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Court costs racked up by Wolverhampton Council in the ongoing supermarket wars has now reached almost £150,000 it has been revealed.

The former chief executive of Stafford Hospital was allowed a negotiated settlement to leave his job despite a report recommending he be disciplined for his actions, it has emerged.

Sandwell market traders are hoping their rents will be kept the same as last year to help them weather the recession, in a move similar to the one announced for Birmingham.

UB40 will headline an outdoor concert at Walsall’s Banks’s Stadium, it was revealed today.

A sports ground and former factory in Wolverhampton is set to be turned into warehouses next door to the city’s planned £76m i54.

A life-saving Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service initiative is being revitalised to help the elderly and vulnerable. The Home Fire Risk Check scheme is being relaunched.

Residents and councillors are fighting plans for a housing development on an estate in Rugeley where the residents are responsible for their own sewerage system.

The Football Association will investigate a mass post-match melee involving Reading players and Albion stewards at the Hawthorns.

Villa manager Martin O’Neill has saluted his players’ commitment to the claret and blue cause after they kept dreams of a Wembley double alive.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy insists his players confidence can exploit Bolton’s struggles and win a battle of nerves on Saturday.