TWO teenagers brutally stabbed a Netherton father-of-two to death after raiding his home to steal cannabis plants, it has been alleged.

The pair acted together and were criminally responsible for killing 41-year-old Simon Johnson, according to Simon Denison QC, prosecuting.

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

A DRIVER has been sacked and another reprimanded after the same bus caused two major fuel spillages on Wyre Forest roads within a week.

Diamond Buses faces a hefty clean-up bill from Worcestershire County Councilfollowing an incident on Queensway on Friday (November 17) which saw one its vehicles suffer a fuel leak after hitting a speed bump.

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

A CAMPAIGN to clean up Redditch's War Memorials to mark 100 years since the First World War ended has been launched.

The campaign, launched by Tory Councillor Juliet Brunner, is calling on Redditch Council to to get the town ready for November 2018.

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

A CONCERNED councillor has insisted he is pushing for a police presence in the town after the latest in a series of worrying incidents following the closure of Stourbridge Police Station.

Armed officers swooped on the town's High Street on Saturday night (November 18) after an investigation into a suspected burglary took a dramatic turn.

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

A WOMAN suffered serious injuries after falling from a bridge onto the railway line near Rowley Regis Train Station on Wednesday night (November 22).

Emergency services, who were called to the scene in Long Lane, Blackheath, at around 7.15pm, found the woman conscious and breathing, but she had suffered multiple serious injuries.

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

THE future of a sports hall in Bromsgrove has again fallen into doubt, as plans to share with a nearby school fall through - days before the new leisure centre's launch.

Bromsgrove Sports and Leisure Centre is set to open to customers for the first time in Slideslow Drive on Monday morning - two years after it was given the green light, with £13.7million in investment.

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