Cafe steps in after care home shuts kitchen

A Wolverhampton city centre cafe owner has offered to provide pensioners at a doomed care home with a cooked breakfast every morning following the news that its kitchen would shut a fortnight before residents are moved out.


Better future in store for town

A town’s economy is improving with a rise in numbers of vacant shops being taken.


Mosque counts cost of devastating blaze

Worshippers were today counting the cost of an arson attack which destroyed their Black Country mosque.


Dam to be drained

The plug is being pulled on Chasewater dam as part of a £2.5 million restoration project to make the structure safe.


Engineer flying high on F1 team

He always wanted to be a mechanic – and is now looking forward to the prospect of working with Michael Schumacher. James Williams has spent the year of his life helping Jenson Button win the World Formula One championship.


Musical recruits wanted

A theatre group is preparing to stage a popular musical – but wants more performers.


The oldest ringer in town

He’s 97 – but that doesn’t stop Bill Harding pulling his weight when it comes to his bell ringing.


Russell Crowe as Robin Hood – trailer

Russell Crowe is reunited with Gladiator director Ridley Scott for the latest big screen outing of Robin Hood.


Arsenal 3 Villa 0

Cesc Fabregas came off the bench to score a brace as Arsenal dealt a blow to Villa’s top-four dreams at the Emirates Stadium.


Liverpool 2 Wolves 0

A controversial sending off in the second-half changed the game as Wolves fell to Liverpool after the interval at Anfield.

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