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Hereford and Worcester Fire Service cuts 'will cost lives', says campaigner

Plans to half the number of firefighters at a Midland brigade will cost lives according to a campaigner.Read

Roman coins found in a field near Stoke-on-Trent

More than 200 Roman coins found in Staffordshire field

A Hednesford man could have stumbled across the next Staffordshire Hoard after finding hundreds of rare Roman coins with his metal detector near Stoke-on-Trent. Read

Emma Winnall

Daughter of 94-year-old woman beaten in Moseley home appeals for help

The daughter of a 94-year-old Birmingham woman battered in her own bed has made an emotional appeal to the public for help in finding her attacker.Read

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JCB chairman Sir Anthony Bamford sees fortune almost double

Sir Anthony Bamford – the owner of Staffordshire digger giant JCB – has seen his fortune almost double in the last year, according to new research.Read

Birmingham Children's Hospital may have to move out of city centre, says boss

Two decades in the city centre could be coming to an end for Birmingham Children’s Hospital, its chief executive has admitted.Read

Calls for museum legacy to MG Rover plant in Longbridge

A campaign is gathering pace in Birmingham for a museum to be built to commemorate the former MG Rover plant and its workforce.Read

Security risk for Kanye West 'rated no higher than for Donny Osmond'

A rap concert at which an NEC doorman was shot five times was deemed no more of a security risk than a Donny Osmond gig, a court heard.Read

Kanye West shooting left guard 'psychologically scarred'

A SECURITY guard shot five times while working at a Kanye West concert at the NEC told a court how the ordeal had left him psychologically scarred.Read

Lasan restaurant chef wins UK title

A top Birmingham chef is preparing for an all-expenses paid dream holiday to India after scooping a major UK culinary title.Read

Tributes to Kings Heath schoolgirl killed in collision with lorry

Tributes have been paid to a ‘beautiful’ Birmingham schoolgirl who died in a rush-hour collision with a lorry. Read

Birmingham's forgotten industrial pioneer who died on the Titanic

He is perhaps Birmingham’s forgotten industrial pioneer – and he met his end during the most infamous maritime disaster in history.Read

Wolves fans who urinated on Hawthorns pitch insist: 'It was just a joke'

A man claiming to be one of the Wolves fans who urinated on The Hawthorns pitch after the game against West Brom has described the stunt as a joke which has caused more bother than they expected. Read

Birmingham man's battle to save home from Edgbaston cricket ground expansion

Birmingham City Council has denied it approved the compulsory purchase of a property to pave the way for a development it is accused of having a ‘vested interest’ in.Read

Birmingham City Council fined after asbestos is found at school

BIRMINGHAM City Council has been fined more than £6,000 for exposing a school caretaker and two workmen to asbestos while they refurbished classrooms.Read

Spitfire celebrations at RAF Cosford to mark 75th anniversary

RAF Cosford will host a Spitfire flypast at the weekend to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the airplane's first flight.Read

Fox fright for Birmingham magistrate

A Birmingham magistrate who has a phobia about foxes got the shock of her life when she woke to find one had crept into her house and onto her bed.Read

HS2 protesters forced to restart petition after Government opens new website

Campaigners have accused the Government of “sabotaging” opposition to the high speed rail project after they were forced to scrap a petition containing the names of more than 100,000 protesters.Read

Drayton Manor Theme Park opens new £20m hotel

Drayton Manor Park in Staffordshire has opened a new £20 million hotel as part of its plans to boost business at the tourist attraction.Read

Staffordshire's Drayton Manor Theme Park opens £20m hotel

Drayton Manor Park in Staffordshire has opened a new £20 million hotel as part of its plans to boost business at the tourist attraction.Read

Birmingham father appeals for calm after son is one of three killed protecting property

The father of one of three men killed during a second night of violence in Birmingham pleaded for calm and urged that no one carried out revenge attacks.Read