Fury at youth centre site

Campaigners against the latest site to be earmarked for a £500,000 youth centre in Walsall today accused the council of putting property and cash ahead of opportunities for young people.


Estate plans are revealed

Ambitious plans for Dudley’s dilapidated North Priory estate are to be unveiled to the public for the first time tomorrow.


Jobs toll at 470 as council feels pinch

More than 470 full-time jobs have been shed at cash-strapped Walsall Council over the last year, it was revealed today.


Card chain axes 750 jobs

Around 750 jobs were today lost at the card chain Birthdays with the closure of 136 stores – many of them in the West Midlands.


Council owns up to taking festival signs

The mystery of “stolen” road signs advertising a flower festival near Wolverhampton was solved today – as council bosses admitted they had taken them down.


M6 traffic chaos as lorry overturns

Motorists were hit by traffic chaos and tailbacks of up to 10 miles after two lorries crashed on the M6.


Diversity at city club

Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity will be performing at a Wolverhampton nightclub next month, it was announced today.


Fury on plans for giant turbines

Six giant wind turbines could transform the landscape in South Staffordshire, it was revealed today.


Swine flu hits pupil

A Black Country school has been hit with swine flu after a pupil tested positive for the virus – but staff say it is business as usual.


‘Strip’ nurse is struck off

A nurse who stripped an elderly woman naked and left her standing in full view of other patients has been struck off.

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