May « 2009 « « Express & Star

£500k works project at reservoir launches

A nine-month project worth more than £500,000 to replace water mains at a historic Wolverhampton reservoir has been launched.

Apocalypse named as scariest thrill ride

A thrill ride at a Staffordshire theme park has been named the scariest in the country.

Facelift on way for war memorial

Work to restore a 86-year-old war memorial in West Bromwich is to start this year.

Decision looms on police station opening

Residents are being urged to make the most of a Sandwell police station as a trial to keep it open to the public draws to a close.

Hospital has surgery lessons sewn up

Students from Stafford College had the chance to try their hand at key-hole surgery techniques and stitching wounds during a visit to the town’s hospital.

LG Arena to get the Placebo effect

Alternative rockers Placebo will play the LG Arena, Birmingham on Tuesday, December 8.

Albion will fight to keep Mowbray

Albion are ready to fight for manager Tony Mowbray if Celtic launch a bid to take him back to Scotland.

Glamour final hits it home for Carew

Villa striker John Carew admits the disappointment of their failed Champions League mission will only truly hit home when he tunes in to the final in Rome.

Villa owner to tighten the belt

Randy Lerner admits Martin O’Neill’s summer transfer budget will be ‘more modest’ than last year’s £50million – while revealing he intends to expand Villa Park’s capacity to 50,000.

Mick’s just like Wenger – Kightly

Wolves winger Michael Kightly hailed Mick McCarthy after his latest award and compared the Wolves boss to Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger.