Blur rock the Civic – pictures

Pictures of Blur and their fans at Wolverhampton’s Civic Hall as part of their reunion tour before they play Glastonbury Festival and Hyde Park.


Wolves face another key test

Second-placed Wolverhampton believe they face a second successive key test of their title challenging credentials at Danescourt this weekend.


Heap ready to leap back to action

Himley skipper Greg Wright has pinpointed the return of Tim Heap as the key to their title ambitions.


Tamara is salon’s winning formula

They are Wolverhampton’s celebrity hairdressers and she is the socialite daughter of a billionaire motor racing tycoon – now Royston Blythe and Nick Malenko joined forces with Tamara Ecclestone to create the winning formula.


Ikea axes 5,000 workers

Scandinavian furniture giant Ikea has axed 5,000 jobs as it struggles in the toughest market in living memory.


School is closed over virus fears

A school in Sandwell will be closed for a week after children fell ill with the vomiting bug Norovirus, it was revealed today.


Tributes to rider in crash

Tributes have been paid to a “loving and devoted father” who was killed in a collision at Shatterford, near Kidderminster.


£270m town revamp plan

A £270million regeneration masterplan for Dudley’s neglected town centre was unveiled today.


Wolves boss’ £100k pledge to business

Multi-millionaire Wolves owner Steve Morgan today launched a £100,000 awards scheme for emerging businessmen and women hoping to follow in his success.


War veteran robbed by muggers

A Second World War veteran today told the Express & Star how he was brutally attacked and robbed by thugs, valiantly declaring: “It would have been a different story if I was still the young man I was in the Paras.”

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