War couple find love after 60 years

It was a case of We’ll Meet Again for a pair of sweethearts who were separated by the Second World War.


Arthur tends war memorial for 77 years

Gardening gurus of today have nothing on 92-year-old war veteran Arthur Trow who has been honoured for a lifetime’s devotion to duty keeping grass around his village war memorial looking spic and span.


£1 billion bid for Metro link stalled

An ambitious bid to borrow more than £1 billion for transport schemes including a new Midland Metro tram link to the Merry Hill shopping centre has stalled.


Top plastic surgeon suspended

A top plastic surgeon has been suspended from his job at a Black Country Hospital.


Salon joy for Nick and Royston

Wolverhampton celebrity hairdressers Royston Blythe and Nick Malenko are opening a new salon at a renowned London five-star hotel.


Blur fans sleep out for tickets

Scores of Blur fans slept on the streets of Wolverhampton overnight to be sure of getting their hands on tickets to see the Britpop icons at the city’s Civic Hall.


Debt collectors’ error anguish for widow, 91

A worried 91-year-old widow has been threatened with a fine and visit from debt collectors – who she says have got the wrong address.


Public will host first music festival

The first ever West Bromwich Music Festival will be taking place at controversial arts centre The Public, showcasing some of the region’s top talent.


Traders’ Christmas lights hopes fading

An annual Christmas spectacle that used to attract thousands of people to a Black Country town could be scrapped in the recession.


Good signal for new rail station

The relocation of Bloxwich railway station to a new site just a stone’s throw away from its existing home has moved a step closer, it was revealed today.

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