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West Midlands Police force’s budget has been cut by £6.9 million this year as part of the wholesale Whitehall steps to reduce the UK’s deficit.

It was formed to keep up morale during the Second World War and has been in fine voice ever since.

A coroner has set out the case for a ban on looped cord window blinds following the deaths of two Staffordshire youngsters within days of each other.

Profits have soared at water company Severn Trent as it reduced costs over the past year, it revealed today.

A landmark £20 million business centre on the Black Country Route was today still empty – almost a year after being unveiled in a blaze of glory.

A holiday centre that has been used by Walsall schoolchildren since the 1960s was today facing closure after a controversial plan to axe its council funding was recommended for approval.

A competition entry filled out to pass the time turned into a pass to a World Cup trip of a lifetime for one Midland football fan.

Thousands of pounds worth of exotic plants along a busy Black Country dual carriageway have been allowed to wither and die through neglect, according to shopkeepers.

A madcap race around Lichfield Cathedral is offering runners the chance to join a select band.

The shelves are stacked  with books and bright new furniture has been installed to match the futuristic surroundings.