Lee Bottomley

“Prolific shoplifter” Christopher Russell is placed under a three year criminal behaviour order.

West Midlands Safari Park is caring for six pygmy marmosets, but only three of them have names.

The projects getting funding include a crayfish breeding programme and a clothes repair scheme.

A council is offering residents a choice between paying for garden waste collections or not having them.

Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire Blood Bikes deliver urgent supplies to NHS hospitals.

The first official Pride event in Stafford is being planned for August, organisers say.

Darren Edwards is to attempt the world's furthest sit-ski expedition across Antarctica.

Inspectors find a lack of staff at the Willenhall home with some relatives feeding loved ones meals.

The brothers were born in Warwickshire before working separately as guide dogs for nine years.

The victim, in her 50s, suffered serious burns in the explosion, in an area near Alton Towers.

Andy Bailey scoured charity shops and social media sites for model buildings for his festive set.

Some ticket holders missed the light show at Wolverhampton Racecourse after delays getting to the venue.

Kenilworth's new Castle Farm Recreation Centre replaces the former building which was demolished.

The former footballer and the author receive honorary doctorates for charity in their late daughter's name.

As Claybody Theatre turns 10, those behind the company have said the city continues to influence plays.

A park and play area instead of a new leisure and retail development is on the cards for Crewe.

Oswestry Town Council is offering free trees as part of a plan to plant 17,000 of them locally.

Stoke City's Frank Soo, who also played for England in 1942, is inducted into a sport Hall of Fame.

The 83-bed hotel and three retail units would be built next to the Grade II* listed Rowleys House.

Thirty nurses have already joined, making up the trust's largest cohort of overseas nurses to date.