Jail after gun used in row on cab fare

A man from Sandwell, who threatened a terrified taxi driver with a pistol after a row over a fare, has been jailed for 16 months.


Special police team winning crime fight

More than £100,000 of drugs have been seized and 70 people arrested since a specialist police team was set up to tackle crime on the streets of Rowley Regis.


Revamp at barracks is now on track

A bid to expand MoD Stafford has been unanimously supported by councillors – paving the way for more than 1,000 soldiers to call the town home.


Steely Steve is taking on Ironman challenge

A Staffordshire man is set to prove he is made of steel in a bid to raise money for his village’s emergency first responder group.


Kiely handed Baggies coaching job

Albion today officially handed stalwart Dean Kiely the task of running the club’s goalkeeping department.


Petrov in Chelsea pledge

Captain Stiliyan Petrov today insisted Villa’s capitulation at Chelsea will have no bearing on their FA Cup semi-final and vowed: ‘We’ll be a different team’.


Saddlers losing popularity contest

I guess it was just frustration, well I hope it was anyway, writes Walsall’s Sporting Star columnist Darren Fellows.


Brown pledges ‘controlled immigration’

The Prime Minister has promised to control immigration in Britain fairly during a speech in Shoreditch.


Wintry weather batters part of UK for second day

Thousands of homes have been left without power as severe winter storms batter parts of the UK for a second day.


No O’Neill and Lerner rift insist Villa

Villa today insisted Martin O’Neill’s relationship with owner Randy Lerner remains intact after rubbishing reports the boss had quit the club.

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