Ankle injury won’t stop X Factor’s Liam Payne

X Factor heart-throb Liam Payne today told how he was recovering well from the ankle injury that threatened to stop him performing in tonight’s Halloween-themed show.


Sky TV salesman jailed for raping Cannock woman

A woman was raped in her own home by a door-to-door salesman selling Sky TV.


Three arsonists jailed over Aldridge mansion fire

Three arsonists who destroyed a Midland mansion that had been seized from a fraudster have been jailed for a combined 15 years.


Chest pains force TV’s Colin Fry to stop Black Country show

TV medium Colin Fry was forced to walk off stage in the Black Country after suffering chest pains.


Wolverhampton Parkfields stabbing – woman charged with murder

A woman has been charged with murder after a man was found stabbed in the chest at his Black Country home.


Severn Trent works mean Black Country roads misery

More disruption was today on the way for drivers under new plans by Severn Trent to dig up pipes in the Black Country.


Black Country window fitter jailed for £3,000 deposit thefts

A window fitter who stole more than £3,000 from people in the Black Country by taking deposits for work that was never carried out was today starting a nine-month jail sentence.


Call goes out for region to remember the fallen

A call went out to members of the public today to once again turn out and pay their respects to the nation’s fallen war heroes at Remembrance Day services which are being held across the Black Country and Staffordshire.


Joe Jackson joins city college

The City of Wolverhampton College has appointed an ex-Wolves player to take up a new position.


Proud history of Malthouse Engineering

Malthouse Engineering Co in Tividale has been presented with an Express & Star Excellence in Manufacturing Award. Professor Carl Chinn charts its history.

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