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A former company director from the Black Country who defused more than 150 bombs and won the George Medal has died aged 96.

Simple Minds sparkled in the rain as they filled Cannock Chase Forest with their anthemic rock on Saturday night.

Britain’s Got Talent organist Jean Martyn paid tribute to her local fans at the BGT live show at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena, after revealing that her mother had died days before.

Three thousand women were blessed with glorious sunshine for the first ever Race For Life in Walsall.

A public exhibition has been launched detailing plans to open up more of the hard shoulder on the M6 in a scheme that could cost up to £211 million.

They are usually spotted roaming the woodlands of Cannock Chase. But two adventurous deer have now been seen in a residential street close to the hustle and bustle of Walsall town centre.

Few Take That fans will come close to matching the love of the fab five than Jenny Jones, from Dudley – who has snapped up four VIP tickets to see the band courtesy of the Express & Star.

Wolves’ pre-season friendly away to Nottingham Forest has been cancelled.

Young trumpet star Jay Phelps and the hugely talented singer-pianist Ian Shaw were unanimous: the Lichfield Real Ale, Jazz and Blues Festival, now in its 22nd year, is a marvellous event.

Watch Take That’s video of their 2008 hit Greatest Day. The band must have heads for heights as it was shot on top of a 60-storey skyscraper.