Albion set for Pablo Ibanez signing

Albion are hopeful of signing Pablo Ibanez in the next few days after beating off a last-ditch effort by Celtic to snap up Steven Reid.


Dudley police issued with Tasers

Tasers have been issued to police officers in Dudley, it was announced today.


Shire horse foal is one of a kind

Shire horse foal Hayfield Highwayman is one of a kind at a Staffordshire stud.


Brother found tragic hanged boy, 3

Lichfield youngster Harrison Joyce was found strangled on a window blind cord by his horrified older brother, an inquest heard.


The nightmare goes on for Luke Walker’s family

It is the stuff of nightmares. The phone rings. It’s an unexpected call from your son on the other side of the world, writes our Dudley man Mark Mudie.


Wolves in talks to sign Steven Fletcher

Wolves are in talks with a view to signing Burnley’s £7million-rated striker Steven Fletcher.


Traffic census causing rush hour chaos

Thousands of motorists are being delayed in rush hour by an army of surveyors asking them about their journeys.


Children hurt in crashes

Two children were injured, one of them seriously, in road accidents in Staffordshire and Wolverhampton.


MPs urged to support Luke Walker

MPs are being asked to back a family’s fight to free a Black Country man accused of murdering his girlfriend in Crete.


Car clamp scammer is jailed

The boss of a car clamping company that ruthlessly preyed on innocent motorists across the Black Country and Birmingham as part of a cruel scam to con them out of thousands of pounds was today behind bars.

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