Half of prisoners freed in West Midlands commit serious crime
A total of 340 serious crimes, including violent and sexual attacks, were committed by criminals after their release from prison, new figures reveal today.
A total of 340 serious crimes, including violent and sexual attacks, were committed by criminals after their release from prison, new figures reveal today.
Staff at The Larch Barn at Neen Savage, near Cleobury Mortimer, are preparing to serve up something good for parents and children during the half-term holiday.
Some viewers called Sarah Lancashire a ‘national treasure’.
Parents were urged today to supervise their children's internet access as research revealed large numbers of primary school pupils are becoming victims of cyberbullying.
Children playing in Oswestry's indoor market are "becoming a serious health and safety concern", council officers have said. Now the town council is to debate setting up a "kids' space".
Judging by some of the flashbacks in last night's 'Masterclass' opener, the winner of this year's Great British Bake Off was lucky to get to the final.
Dudley Council will recruit three new workers at Halesowen Leisure Centre after failing to attract a private company to run the cafe.
A lifeguard has been fined £200 for failing to supervise a swimming pool after a father-of-three who lay at the bottom for at least 25 minutes drowned.
A new £40,000-a-year manager's job to head a team helping people on benefits claim extra handouts has sparked a row.A new £40,000-a-year manager's job to head a team helping people on benefits claim extra handouts has sparked a row. The manager will oversee 40 council advisers who are currently touring a Black Country borough giving benefits advice. An extra £21 million of benefits money has been given out in Sandwell in the last year alone thanks to the squad. Now Sandwell Council is looking for a Welfare Rights Team Manager on a wage of almost £40,000 a year. This has sparked a row between pressure group the Taxpayers' Alliance - which has branded the new role a "non job,"- and Sandwell Borough Council. Read the full story in the Express & Star
An MP turned the clock back to her student days when she poured a pint at an award-winning pub.
Motorists in Shrewsbury town centre are to face almost three more months of delays as the second phase of a £1.5 million scheme to enhance the town's Northern Gateway gets under way in early January.
Future generations at a Telford school are set to benefit from the regeneration of their eco-tunnel thanks to the hard work of pupils, staff and a company from Birmingham.
The C3 Aircross is one of the latest crossovers to hit the market, but how does it fare in the eyes of a younger audience?
The C3 Aircross is one of the latest crossovers to hit the market, but how does it fare in the eyes of a younger audience?
A student who only joined a Shropshire college in September has won a silver medal from the Indonesian National Debating Championships.