Kidnap man speaks from prison cell

A kidnapper who snatched a girl 18 years ago and fathered two children with her today spoke from his prison cell.


Wolves gent Bobby remembered

He was a footballing legend and a true gentleman. The funeral of Wolves’ finest full-back Bobby Thomson took place this afternoon.


HQ takes off for air cadets in VIP launch

The sky is the limit for a group of air cadets near Wolverhampton, which spent six years without a permanent home, after their new £350,000 headquarters were officially opened by a government minister.


Allotment fees row flares after mistake

Staffordshire councillors’ demands for subsidies for allotment holders have been labelled a disgrace.


Great gran in plea to find missing dog

A “distraught” great-grandmother is pleading for the safe return of her beloved 12-week-old puppy after she went missing on a walk.


Students help with hospice lottery

A team of students is helping to raise funds for St Giles Hospice – by spending their summer holiday recruiting players in the charity’s weekly lottery.


Landmark pub to be real ale paradise

A landmark Stourport pub is to be reopened as a paradise for real ale buffs, it has been revealed. The Hollybush in Mitton Street was once a popular watering hole but has stood empty for more than six months.


Second World War heroes bid delayed

Plans to honour soldiers killed during the Second World War on a memorial at a Dudley church have been delayed after hitting a snag in the legal process.


Police preparing to blast graffiti off walls

New measures have been put into place to tackle graffiti near Cannock.


Beattie to Swansea in £800,000 deal

Albion striker Craig Beattie has ended his Hawthorns career to join Championship rvials Swansea in a £800,000 deal.

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