Dead tycoon’s cash worries

The millionaire believed to have shot his partner at their country house before turning the gun on himself thought his relationship was on the brink of breakdown and may have had money troubles, friends have revealed.


Pensioner dies in bedroom blaze

An elderly woman was killed after a blaze took hold in the bedroom of her Black Country flat. The entire three-storey block in Portobello was evacuated.


Family escapes house fire

A mother and her two children were treated by paramedics after a fire at their Black Country home today.


McCarthy blasts Collins boo boys

Defiant Mick McCarthy has rounded on the boo-boys slating Neill Collins by insisting he could be the man to clinch promotion for Wolves.


Butcher’s baps could get the chop

A butcher from Wolverhampton is being taken to court by council bosses for selling hot pork baps – two years after his popular sandwich-selling service received complaints about the snacks from other traders.


Man gets five years for stabbing guard

A man who stabbed an heroic security guard in the leg as he came to the rescue of a shopper who was attacked in Walsall town centre has been jailed.


Funeral for raid victim

The funeral of a Midland sub-postmaster’s son shot dead in an attempted armed robbery is to be held next week, police said.


Taxpayers may foot bill for Public

Taxpayers may be asked to pump more money into Black Country arts centre The Public after Sandwell Council took over full responsibility for the £63 million venue.


Nigel’s life of grime

Living in the up-market, leafy Wolverhampton suburb of Wightwick, Nigel Grosvenor is surrounded by high-earning professionals.


Council reveals children’s services director

A new face is ready to take the helm as director of children’s services at Dudley Council.

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