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An axed bus route between Halesowen and Oldbury will not be reinstated, despite a 300-strong petition to save it.

A mobile polling station in the Black Country has been withdrawn, prompting some residents to complain they will struggle to vote.

Travellers from Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire are queuing up to move into South Staffordshire, an inquiry was told.

Stephen Ward’s Wolves season is over as he underwent an exploratory knee operation today.

Motoring editor Peter Carroll gets a sneak preview of the first all-new MG since the MG F of 1995. . . and here he gives his thoughts on the Longbridge assembled car.

Boss Mick McCarthy today boldly spelt out the reality for Wolves next season when he declared: “We are playing to finish ninth to 17th”.

Albion’s hopes of re-signing Ben Watson suffered a blow today when Wigan boss Roberto Martinez predicted a “bright future” for the midfielder with the Latics.

Wolves will look to raid the crown jewels of their rivals this summer as they prepare for the next tier of Premier League spending.

Gordon Brown has been overheard describing an exchange he had with a female voter as a “disaster”, calling her a “bigoted woman”.

Stewart Downing today vowed Villa’s underdogs can “sneak in the back door” and pinch a Champions League place.