EMERGENCY crews launched a major search and rescue mission on Kinver Edge on Saturday night after a man was reported to have fallen from a 50-foot cliff.
West Midlands Fire and Ambulance Services, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue and the West Midlands Police helicopter were involved in the search which took more than an hour due to poor light and the landscape of the sprawling South Staffordshire beauty spot.
To read the full story, visit the Stourbridge News website, here.
Dudley's UKIP group has ruled out forming any kind of coalition with any party following Thursday's local election which left Dudley Council under no overall control.
Ahead of polling day, group leader Councillor Paul Brothwood said if re-elected to head up the borough's UKIP group he would not be doing a deal with Labour should the ruling group lose overall control of the authority.
To read the full story, visit the Dudley News website, here.
A man has been charged after he threatened police officers with an axe in Bromsgrove on Thursday night.
Police attended an address on Breakback Road on Thursday, May 5 to execute an arrest but the suspect was not present.
To read the full story, visit the Bromsgrove Advertiser website, here.
Wyre Forest firefighters were called into action when two unattended bonfires in the same area caused problems on Sunday night (May 8).
The fires had been lit in Arley Common in Stourport and crews from Kidderminster and Bewdley were called out shortly before 7.10pm yesterday evening to extinguish them.
To read the full story, visit the Shuttle website, here.
The acting leader of Sandwell Council Steve Eling has told the Halesowen News the long-awaited Wragge Report into corruption allegations will be published.
Cllr Eling will be leader of the council for the foreseeable future after the Labour Party suspended the leadership election which was due on Monday.
To read the full story, visit the Halesowen News website, here.
Firefighters from Redditch were called out to tackle two outdoor fires in just over half an hour on Sunday afternoon (May 8).
A crew was called to Bromsgrove Road shortly after 4pm where a fire had broken out in the open.
To read the full story, visit the Redditch Advertiser website, here.
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