Saddlers hoping for a Matt Fryatt windfall

Walsall were today set for an unexpected winter windfall with Matty Fryatt on the brink of a £1.5m switch to Hull.


Wolves’ Dave Edwards happy to bid farewell to 2010

Dave Edwards admitted he won’t mind saying goodbye to 2010.


Hospital patient in swine flu death

A woman suffering from swine flu has died in the West Midlands as hospitals battled rising cases of the disease, it emerged today.


Nicky Shorey: Slip-ups cost us dearly

Nicky Shorey has called on his Albion colleagues to start taking responsibility at the back after admitting defensive slips cost them against Blackburn.


Half-time marriage proposal – shunned!

A would-be groom was humiliated on Belgian TV – when his girlfriend snubbed an on-field marriage proposal before Cercle Brugge’s Boxing Day match against Standard Liege.


Mick McCarthy not worrying about his job

Mick McCarthy believes owner Steve Morgan will stand by him as the voices of discontent over Wolves’ plight begin to rise around Molineux.


Burst pipes causing mayhem in big thaw

Hundreds of homes and businesses have been hit by flooding in the big thaw as burst pipes cause chaos.


3,000 in scramble for hospital car park spots

More than 3,000 workers have applied for passes at a new £6m staff car park at a Black Country hospital – more than four times the number of available spaces.


Queues at tips after rubbish services hit

Tips in the Black Country have been hit by queues after the weather hit bin collections in the run-up to Christmas.


Swan killed after 23 years at pool spot

A well-loved swan that had lived on the pool at a Black Country housing estate for at least 23 years has died after being savaged by a dog.

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