Wolverhampton shops hit by wave of raids

Raiders wielding sledgehammers and crowbars are smashing their way into shops and businesses along a main street in Wolverhampton to steal a small fortune in cash and goods, police warned today.


Labour leader Ed Miliband serves up that common touch

Ed Miliband has obviously been watching how the Prime Minister did it.


Mystery as fake firm stirs up dairy price war

Mystery surrounds the setting up of a bogus dairy in a Wolverhampton cul-de-sac that is apparently trying to cream trade off city firms.


Finishing touches at Tesco’s new £55m Walsall store

The finishing touches are being put to Walsall’s new £55 million Tesco store, which will open to the public within days.


Family pays tribute to crash victim Ben Houghton

The family of a man killed in a road smash in Staffordshire have paid tribute to a “much loved son and brother”.


Requests flood in for additional bin bags

Hundreds of extra bin bags have been requested by families in Dudley since council chiefs imposed a limit on how many could be put out for collection it has emerged.


Molineux’s new lingerie range

Just when you thought you had seen every Wolves souvenir going, along comes a new range of gold and black underwear to send shivers down the spine of fans and non-footballing females alike.


Celebrity chef Brian Turner talks Good Food

With restaurants from Dubai to Bognor Regis, TV chef Brian Turner admits he wouldn’t turn his nose up at a base in Birmingham.


Driving in snow – how to stay safe

If the forecasts are right, we could be in for snow in the next few days, but it doesn’t have to bring misery on the roads, as Motoring Editor Peter Carroll explains.


Newman University College create 150 jobs

A Birmingham university will be given an £8.5 million facelift, creating 150 jobs.

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