Coventry3 hrs ago'I quit my job at 51 and retrained as a butcher'After 30 years in care, Emma Jenkins swaps careers to take over a family-run butchers.3 hrs ago1 day agoStories to make you smile from across the West MidlandsOur pick of some lighter stories you may have missed through the week. 1 day ago2 days agoSon carries on missing parents' teaching legacyMala and Bipin Patel, who run a tuition business in Coventry, were in Nepal during the August floods.2 days ago3 days agoTributes paid to 'lovely' school caretakerFlowers have been left outside Stoke Primary School for John Halford who died on Tuesday.3 days ago3 days agoPete Waterman targets 'almost impossible' cancer cureThe legendary producer reflects on his son's death as he visits a research centre in Nottingham.3 days ago4 days agoArrest after police rooftop incidentPolice were called to reports of a man on the roof of a building on Foleshill Road in Coventry on Tuesday.4 days ago5 days agoHow can we feel safe at night, teens ask policeThe new chief constable of West Midlands Police answers questions on everything from knife crime to AI.5 days ago5 days agoHollywood star 'sends love' to mums helping SEND kidsVolunteers were surprised by flowers from Colin Farrell, whose son James has a rare neurogenetic condition called Angelman Syndrome.5 days ago6 days agoCrossCountry plans 60,000 extra train seatsExtra trains will run under the plans, through Birmingham to cities including Glasgow and Manchester.6 days ago...
