Couple killed in crash at busy Oldbury junction
A husband and wife in their 80s have been killed in an horrific crash on one of the Black Country’s busiest roads.
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Walsall FC in talks on Coventry ground-share
Firefighters tackle severe Smethwick and Brownhills blazes
Car hits bollard in Black Country Route crash
Black Country Divers go for dip in 13 stone antique suit
Teachers to lose jobs in Wolverhampton school refit
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Plans for Walsall FC to stage Coventry City matches at the Banks’s Stadium were believed to have taken a leap forward today, with talks reported to have started.
Wolves fans want Owen Coyle as new boss
Owen Coyle has been given the thumbs-up from Wolves fans in the battle for the Molineux hot-seat.
Gareth McAuley insists West Brom wanted better
Player of the season Gareth McAuley today admitted West Brom are “kicking themselves” despite a record-breaking season at the Hawthorns.
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Black Country Divers go for dip in 13 stone antique suit
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Firefighters tackle severe Smethwick and Brownhills blazes
Black Country Divers go for dip in 13 stone antique suit
Wolves pipped at the post by Birmingham
Cars destroyed in Black Country scrap yard arson attacks
Dudley Heathens win National League opener
Residents evacuated after Stourport factory fire
England's 1966 World Cup winners are reunited
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more storiesNpower staff redundancies offer on table
Voluntary redundancy has been offered to workers at a major energy supplier as part of a plan to move its workforce, according to a union representing staff.
2 Sisters’ food firm workers balloted on shifts
Workers at a food company are being balloted over controversial plans to change the shifts of 1,500 staff at its four Black Country factories to a seven-day working week.
Carillion wins £400m deal on Battersea Power Station site
Wolverhampton-based construction company Carillion has won a £400 million deal to redevelop London’s landmark Battersea Power Station site.
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Xbox One - What we know so far
Microsoft has unveiled its next generation console, the Xbox One. Here's what's been revealed.
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more storiesTeachers to lose jobs in Wolverhampton school refit
Teachers will be axed from a Wolverhampton high school as 19 staff are set to go, ahead of a multi-million pound revamp of facilities.
Michael Gove approves more than 100 free schools
Education Secretary Michael Gove approved more than 100 free school applications today, which will make up around 50,000 school places.
Much-loved teacher Lily Wilson dies aged 94
Former deputy headmistress Lily Wilson – known to many as ‘Willy’ and a leading light in the girl guides – has died at the age of 94.
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