White bin bag blow

Unpopular white recycling bags that have been blowing away from houses in Wolverhampton are here to stay for at least another year – after council chiefs admitted they could not afford to upgrade them.


Drivers warned over M6 lane closures

Sections of the M6 in Staffordshire will be closed overnight from today near Wolverhampton as part of a project to install new equipment.


Bingo hall bosses to fight shelter refusal

Bingo hall bosses are appealing against a decision to refuse a smoking shelter with a PA system that would enable customers to play outside.


Tributes paid to tragic diver Carl

Friends and colleagues today paid tribute to expert diver Carl Spencer after his death on a dive in the Aegean Sea.


Steel tower an icon for £29m new arena

An iconic tower has been completed as part of the £29 million transformation of the LG Arena.


Singer Scott signs up to Glastonbury

Wolverhampton singer songwriter Scott Matthews has been announced as one of the acts to play this year’s Glastonbury Festival.


Demolition looms at vandal-hit school

A Black Country school could be demolished a year after closing, with hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ cash having been spent on security at the site.


Teddy Grays takes sweet tradition on-line

An 183-year-old Black Country business is moving its flavours of the past into the future by setting up its own website to promote its old-fashioned sweets worldwide.


Probe after information leak at unit

An investigation has been launched at a young offenders unit in Wolverhampton after confidential information about inmates was handed over to a visitor.


Distinguished major dies, aged 87

A distinguished Army officer who administered a Black Country Territorial Army unit has died after a long illness, aged 87.

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