Ian Brown does it his way

Former Stone Roses front man Ian Brown releases his sixth album, My Way, next week and is preparing for a tour which comes to Birmingham in December.


Fans Forum – Hilltop’s Double Header

Albion fan Pete ‘Hilltop Baggie’ Danckert gives his take on two more games for the Baggies to underline their great start with Crystal Palace at the Hawthorns first up.


Used car test: Toyota Yaris Verso

The well-equipped Toyota Yaris Verso was launched by Toyota in 2003 as a more practical version of its popular supermini, offering greater practicality without the extra bulk of an MPV. Iain Dooley checks out this small but perfectly formed car.


Gold treasure find rewrites history

The largest-ever hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold has been unearthed in a farmer’s field in Staffordshire.


Jobs may be lost at brewery

An historic Black Country brewery has been sold for just £80,000 after falling into administration with debts of £1million.


Jaguar to shut plant in region

Jaguar Land Rover confirmed today it would be shutting one of its West Midlands manufacturing bases – on the same day that it announced the creation of 800 new jobs on Merseyside.


Homeserve repair arm sold off in £11m deal

Domestic insurance group Homeserve said today it had sold off its loss-making repair services in an £11 million deal. The firm now aims to concentrate on its insurance arm.


Cancer battle is lost by TV star

A talented musician from the Black Country who featured in a moving television documentary about young people with cancer has died.


Plea on road as boy, 3, in accident

A three-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after he was hit by a car outside a school in Netherton as pupils finished for the day.


Treasured museum unlocked again

Willenhall Lock Museum will reopen to the public, it was revealed today, nine months after it was controversially shut down in a funding crisis.

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