Vale old boy gunning for former club

Stafford Rangers midfielder Jake Moult aims to show boyhood club Port Vale what they are missing at Marston Road.


Harriers sign Farrell for Albion visit

Kidderminster Harriers manager Mark Yates has signed trial striker Aaron Farrell on a one-year deal ahead of the visit of a young Albion side to Aggborough.


Arson-hit club’s plea for help

Bosses at an arson-hit rugby club have launched a desperate plea for help after the blaze caused thousands of pounds worth of damage.


Burnham under fire on hospital inquiry

Health Secretary Andy Burnham today faced fresh criticism over his announcement of an independent inquiry into “appalling” standards of care at the trust running Stafford Hospital – with a senior Tory stating it does “not go far enough”.


Anger over gipsy sites expansion

Cannock Chase could be forced to find space for as many as 70 extra gipsy caravans.


We’re doing it

Green fingers at Honda It’s been all hands on deck for the Honda team this week at our local gardening centre, Wexham nursery. The nursery works with a disability charity that helps to offer meaningful employment to disabled people. So we’ve been helping to clear, dig and tidy a big area of the nursery to [...]


Call to demolish Coseley baths

Coseley baths should be reduced to rubble without delay after the site closes, Dudley Council’s leisure chief said today.


Cygnet injured by shot in head

A young swan has been shot through the head with an air rifle at a Dudley beauty spot, sparking fury from wildlife volunteers.


Four hunted over blaze

Four people are this afternoon being hunted by police after a suspected arson attack at a recycling plant in Moxley, which sent smoke containing asbestos across the Black Country.


The Proposal

Sandra Bullock returns to sparkling form in Anne Fletcher's screwball romantic comedy, which proves that the path to true love can sometimes begin with some good old-fashioned blackmail.

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