POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian suffered serious injuries when she was hit by a bus in Stourbridge on Friday. 

The 55-year-old woman was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital with a serious head injury on Friday, May 20 where she remains in a critical condition.

To read the full story, visit the Stourbridge News website, here.

The whistle-blowing former Sandwell Councillor who discovered the dodgy land deal which sparked the investigation into alleged corruption at Sandwell Council has demanded resignations.

Mick Davies was a Labour member for decades before resigning to be an independent councillor after growing disillusioned with the leadership under Cllr Darren Cooper.

To read the full story, visit the Halesowen News website, here.

A bonfire became out of control in Stourport on Saturday afternoon, spreading to a nearby workshop, storage tanks and trees.

Emergency services were alerted to the blaze on Hillary Road at around 3:35pm on Saturday, May 21.

To read the full story, visit the Shuttle website, here.

Police are searching for two teenage sisters who are missing from their homes in the Black Country.

14-year-old Nicole Anslow has been living in Telford but was last seen in Dudley on Saturday, May 14.

To read the full story, visit the Dudley News website, here.

A retired police officer from Redditch who downloaded twisted pictures and videos of children as young as two being abused and tortured has avoided prison.

Iain Mackay, 63, who served with West Midlands Police in Birmingham until retiring in 1994, downloaded more than 14,000 indecent images between 2004 and March last year.

To read the full story, visit the Redditch Advertiser website, here.

Two people have been hospitalised after a crash between a motorbike and a car on Leach Green Lane in Rubery.

Emergency services were called at 2.15pm on Friday (May 20) and sent two ambulances and a paramedic officer to the scene on the A38.

To read the full story, visit the Bromsgrove Advertiser website, here.