Pothole finally filled in

Workers have filled in a pothole outside shops that was left half finished by Walsall Council because it only owned part of the land.


Boy, 11, is hurt in collision with car

An 11-year-old boy was injured after being knocked down by a car outside a school in Wednesbury.


Council’s £5 phone fine

A £5 fine is being introduced for councillors whose mobile phones ring during meetings, the new chairman of Wyre Forest District Council has announced.


Rising costs silence annual folk festival

A popular annual folk festival in South Staffordshire which each year attracts thousands of music fans has been scrapped due to spiralling costs, it was revealed today.


Wolves reject big-wage stars

Wolves have rejected the chance to sign former England World Cup stars Sol Campbell and Nicky Butt.


Three more months of ring road work

Up to three months of further work needs to be carried out on Walsall’s ring road revamp despite the multi-million pound project’s much-trumpeted completion.


Ex-trainee buys Beacon Radio

A former BRMB trainee has bought the radio station and seven more Midlands licences including Wolverhampton-based Beacon Radio and Gold in a deal thought to be worth £40 million.


Family’s tribute to bus driver

The family of a bus driver killed as he made his way home from work have paid tribute to a “kind and quiet man.”


Camera ploy on off-road bikers

Cameras are being used to record off-road bikers terrorising people living near a Black Country park.


Jason heads for Peru to help father

An intrepid father-of-two will be swapping his usual haunts for the mountains and jungles of Peru to raise money for a hospice.

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