Wilson anxious to end FA Cup woe

Stafford Rangers skipper Bobby Wilson is anxious to lay the ghost of last season’s painful FA Cup exit to rest at lower league minnows Coventry Sphinx on Saturday.


Another death, a new inquiry

An investigation has been launched into the death of a man who fell from a trolley in Stafford Hospital’s A&E department but was moved to another ward before being properly treated.


Man United 1 Wolves 0 – Verdict

Wolves were edged out of the Carling Cup after holders Manchester United turned on the style in the second-half at Old Trafford.


Villa 1 Cardiff 0 – Verdict

Gabby Agbonlahor struck his fourth goal in as many games as Villa reached the Carling Cup fourth round with a narrow victory over Cardiff.


Wedding song for hero’s funeral

A song chosen for the wedding of a Kidderminster soldier who died in Afghanistan will be played at his funeral as a poignant last goodbye from his fiancee.


Hot hatch Megane adds some muscle

Hot hatch fans should be cheered by the latest addition to Renault’s Megane range. Announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show – and having to fight for attention alongside supercar reveals and wacky electric concepts – was the new Megane Renaultsport 250.


Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

Based on the beloved 1978 children's book by Judi and Ron Barrett, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs is a comical fantasy about one man's pursuit of his dreams.


Gamer

Writer-directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor abandon the turbo-charged action of Crank and its sequel for grim futurism in this all-guns-blazing variation on The Running Man.


The Firm

Loosely adapted from Alan Clarke's seminal 1989 TV drama, The Firm is a brutal and unflinching portrait of hooliganism and male bonding, set to a funky soundtrack of The Gap Band, The Jam, Kool & The Gang, Donna Summer and Tears For Fears.


Away We Go

The tug of war between nurture and nature continues to divide experts in the fields of child development and education.

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