Fire service control centre is scrapped

A £10 million fire control centre in the Black Country is to be sold off after standing empty for two years and before taking a single emergency call.


Chris Wood hopes for long Brighton stay

Teenage Albion striker Chris Wood is hoping to extend his loan stint with League One high-flyers Brighton.


Wolves skipper Karl Henry eyeing up derby showdown

Captain Karl Henry today admitted he expects to miss Wolves’ Boxing Day clash against Wigan – but claims he is on course to be fit for the re-scheduled Black Country derby.


No end in sight to the travel nightmare

The travel nightmare continued in the West Midlands today as drivers, buses and trains got stuck in the snow.


North Wales tragedy mother had link to Black Country

A mother-of-five with family in Wolverhampton is believed to have killed two of her children before taking her own life.


Armed robber strikes at off licence

An armed robber struck a shopkeeper across the head at a Black Country shop before stealing a mobile phone and cigarettes.


Michael Kightly boost lifts Mick McCarthy

Luckless winger Michael Kightly is on course to hand Wolves a new year boost after his latest operation was hailed as a success.


Council staff in shock sickness rate

Hundreds of council staff in the West Midlands are taking time off sick and blaming stress or psychological illnesses, new figures reveal today.


Landmark Saltwells House reduced to rubble

It was once a stately manor home at the centre of a Black Country beauty spot, but now the 19th century Saltwells House has been reduced to a pile of rubble.


Pay-by-phone parking plan on the way

Pay-by-phone parking is on its way to parts of the Black Country in a move to draw more shoppers into town centres.

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