No way past branch for pensioner

Pensioner Shirley Emery was stunned when she returned from shopping to find a 15ft branch strewn across her driveway in the Black Country.


Bond fan has Golden Eye for a show

A James Bond enthusiast’s vast collection of memorabilia is to go on show at a new exhibition opening in the Black Country.


Paper and a pint under one roof

A Staffordshire landlord has told how he turned around his business despite the recession by opening a newsagents in a spare room at his pub.


Harper plans to prove Mick wrong

Reading midfielder James Harper has insisted Wolves manager Mick McCarthy was wrong to deny him a return to the Premier League.


Brunt signs new Albion contract

Albion winger Chris Brunt has committed his future to the club by signing a new three-year contract.


Villa close in on defender Warnock

Villa are closing in on the signing of Stephen Warnock as manager Martin O’Neill’s recruitment drive gathers pace.


O’Neill shrugs off discontent rumours

Villa manager Martin O’Neill has shrugged off rumours of discontent in his dressing room by insisting – “I’m not here to make players happy.”


Deeney close to new Walsall deal

Walsall striker Troy Deeney has revealed he is close to signing a new deal to keep him at the Banks’s Stadium.


New Wolves star could be loaned out

Wolves are ready to loan out wing discovery Nathaniel Mendez-Laing to extend his experience after the youngsters wowed the toughest critics of all this week.


Winger wants to crank up the Banks’s

Walsall winger Steve Jones has called for fans to crank up noise levels and create a pressure cooker atmosphere at the Banks’s.

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