£370 million Smethwick super hospital named

The £370 million new super hospital in Smethwick is to be named The Midland Metropolitan Hospital.


Jody Craddock: Wolves’ points will come

Jody Craddock is convinced his young Wolves team-mates will ignore the whispers of doubt as they continue the search for a results revival.


Karl Henry can make Wolves return with clear conscience

In-form Wolves winger Matt Jarvis today insisted skipper Karl Henry can step back into the Premier League spotlight against Manchester City on Saturday with a clear conscience.


Tributes to Kidderminster road crash pensioner

Tributes have been paid to an elderly road crash victim who was today named by police as retired Kidderminster social worker Jean Cole.


National poppy plea by Kidderminster soldier’s fiancee

The fiancee and daughter of a Kidderminster soldier killed in Afghanistan are fronting the national Poppy Appeal launched today to raise millions of pounds for charity.


Albion handed double injury boost

Jonas Olsson and Marc-Antoine Fortune have been given hope of making the Premier League trip to Blackpool on Monday after positive scan results.


Andrew Davies injury a blow for Walsall

Walsall were today hit with a hammer blow after star Andrew Davies was ruled out for a month – cutting short his loan spell.


Help for unemployed people at jobs fair

Unemployed people looking for a way into work were able to receive advice during a jobs and training fair at a Black Country college.


Parents set to profit on children’s first homes

The West Midlands’ leading house builder has unveiled a ground-breaking new scheme to reward the growing number of parents who put down a deposit on their children’s first home.


Striker crisis rocking Aston Villa ahead of derby

Villa were today left counting the cost of reaching the Carling Cup quarter-finals as they faced up to a striking crisis ahead of Sunday’s Second City derby.

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