Hartlebury Castle to be sold on open market

Historic Hartlebury Castle will be sold on the open market after an agreement between its owners and campaigners fell through.


Advantage West Midlands saved from chop

Regional development quango Advantage West Midlands (AWM) has been spared the axe, saving 250 jobs.


Fears for Black Country ‘super’ fire headquarters

Critics of a new “super” fire headquarters in the Black Country today called for a full explanation about its future after the new Government pledged to abandon plans to regionalise the fire service.


Tory councillor faces electoral fraud charges

A Walsall Conservative councillor and his son appeared in court today to face allegations of electoral fraud.


Mother Lianne Smith detained by court

A Staffordshire mother is being detained in prison after being charged with murdering her two young children at a holiday hotel in Spain.


Get plugged in to the HD world

Blu-Ray for me was a painful lesson in adopting new technology, writes technology blogger Dr Stuart Slater.


Murder accused Walker backed on Facebook

In the space of 24 hours almost 2,000 people have joined a Facebook group in support of Luke Walker, who is accused of beating his girlfriend to death in Greece.


Rumours swirl around Ronan Keating’s marriage split

Rumours are rife about the reasons Ronan Keating and wife Yvonne have split up.


Wolves look dashed on Aruna Dindane

Wolves’ chances of signing Aruna Dindane are looking increasingly unlikely after it was claimed interest from a club in Qatar has been firmed up with a £3million bid.


New £30m bid for Villa’s James Milner

Manchester City are prepared to pay up to £30million to land James Milner – as Villa moved to bring forward contract talks with the midfielder.

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