For his dedicated service and good works, Shropshire rural bobby Bill Williams got a gentle pat on the back from officialdom. For Alan Scriven, a Wolverhampton lad from an impoverished background whose life Bill transformed, it was a meagre reward.
'Sort out the potholes!' Ravaged roads of the West Midlands in disrepair as RAC reveals huge cost to motoristsPlus
'I get tingles' - Shropshire potter continuing 150 year old Ironbridge ceramics tradition with new workshop
Things are looking up for a 21st century airship revival in Bridgnorth - but this new dawn has beckoned beforePlus
'I saw so much care and compassion' - minister Kinnock hints at extra funding for hospice sector during visit to Stafford's Katharine House
Gardening champion who dubbed Telford 'a disgrace to the nation' just kept winning in 60s and 70sPlus
Nearly 30 years ago the Bedstone College story nearly came to an end when fire gripped the main school building.
Popular Shrewsbury Italian restaurant celebrates one last hurrah as owners look forward to retirementPlus
Inside the Shrewsbury cafe famed for breakfast and pancakes that's offering mouthwatering special offers this Shrove TuesdayPlus
Wigwig, New Invention, lynx and midges - the origins of some of Shropshire's weird and wonderful place names
House of Yum Shrewsbury: Owners of beloved Thai restaurant thank "incredible" customers as second site announcedPlus
'I'm so excited' - Beverley Knight coming home to star for the first time at Wolverhampton's Grand TheatrePlus
A £70 plane to beat the traffic? What could go wrong? - Toby Neal looks back on the fatally flawed 'people's plane'Plus
A Telford social club that almost disappeared, an incredible gesture that saved it - and the locals keeping it alivePlus
Climbing trees, bows and arrows, scrapes and madcap adventures... - Toby Neal looks back on childhood before smartphonesPlus
From Bilston market stall to huge discount store chain - how Poundland transformed discount shopping in the UK
Black Panther: Looking back at 50 years since Donald Neilson kidnapped Bridgnorth teenager Lesley Whittle
Christmas is a time when families get together - but years of war made things tough with enforced separation.
Shropshire village's disappearing doorstop mystery takes a new turn in search for unique relic from Munslow ChurchPlus
