Letter: Controlled by council

Channel 4’s excellent Dispatches programme reported on Labour’s ongoing ability to waste billions of pounds.


Alesha in first of only two solo shows

After the phenomenal success of her gold selling solo album The Alesha Show and smash hit singles The Boy Does Nothing and Breathe Slow, Alesha Dixon will be taking to the Wulfrun Hall stage this May for the first of only two solo shows she has confirmed.


Readers’ daffodil pictures

A selection of pictures sent in by readers showing daffodils coming into full bloom across the Black Country and Staffordshire.


Latest transfer rumours – March 25

All the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Walsall and Blues.


Rangers 0 Alfreton 2 – in pictures

Pictures from Stafford Rangers 2-0 defeat against Alfreton Town at Marston Road.


£150k on flattening landmark building

Police bosses have spent more than £150,000 flattening Stafford’s historic Baswich House, it has been revealed.


Cheggers turns out for saint

Madcap TV presenter Keith Chegwin will be leading the family fun to mark St George’s Day in Sandwell.


Goodyear in £100k for plant

Goodyear is investing more than £100,000 in its Wolverhampton plant, making it the European centre for distributing its retread truck tyres, it was announced this afternoon.


Buy-out close at historic factory

A historic Black Country factory site was today on the verge of a buy-out deal.


Traffic halted in pole danger

Walsall town centre came to a standstill after firefighters were called to remove a flagpole which had become dangerously loose above a bank, posing a threat to shoppers below.

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