Bombshell for workers

Shop-floor workers at a Stafford factory claim they are being asked to take four days unpaid holiday.


Meals-on-wheels service ‘is safe’

The future of a Black Country meals-on-wheels service has been guaranteed after more than a year-and-a-half of uncertainty.


Ruling over at-risk £9m

Finance chiefs at Wyre Forest District Council were not to blame for £9 million worth of the authority’s investments becoming trapped in Icelandic banks, an inquiry has ruled.


Cannabis farm drug dealer jailed

A drug dealer who was rumbled when police raided his home and uncovered a £3 million cannabis farm has been jailed for four years.


Not a fat lot of good

Squeamish readers may want to look away now – because the picture here shows just what happens to all the fat poured down sinks and drains in the Black Country.


Scrabble has army of fans

It is a game of tactics and wit. Or you could say manoeuvres and ingenuity, to earn a few more points.


Yoghurt pots turned into park benches

Park benches made of yoghurt pots and road bollards that were once sheets of bubble wrap – just two of the amazing products made by a company in Wolverhampton.


By St George they’ve got it

A St George’s themed ale made by a historic Walsall brewery will hit the shelves at more than 80 Tesco stores next week in a major boost for the firm.


Dignity for the aged is motto for care staff

Care workers from across the West Midlands have been learning about the importance of treating the elderly with dignity.


Shoot down the Gunners – Bednar

Albion striker Roman Bednar has targeted a Hawthorns shock against Arsenal on Tuesday and admitted: “We owe our fans a show.”

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