Last hope for Wolverhampton’s Summer Row

The £300 million Summer Row shopping centre planned for Wolverhampton is being scaled down in a last-ditch bid to secure a backer, it emerged today.


Dudley town revamp under threat

The £4 million revamp of Dudley’s ailing town centre to boost trade and improve living conditions for residents was today under threat after funding was slashed by half.


Bushbury supermarket raid captured on CCTV

Masked burglars ransacked a Black Country supermarket in a 45-minute early morning spree which is captured here on CCTV.


Mother badly hurt as car smashes into Oldbury house

An Oldbury mother was in a critical condition today after and out-of-control car ploughed into her home as she cooked dinner for her family.


Birmingham Airport flights grounded in strike

Passengers flying to Europe from Birmingham Airport were facing further disruption today after flights were grounded due to strikes by airline staff in France.


Midlands hauliers in fuel prices warning

Haulage companies across the West Midlands today warned that they could be forced out of business by rising fuel prices as they try to fight back from the recession.


Kidderminster Carnival saved by volunteers

Kidderminster Carnival has been saved at the eleventh hour after new volunteers came forward to secure its future.


Stourport rat-run to be closed to traffic

A rat-run road in Stourport is to be closed to through traffic following a seven-year campaign.


Cannabis plants seized at Stourport house

More than 100 cannabis plants have been seized by police who swooped at a house in Stourport.


Arson attack at Darlaston recycling plant

Arsonists set fire to machinery at a recycling plant in the Black Country, causing a severe blaze that had to be tackled by more than 70 firefighters.

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