Staff at Dudley Zoo have bid a fond farewell to Account Administrator, Sue Snape who’s retiring after almost 24 years at the Castle Hill attraction.

Wolverhampton City Council has been ordered to pay out £1300 to a homeless family over its failure to find a suitable home for them, plus a rolling £200-a-month until one is found.

Walsall Council has paid at least £143,000 to the art company responsible for the controversial corgis unveiled in Walsall Arboretum this year.