The Government will be handing out Winter Fuel Payments to pensioners during November. The cash, worth up to £300, is given to around nine million over-65s to help with heating costs during the colder ...

Plans to build a new 2,700-plot cemetery on the border of the Black Country and Birmingham have been approved. A total of 2,721 new plots will be built on land between Handsworth Cemetery and Sandwell ...

The planning inspectorate has overruled another Solihull Council decision in the latest lost appeal for the authority. As the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) has been reporting the authority ...

A Midlands taxi driver was labelled a 'hero' after he dropped off a pregnant woman at hospital. Tanveer Ahmad Mohammed Bibi has been recognised for his efforts and scooped the Acorn Taxi Hero Award.

A staggering number of police officers were barred from the profession over the span of 12 months, the College of Policing has announced. It was found that 757 officers were struck off in England and ...

Plans to replace an ageing Smethwick school have been approved by councillors. George Betts Primary Academy in West End Avenue, Smethwick, will be replaced with a new building under proposals approved ...

The Andy Burnham government has issued a major update affecting six big banks in the UK. The Labour Party government issued a ...

Aston Villa have made a deicison on their legal action against Jamie Carragher following his comments about the club and its ...

We’ve teamed up with 3Retro.com to give away three £100 vouchers. Whether you’re backing your nation under the floodlights or ...

Police believe the robbers were using a distinctive white Ford Transit Custom model and want to hear from anyone who may have ...

But in better news, the Budget confirmed the DWP will be "delivering the new Pension Tax Allowance". This will mett the ...

A fourth councillor in Walsall has quit Reform UK to join a new political group. Councillor Paul Nugent is now a member of ...