Call for lock keepers after canal is drained

Narrowboat owners are calling for traditional lock keepers to be brought back along a stretch of canal in the Black Country after a suspected vandal attack.


Sale rail gowns beat credit crunch blues

Who says you can’t dress to impress on a shoestring budget?


Sun makes V Festival very special

After years of rain at V Festival, which annually transforms Weston Park into a mudbath, revellers were this year finally able to enjoy the sounds of their favourite music stars while soaking up the sun.


Struck-off teacher’s £500k health claim

Disgraced headteacher Susan Duncan is chasing around £500,000 in compensation over claims the Black Country school where she worked made her ill.


Crazy golf course plans set to be hit

A crazy golf course could be built in a village near Wolverhampton in a bid to attract more children and families.


Summer nights get musical twist

Thousands of people enjoyed open air movies at Shugborough Hall in a new twist on the venue’s traditional picnic evenings.


First glimpse of new £3m church

With its amphitheatre-style layout and tiered seating this impressive building could be mistaken for a concert hall – but it is in fact Netherton’s £3 million Champions Church.


Karate cash cut boosts Nathanael, 13

A karate-mad youngster from Wolverhampton is celebrating after being handed a £500 donation to help him continue to progress in the sport.


Swinging back to the 1960s

A Victorian mansion house was transformed into something from the swinging sixties as more than a thousand visitors turned out for a summer fun day.


Sean’s call to bands for memorial festival

Organisers of a watersport and music festival in memory of a tragic father and son from South Staffordshire killed in a plane crash are looking for bands and dance groups to perform at the event.

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