UK out of recession: Shops still face challenges

Despite the UK exiting recession, some businesses say they’re still struggling and will have to wait to feel the effects.


Travellers set up camp outside hotel

Travellers have set up camp at a hotel near Wolverhampton which has fallen into disrepair since going up for sale more than two years ago.


Teenager admits pub killing

A teenager has admitted killing a company director who was stabbed to death at a pub in Wolverhampton.


Shooting at takeaway

A man was shot in the leg in a pizza restaurant in the second gun attack in Wolverhampton in less than a week.


Residents evacuated after blaze

Dozens of residents were led to safety from their Black Country nursing home to by staff after a suspected electrical fault caused a ferocious blaze to start in the site’s boiler room.


Transfer bids could go to the wire

Wolves will burn the midnight oil to complete their transfer business this month.


Pensioner dumped his rubbish in garden

A pensioner dumped rubbish in a Wolverhampton garden only for it to spill out onto a neighbouring property, a court heard.


Dentist given a treat to get his teeth into

A party cakes shopkeeper who had a sweet tooth but no teeth is back munching on his wife’s cooking after five years of being forced to say “no” to her iced treats.


Out of date patties found in chip shop

A chip shop owner from Wolverhampton has been ordered to pay more than £2,600 in fines and court costs after stocking food past its use by date.


Swimmer who made splash dies aged 91

A champion swimmer from the Black Country who met Hitler while she competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics has died after a long illness at the age of 91.

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