The future is bright for Danny Batth

Danny Batth is a man on a mission.


Church thief caught on CCTV is jailed

A thief caught on church CCTV was today jailed for six months after the images were published in the Express & Star.


The Mitre Inn, Tettenhall

The Mitre has left fan Becky Sharpe wondering why it struggles to stand out from the crowd.


Man’s body found in Great Barr canal

The body of an elderly man was found in a Great Barr canal today.


200 jobs go as City Link closes

Two hundred jobs have been axed in the closure of a landmark parcel delivery base in the Black Country, it was revealed today.


Owner of killer dogs gets three-year ban

A man whose two crossbreeds savaged and killed a pensioner’s Yorkshire terrier as it was being walked has been banned from keeping dogs for three years.


Tory vow as Wolverhampton coalition loses majority

Disappointed Conservative councillors in the Black Country today vowed to continue their coalition with the Liberal Democrats despite losing their majority control in a by-election.


Jail for mother-to-be with sub-machine gun

A mother-to-be who stashed a “fearsome” loaded sub-machine gun in a shoe box at her house in Wolverhampton has been jailed for six years.


Secrecy row over Baby Ryan tragedy

A row flared today over the decision to keep secret part of the results of a top-level investigation into the handling of the case of murdered three-year-old Black Country boy Ryan Lovell-Hancox by care workers and other support staff.


1,500 police jobs are threatened by cuts

Up to 1,500 police officer posts could be cut in the West Midlands, a finance boss said today.

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