Games consoles handed to prisoners

Prisoners serving time in Staffordshire are enjoying state of the art computer game consoles and have access to nine DVD players, the Express & Star has learned.


Museum hours facing cuts

Opening hours at museums in part of the Black Country will be cut as part of a cost-saving programme.


Burglar named as one of region’s most wanted

A prolific burglar has become one of West Midlands Police’s most wanted men.


Houllier: Villa are in a relegation fight

Gerard Houllier admitted Villa are firmly embroiled in a relegation battle as he ponders whether to gamble on the fitness of Ashley Young for their trip to Chelsea.


Tamas and Jara to miss Man Utd clash

Albion’s calamity Christmas period deepened with the loss of two key players for the New Year’s Day visit of Manchester United.


Albion 1 Blackburn 3 – match analysis

Albion said farewell to 2010 by giving The Hawthorns a worrying reminder of the team of 2008.


Man City 4 Villa 0 – match analysis

It was appropriate that Villa wore an all-black away strip on what turned out to be one of their darkest days of the season thus far.


Hagley villagers await housing scheme decision

Residents in a Midland village will find out in the new year whether they have won their year-long battle against plans for a controversial housing scheme, it has been revealed.


England’s players perform the ‘Sprinkler Dance’

Fresh from retaining the Ashes, England’s players perform the Sprinkler Dance in front of the Barmy Army.


Strauss praises England’s Ashes winning team

Andrew Strauss praises England’s players and staff after retaining the Ashes.

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