Villa ponder Heskey risk after injury

Villa must decide whether to risk Emile Heskey in the Peace Cup decider after the striker admitted he is still suffering from headaches.


Saddler Jones vows to win fitness fight

Walsall striker Steve Jones has vowed to win his fitness fight as he bids to prove his worth to the Saddlers.


D-day ruling for Dudley mosque

A battle over plans for an £18million mosque in Dudley went to the High Court today for a ruling on a five-year saga which has split the community.


Russells Hall £6m car park delayed

The planned construction of a Black Country hospital’s new £6million staff car park has been delayed by a problem over the contract.


Car search on in taxi driver murder

Police hunting the killer of Birmingham taxi driver Mohammed Arshad are looking for the driver of a red coupe car seen in the area at the time he was discovered.


Brownhills Market saved by council

A Black Country market which shut last month after 37 years today had its future secured and will reopen for shoppers in weeks.


Dangerous Walsall town driver jailed

A drunken wedding guest who drove through Walsall town centre – smashing into another car and almost hitting a police officer – is today behind bars.


Kim back home after Bluewings move

Albion have sold midfielder Kim Do-Heon back to South Korea after he joined Suwon Bluewings for £360,000.


Special service to remember the fallen

A service was held at Cannock Chase to remember German soldiers, sailors and airmen who died in the United Kingdom in the two world wars.


Pub landlord is shot dead in Bilston

A man was today shot dead outside the Black Country pub where he worked, sparking a murder hunt.

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