Big boost to hopes for Tesco in town

A Tesco superstore could finally be on the way to Rugeley after almost a decade of frustration for the supermarket giant and the residents who have backed its plan.


£250,000 spent battling winter bug

More than £250,000 has been spent in the battle against the norovirus winter vomiting bug at a Wolverhampton hospital, it was revealed today.


Transplant boy ready for school

The 10-year-old Smethwick boy who was given his father’s kidney in a transplant operation at Christmas is preparing to start back at school next week.


Lowest ever council tax increase

Householders in Sandwell will face a one per cent rise in council tax from April, the lowest in the local authority’s history.


Date set for closure of glass firm

An Oldbury glass firm is set to close by March 26, it emerged today.


Veteran MP to stand down

Walsall MP Bruce George is to stand down after 36 years, the Express and Star can reveal today.


Archie Mitchell: Whodunnit? Check out the suspects

A run down of the EastEnders suspects in the Archie Mitchell murder case ahead of the live anniversary episode.


Wolves handed £25k Old Trafford fine

Wolves have been given a suspended £25,000 fine over the club’s infamous team selection for December’s Premier League clash at Manchester United.


Police jobs to be lost

Police jobs will be lost in the West Midlands as the force makes cuts and savings of £50 million over the next four years, the region’s most senior officer has warned.


Bomb hoaxers are jailed

Two hoaxers who sparked a Black Coutry terror alert and the evacuation of householders when they left a bogus bomb in an alleyway have been jailed.

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