Chemical spill alert

Residents of two Black Country streets were warned to stay indoors and keep their windows and doors closed while emergency crews dealt with a chemical spillage.


New mother admits £500k account con

A woman who has just given birth has admitted theft and fraud of almost £500,000 from the Walsall oil supplies firm where she worked.


Bogus Pc paedophile gets four years

A bogus police officer who tried to kidnap two young schoolgirls in the Black Country has been sent to custody for four years.


Sex attack on woman

A woman was sexually assaulted as she walked in an alleyway in Kidderminster, police said today.


Grandfather killed by leaking boiler at home

A Black Country grandfather was killed in his sleep as a faulty boiler leaked carbon monoxide into his house, an inquest heard.


The Public has hurt me architect admits

The award-winning architect behind controversial Black Country arts centre The Public today revealed the building had damaged his reputation.


Purse thief stole from elderly bus passengers

A Polish thief who carried a knife on buses in the Black Country, slashing handbags to steal purses from the elderly, was today starting a jail sentence of more than three years.


Meeting heartthrob Philip Olivier

Former Brookside actor Philip Olivier is currently starring in Never Forget at Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre.


Kightly is ‘off the pace’

Michael Kightly is set for a further ‘time-out’ to bring the Wolves winger up to full throttle for the Premier League.


Pizza cutter robbery man is locked up

A robber has been jailed for five years for his part in an attack in which a teenager was threatened with a pizza cutter.

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