Rockers Pendulumin festival warm-up

Torrential rain proved welcome relief for the hundreds of Pendulum fans who emerged deliriously hot after last night’s gig.


Failure for president

Letter: It seems our former premier, Tony Blair, is a contender for president of the EU.


Revamp for crumbling building

A crumbling block of empty shops and flats in Streetly dubbed “little Beirut” in the past could be transformed into a parade of new cafes and shops, it’s been revealed.


Hopes to resurrect market

Urgent talks are to be held in a bid to resurrect Brownhills Market, it emerged today.


Drivers face roadworks chaos

Motorists in Dudley borough are facing weeks of misery on the roads as two major schemes get under way next month.


Sylvia’s garden is just heavenly

Top plantswoman Sylvia Nunn spent the worst winter for years working on a problem area in her Staffordshire garden – and she will be showing off the newly landscaped section for the first time in her charity opening on Sunday.


Cost of college rebuild must be cut

The multi-million pound rebuild of Sandwell College will only go-ahead if the £80 million price tag is reduced, it was revealed today.


Street shut as gun shots heard

A street in Wolverhampton was today cordoned off by police after reports of a gun being fired.


Best of Peter Rhodes – June 26

The best of this week’s Peter Rhodes column from the Express & Star.


Bookies armed robber terror

An armed raider threatened the manager of a Black Country bookies before fleeing with cash.

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