Families forced to flee in bomb scare

Scores of residents were evacuated from their Black Country homes because of a bomb scare.


OAP ordered to demolish storey

A pensioner who deliberately flouted planning rules by adding an extra storey to an extension at his Wolverhampton home has lost an appeal against his conviction and been ordered to pay an extra £750.


Pair face murder charges

A man and a woman have been charged with the murder of a three-year-old Wolverhampton boy on Christmas Eve.


Second school hit by vomiting bug

Children at a second school in the Black Country have come down with the vomiting bug Norovirus.


Reunion ends decades of anguish

It is a mother’s nightmare – to have a baby whisked away one day, not to be seen again for 29 years.


Animal droppings in counterfeit cigarettes

Smokers in Dudley are being warned they face getting more than they bargain for if they buy illegal tobacco products from unlicensed sellers.


From Bangalore to Black Country beer

Brewer Krishna Rajiv has swapped the Indian city of Bangalore for the Black Country to live out his dream of becoming a brewer. The 23-year-old now lives in Sandwell.


Thieves raid pub beer garden

Thieves broke through padlocked gates at a Stourbridge pub stealing furniture including patio heaters and heavy 6ft long tables from its beer garden.


Street crime pledge after 14-year battle

Residents of a Coseley street who say their lives have been blighted by crime and anti-social behaviour have been promised action – following a 14-year fight.


£3m to help hospitals axe mixed-sex wards

Mixed-sex wards in hospitals across the West Midlands today moved a step closer to abolition with the announcement of a £3 million Government payment.

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