

Damage to Hednesford Road

Highways crews assessing repairs needed on Staffordshire road after crash which killed 'loving' local dad

The flytipping on Little Edwards Street in Digbeth, Birmingham

Smethwick man handed suspended sentence after dumping bags of rubbish on city street

March 24, 2025

Hednesford Road, near Rugeley

Two off-duty paramedics stopped to help at Staffordshire crash which left man dead and two children injured

Headteacher Joe Phillips and pupils at Wednesfield Academy celebrating the Ofsted inspection result

Wolverhampton school gets 'Good' Ofsted for the first time after 'significant period of change'

Greggs at the Saddlers Centre, Walsall. Photo: Google

Man dies after 'medical emergency' at Walsall Greggs

Nursery children enjoying one of the school's outdoor spaces

'The children do not fail to make my day brighter': We meet the Dudley headteacher at 'buzzing' primary school

March 23, 2025

A pothole

Councils in West Midlands could lose cash if they don't prove action being taken to fix potholes

The Kabaddi World Cup final

In pictures: Crowds flock to Wolverhampton for Kabaddi World Cup 2025 final

Police want to speak to these men after meat was stolen from a Cannock shop

Police probe Cannock M&S meat thief and issue CCTV pictures of people they want to speak with

Police want to speak to this man after a number of people were assaulted in Kingstanding. Photo: West Midlands Police

Police issue picture of fifth potential victim in Kingstanding stabbing

Hednesford Road, near Rugeley

'It' could have been my mum and dad': Staffordshire local speaks out on dangerous road after man dies in crash

Sharon Johnson was running for 'Campaign Against Living Miserably'

22 joyful pictures of the 2025 Wolverhampton 10k as thousands of runners raise funds for charity

The crash happened on Hednesford Road, near Rugeley. Photo: Google

Man dies after crash in Staffordshire - police appeal for witnesses

Bickford Road in Aston, Birmingham, where gunshots were fired earlier today. Photo: Google

Two men in hospital after shots fired on Birmingham street

Alma Street in Heath Town, Wolverhampton. Photo: Google

Fire crews still checking for hotspots after blaze at Wolverhampton Heath Town waste centre

Headteacher Helen Tomlinson and chair of governors Mark Westwood with pupils next to the new fence

New fencing installed at Dudley primary school after construction of supermarket left pupils playing in 'open view'

March 21, 2025

A man has been charged following a cashpoint robbery in Smethwick

Man charged with robbery after woman has cash stolen at Smethwick cashpoint

March 20, 2025

Hastings Road, Birmingham. Photo: Google

Army's explosives disposal team called after 'suspicious items' found at property in Birmingham

Walsall Police at the scene of a murder on Bloxwich Road/Norfolk Place where a 22-year-old was stabbed.

Five men appear in court charged with murder of man in Walsall

Belmont Road in Penn, Wolverhampton. Photo: Google

Fire crews called to blaze in Wolverhampton garden

A man has been charged after a police officers was assaulted in Pelsall.

Police recover knuckle-duster and drugs in stop-and-search in Smethwick

Staffordshire Police are cracking down on car crime in the Cannock Chase area

Man arrested after woman 'grabbed' and robbed at Smethwick cashpoint

Police at the scene following the murder

Five charged with Walsall murder as victim, 22, named by police

Rugeley Trent Valley station. Photo: Google

Police investigating after person pronounced dead on rail line near Rugeley

West Midlands Railway warned passengers travelling between Walsall and Birmingham of disruption

Disruption to trains through Wolverhampton and Birmingham cleared

March 19, 2025

Pupils at Hill Avenue Academy celebrating the Ofsted inspection result. Photo: Wolverhampton Council

'Pupils are kind and caring': Ofsted praise 'Outstanding' Wolverhampton primary school

March 18, 2025

Emergency services responded to an incident on Firs Lane, Smethwick at around 6.30pm on Sunday following reports of residents feeling unwell from 'breathing in fumes'.The fumes are said to have affected the residents of a row of five houses.

Smethwick suspected carbon monoxide leak: Police update after nine people were taken to hospital

One of the tiger cubs has already been named by staff at the safari park. Photo: Matthew Lissimore

TV host Lorraine Kelly to help name critically endangered tiger cub born at West Midlands Safari Park

The travellers on land in Chase Terrace. Photo: Lichfield District Council

Enforcement notice served on travellers who set up illegal camp in Staffordshire

The scene in Great Barr this afternoon. Picture: Great Barr Neighbourhood Forum

Air ambulance was called to Great Barr stabbing which left boy, 15, with 'serious injuries'