2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (298+ words) The Prime Minister spoke of the devastation he witnessed in Stourbridge in the aftermath of last month’s wildfires, saying the memory would never leave him. During a discussion in the Commons yesterday, Andy Burnham said the fire service was “not…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (579+ words) The parents of two students who were stabbed to death by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane have branded Nottinghamshire Police’s decision not to disclose information about the killer “shameful”. Calocane killed first-year students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, before fatally…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (309+ words) A former Staffordshire Police officer has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting four sexual assaults. Alex Trusler, 36, of Burntwood, was sentenced to 42 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months, at Northampton Crown Court on Tuesday, September 8. He was also…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (76+ words) Motorists in Birmingham are facing delays after temporary traffic signals on the A41 Warwick Road (Battery Way) became stuck on red during rush hour. This is affecting motorists in the Tyseley area of Birmingham. West Midlands Roads has confirmed that the…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (943+ words) The issue of Orange Order marches on the Garvaghy Road is “closed”, First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said. Ms O’Neill said residents living along the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown had been subjected to a “direct provocation” after the…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (217+ words) Police are investigating the “unexplained” death of a child in woodland near a Staffordshire village this morning. Staffordshire Police said it was called to Great Wyrley on Saturday morning (September 5) after reports of a child in cardiac arrest. West Midlands…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (71+ words) Express and Star Some trains in the region are being cancelled due to a staff shortage at West Midlands Railway Passengers for Wolverhampton Walsall and Lichfield are being advised to check before setting out due to cancellations at Birmingham New…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (117+ words) Express and Star A road in a West Midlands city has been closed due to a police incident overnight Far Gosford Street in Coventry was closed overnight and is set to remain closed this morning (August 26) as police remain in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (127+ words) The fire service in Staffordshire is urging people to avoid entering open water after a recent incident which saw a girl get stuck in mud at a country park. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Chasewater Country Park…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (353+ words) Tucked between Wolverhampton and Walsall, Essington is a village that offers the best of both worlds – easy access to the wider West Midlands while retaining a distinctly rural character. Located in South Staffordshire, Essington is well connected to the region's…...