Double blow over meals on wheels

Pensioners in the Black Country and Staffordshire were dealt a blow today as it emerged subsidies for one meals on wheels service are set to be drawn withdrawn and another is facing an uncertain future.


Alex McLeish vows to be ruthless

Alex McLeish will show no sentiment in picking his Birmingham team for the Carling Cup final.


Wolverhampton roadworks delay warning

Two weeks of roadworks get under way this weekend on one of Wolverhampton’s busiest commuter routes.


‘Irreverent’ Royal Wedding plates are hot sellers

Trendy designers cause a Royal Wedding shopping frenzy with their ‘alternative’ souvenirs.


Concert review – Europe at Birmingham Academy

Almost exactly a year to the day since they last played the second city, Swedish rockers Europe returned to prove that their recent “rebirth” has been no flash in the pan.


Dean Harrison’s big shot in Vegas

Wolverhampton’s Dean Harrison has vowed to take his golden chance in Las Vegas – after revealing he had resorted to trawling the internet looking for a fight.


Frankie Gavin’s bet with Blues star

Frankie Gavin will not be able to celebrate his return to the ring with a drink – which will stick if his friend Craig Gardner wins the Carling Cup final with Birmingham.


Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3D

Dreams can come true - no really, they can. In the space of two years, 16-year-old Justin Bieber has become pop music's cutest and brightest young thing, inspiring the kind of ear drum-perforating hysteria that greeted The Beatles and Take That in their heyday.


Paul

According to The X-Files, the truth is out there...


Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the cinema, Martin Lawrence dons the fat suit of feisty southern matriarch Hattie Mae Pierce for a soulless third chapter of the comedy series.

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