150 jobs to go at foundry

An historic Walsall foundry is to shut shedding around 150 jobs, it was announced today.


Have-a-go-hero stabbed by tyre-slasher

A have-a-go hero was stabbed three times trying to stop a yob slashing the tyres of a neighbour’s car in a Black Country street, a judge heard.


I’m doing my dream job!

According to research, Midlanders aren’t a deliriously happy lot when it comes to our careers, so it’s refreshing to find people who’ve made it their mission to do something they truly enjoy. Read our 10 short interviews with West Midlanders who love their job.


Police seize cannabis haul

Up to 400 cannabis plants have been seized by police in a raid at two adjoining houses in the Black Country.


Acts club together for top night

The cream of club entertainment took to the stage last night, delighting an enthusiastic Black Country audience with timeless tunes and amusing anecdotes.


Concern over region’s TB rise

Around 1,000 cases of tuberculosis are still being reported in the West Midlands every year, the Express & Star can reveal.


Driver ‘steered bus away from busy cafe’

A bus driver whose single decker knocked over and killed a pensioner managed to steer it away from a packed Walsall cafe, a court heard.


Goodyear home scheme put on hold

Plans to build 600 homes on the former Goodyear tyre site in Wolveryhampton have been put on ice because of the crisis in the construction industry, it was confirmed today.


Grandfather tells of fire rescue

A Black Country grandfather has told of the dramatic moment he risked his life to try and save a woman from a blaze in her flat.


Image of £6m housing scheme released

An image has been released of a £6 million extra care housing scheme to replace axed residential homes in Sandwell.

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