Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington will be in Tipton later to open the town's new £8 million leisure centre.
Rebecca, who also won a bronze medal in last year's Olympic Games in London, will be at Tipton Leisure Centre, where she will be carrying out coaching sessions with youngsters.
Karl Hinett from Tipton has raised more than £30,000 after completing 100 marathons in two years.
Karl is a former soldier who served in Iraq in 2005. He was badly-burned after his armoured vehicle was petrol-bombed during a rescue operation.
The money he has raised will go to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, which provides specialist treatment to injured soldiers.
West Midlands Police are appealing for information after two school children were attacked by a man with a metal bar.
The teenagers, aged 13 and 14, were assaulted as they sat on a pathway off Wallbank Primary School playing fields at around 5:40pm on Tuesday 20th November.
They were approached by a man who was wielding a metal bar, without any provocation, and then beaten with the bar.
Both victims were taken to hospital with head wounds.
– detective constable gareth homerThis was a completely random and brutal attack against two school children who were simply minding their own business. I believe the attacker was a white man, aged around 20. This could have been much worse and we have got to find the person responsible and bring him to justice.
Five people have been charged in connection with the death of a man and an assault of his father at a bar in the West Midlands.
Kevin Hadley, 30, was killed at The Lounge Bar in Tipton, on the evening of Tuesday 16th October. His father, Kevin Hadley senior, was assaulted.
Dominic Santos Fraser, 32 and Shazad Ali, 24, have both beed charged with murder and will appear at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court on January 21st 2013.
Mr Fraser has also been charged with assaulting Kevin Hadley Senior and possession of a Class B drug.
A 29-year-old man has been charged with attempted wounding on Mr Hadley senior, and a 31-year-old man has been charged with wounding him.
A 29-year-old man has also been charged with affray and has been bailed to appear at Warley Magistrates' Court on November 29.
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after the death of a 30-year old at a pub in Tipton.
Officers were called to The Lounge Bar at Market Place in Great Bridge just before 11pm last night.
A 52-year old man who was injured at the scene was later discharged from hospital.
Police have launched a murder investigation after a 30-year-old man died late last night inside a Tipton pub.
Police were called to The Lounge in Market Place where they discovered two men with injuries one with serious head injuries, one with minor injuries.
Despite efforts from the emergency services the seriously injured man was pronounced dead at the scene, the other man, aged 52, was treated at hospital and discharged.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Forensic officers have sealed off the area outside the pub while a forensic examination takes place.
A 50-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering a man who was knocked down by a car in a Tipton park.
Malcolm Parkes, 50-years-old, was charged with the murder of Terrence Powell last night and remanded in custody following a brief hearing at Sandwell Magistrates' Court in Oldbury.
Mr Powell from Wednesbury, died after being hit by a vehicle in Jubilee Park just before 8.00am yesterday.
Despite attempts to resuscitate the 58-year-old he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Malcolm Parkes from Tipton, is due to appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court next Monday for a preliminary hearing.
A 50-year-old man from Tipton has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a body in a park in Sandwell this morning (5 September).
Police were called to Jubilee Park just before 8am following reports that a man had suffered serious injuries after being knocked down by a car.
The victim, thought to be a 58-year-old man from Wednesbury, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A lorry has crashed at Tipton Midland Metro bridge spilling thousands of Weetabix onto the road.
The lorry driver was treated in an ambulance at the scene, it is not thought his injuries are serious.
The lorry drove under the bridge and crashed into a tree on the other side.
A lorry has crashed at Tipton Midland Metro bridge spilling thousands of Weetabix onto the road.
The lorry driver was treated in an ambulance at the scene, it is not thought his injuries are serious.
The lorry drove under the bridge and crashed into a tree on the other side.
No other vehicles involved and the road is open with traffic flowing freely.
