Health bosses in Staffordshire have been warned that a lack of dentists will lead to more people visiting accident and emergency departments to deal with problems with their teeth.
A councillor has questioned the cost of Lichfield hosting a sculpture highlighting the impact of knife crime.
Lichfield District Council has installed the Knife Angel on land alongside its offices
Plans for a solar farm between Lichfield and Tamworth have been given the go-ahead despite concerns about it taking over fields which could be used to grow crops.
