A new exhibition which aims to celebrate and explore the Black Country has opened at Birmingham City University.

Nearly £4 million looks to have been secured by Dudley Council from the government to boost town centres, support businesses and help people into work.

The Mayor of Dudley has called for people across the borough to keep on supporting their local attractions, as the country prepares for English Tourism Week.

Opposition councillors have called for the introduction of fortnightly bin collections in Birmingham to be halted until next year as the strike takes its toll on the city.