Quick Redditch return for Gary Whild

It will be a quick return for assistant boss Gary Whild when he goes back with Kidderminster Harriers to his old club Redditch.


BP £11bn in the red after Gulf of Mexico oil spill

Oil giant BP plunged into the red for the first time in 18 years as it racked up a huge 32.2 billion US dollar (£20.8 billion) bill for the Gulf of Mexico spill.


Niall McGuire injury blow for Rangers

Trialist Niall McGuire has suffered a blow with injury set to rob him of another chance to impress for Stafford Rangers at Rocester.


The Hoosiers record breaking attempt!

British band The Hoosiers go for broke by recording a 43-minute long pop song, that they hope will be a record breaker!


Cheryl Cole set to return to the X Factor

Cheryl Cole is said to be feeling better and ready to work on the X Factor this week.


Scrap the whole damn TV licence system

THE television-licence system is so stupid that it could only have been dreamed up by civil servants, writes Peter Rhodes.


Third of Britain’s dogs are ‘overweight’

More than a third of the nation’s dogs are overweight, veterinary charity PDSA has warned.


Bulldozers to move in at eyesore shops

A pair of eyesore shops in Wednesbury which have been the target of complaints for 20 years will be knocked down within weeks.


Work to start on £6.5m housing HQ

Construction of the new £6.5 million Walsall Housing Group headquarters will begin at the middle of next month.


Alan Wiley’s life and times in football

Alan Wiley, this region’s finest referee since Jack Taylor, is stepping down from the Premier League.

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