DRIVERS who risk lives by using their mobile phone at the wheel are being targeted by West Midlands Police. The force is cracking down on distracted drivers as part of a two-week operation which started today (Monday April 15). Traffic officers
A STARVING cat who was found scavenging from scraps and covered in oil is being nursed back to health by a Halesowen pet rescue. Bigmac the cat was given his name as he was found scavenging from McDonald's leftovers in Wallace Road, Oldbury on Sunday
A BUILDER and an electrician have both been fined after a court heard they attempted to cover up unsatisfactory domestic electrical work. The case, brought by Dudley Council’s trading standards, highlighted how the two had issued an electrical
AROUND 300 cannabis plants were seized by police at a house in Dudley. Police were called to an address on Buxton Road, in the Holly Hall area, following reports of suspicious behaviour, just after 5pm on Friday April 12. When police arrived,
EGG-citing Easter celebrations are taking place at Dudley's Black Country Living Museum. The Tipton Road museum is laying on a cracking programme of Easter fun until April 28. Visitors can find out about the weird and wonderful practices of the
A SEARCH has been launched to find a man who helped a victim of a pub assault who is fighting for his life. Police want to trace the man who gave first aid to the victim outside the Fox and Goose pub in West Bromwich as they think he might have
POLICE are appealing for witnesses or dashcam footage after a crash involving a sports car happened near Hagley at the weekend. The incident involving a black Ferrari and a black Vauxhall Mokka happened on the A491, between Hagley and Bell End,
TWO kind-hearted Stourbridge siblings have set themselves big challenges to help raise cash for Birmingham Children's Hospital. Five-year-old Hollie Shuttleworth will walk 14 miles from her home in Stourbridge to Birmingham Children's Hospital
A CROOKED roofer who tried to con a Halesowen pensioner out of £4,800 for unnecessary work on her home has avoided a spell behind bars. "The public take a dim view of people like you who go around telling elderly people they need a new roof when
FOUR teams enjoyed maximum point wins on the first day of the Worcestershire County League Premier Division season. Following the changes to the league structure within the West Midlands region, the new linear divisional format meant an early start
WELCOME to our latest round-up of the pick of this week's stunning pictures uploaded to our News Group Camera Club on Facebook. Our club is the perfect place to share tips and advice with fellow enthusiasts, showcase your efforts or simply scroll
A MUM who creates beautiful Easter bonnets to raise money for her son's rare condition has had a record breaking year, making 150 bonnets in ten days. Kellie Bates, from Lower Gornal, makes Easter bonnets by hand to sell, with all proceeds going
A NEW political party that is vying for representation at next month's council elections have launched their own beer. The Black Country Party's beer is called 'Revolution' and is available in pubs across the Black Country now. The ale has been
A DEDICATED band of volunteers working to clear up the River Stour say the amount of rubbish pulled from the polluted waterway over the last seven years would fill a football field. Transition Stourbridge's River Stour Project has seen volunteers
