Fountain switch-on date

The showpiece fountain in Wolverhampton city centre should be up and running again by the end of March.


Wolves 0 Liverpool 0

Hardworking Wolves ground out a precious and hugely deserved point against Liverpool at Molineux.


Ipswich 1 Albion 1

A stoppage-time equaliser from Chris Brunt rescued a point for Albion after penalty controversy looked set to condemn them to defeat at Ipswich.


Walsall 1 Norwich 2

Battling Walsall crashed to an undeserved defeat after leaders Norwich launched a smash and grab raid at the Banks’s Stadium.


Wolves blogger’s window wish list

Wolves blogger Nathan Lloyd makes his last-gasp pleas to the powers-that-be at Molineux to strengthen the squad before the transfer window slams shut.


Fighting fear as dog is hurt

A bleeding Staffordshire bull terrier limped into a Bloxwich tyre repair centre after being badly hurt in a suspected dog fight – the latest in a series of illegal dog activity in the town.


Council Tory leader quits role

The leader of the Conservative group on Cannock Chase Council has quit following a series of defections to the Liberal Democrats.


Victim left unconscious by robbers

Robbers left a man lying unconscious in an alleyway in Kidderminster after attacking him and escaping with his mobile phone.


Packed lunches hit inspections says MP

Schools are being marked down by Ofsted inspectors because parents are sending their children in with unhealthy packed lunches, a Black Country Labour MP has warned.


Anger over road chaos

Hundreds of motorists in Stafford faced chaos today as delayed roadworks began on one of the town’s key commuter routes.

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