Young Mutley will retire in defeat

West Bromwich’s Young Mutley has vowed to retire if his all-West Midlands super-fight with Birmingham’s Frankie Gavin ends in a shattering defeat.


Marcus Portman’s plan for Jamie Cox

West Bromwich’s Marcus Portman believes Jamie Cox is the one taking the gamble as the two fighters prepare to make their respective returns to the ring.


Arthur

Money makes the world go around but it can't buy you love or a flawless update of the Oscar-winning 1981 comedy starring Dudley Moore as the eponymous billionaire and Sir John Gielgud as his long-suffering, strait-laced butler.


Fast & Furious 5

If the law of diminishing returns of sequels holds true then Fast & Furious 5 should be running on exhaust fumes and destined to fail a script MOT.


Beastly

Although it doesn't live down to the lowly promise of its title, Daniel Barnz's modern-day reworking of Beauty And The Beast undermines its central message about substance over style by sacrificing characterisation for glossy visuals.


Sale nears for £6m country mansion

One of the Midlands’ most prestigious country houses is on the verge of being sold for more than £6 million, it was revealed today.


Black Country Living Museum trams back on track

Historic trams are back up and running at the Black Country Living Museum following months of restoration work after part of the line was stolen by metal thieves.


Hospitals fail to meet mixed-sex ward target

Hundreds of patients in the West Midlands were forced to stay in mixed-sex hospital wards last month, official government figures reveal today.


Fighting talk as McCarthy vows to beat the drop

Bullish Mick McCarthy today breathed new life into Wolves’ survival hopes when he declared: “There’s never been a better time to be bottom and get out of trouble”.


McAllister tips Houllier to come back

Gary McAllister this afternoon declared Gerard Houllier is a “fighter” and “will be back” after the Villa boss was given assurances that his job is safe by the club’s hierarchy.

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