Stunning view of £35m facelift plan

This striking image shows ambitious plans for the transformation of Darlaston.


Iron bar attack teenager locked up

A teenager who attacked a bus driver in Wolverhampton with an iron bar has been locked up for more than two years.


Rent cut offer on extra stalls take-up

Traders on Wolverhampton’s struggling markets will be offered reduced rent if they take on extra stalls.


Tributes to haulage firm boss

An elderly Kidderminster man who died when his car hit a tree had been the owner of a long-running Black Country haulage firm.


Health boss in hearing over death

A senior boss at Stafford Hospital will face a disciplinary hearing over allegations of a cover-up surrounding the death of a man who had suffered a ruptured spleen but was told he had bruised ribs.


Rihanna loved-up in Paris

Pop superstar Rihanna has spoken about her happiness with new love, baseball star Matt Kemp.


Blair back on the campaign trail

Tony Blair stormed back into the political fray today, insisting: “Labour has every chance of succeeding”.


Gulf of Mexico oil slick reaches US coast

An oil slick that threatens to become the Americas’ worst environmental disaster in decades has started to wash up along the Gulf coast.


Shot fired in attack on jewellers

A shot was fired as a gang of armed robbers stormed a Black Country jewellery shop in a daylight raid.


New hope for Summer Row

The £300 million Summer Row shopping dream in Wolverhampton was today back on track.

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