Review: Busybody, Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

The Summer Play season has kicked off at Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre with Busybody, a light-hearted comedy with a sinister touch.


Startime going pop at Halesowen’s Cornbow Hall

It will be real family entertainment when a Black Country theatre group’s show opens tonight – with eight sets of close relatives taking to the stage together.


Concert review: Neil Diamond, LG Arena, Birmingham

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend – and judging by the reaction of the audience Neil Diamond is still a hit with his female fans.


Review: Horrible Histories – The Awful Egyptians, Birmingham

Birmingham Stage Company took on no mean feat – transferring the hit books and TV series Horrible Histories from the page and small screen to the stage.


Albion boss expects Mulumbu to stay

Boss Roy Hodgson returns to the Hawthorns next week increasingly confident Youssouf  Mulumbu will still be an Albion player next season.


Problems await as thousands to strike

Thousands of workers in the Midlands were today preparing to strike – as industry leaders warned their action will have a “significant impact” on business confidence and inward investment.


Unhappy boss took his life on rail track

A businessman whose annual Christmas lights display at his Staffordshire home raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity threw himself under a train following the break-up of his marriage, an inquest heard.


Mother admits fraud charges but declines to name ‘recruiter’

A mother-of-three cashed four cheques totalling £10,000 from the account of a local firm of solicitors after being recruited by a “silver-tongued” man known as “M”, who was thought to work at the company, a court heard.


Doctor feared Stafford Hospital A&E was putting patients at risk

A trainee doctor at Stafford Hospital A&E described the department as unsafe and putting patients at risk but his fears were not passed to training chiefs, it has emerged.


Hundreds to descend on church memorial

Catholics across the country will be descending on a Staffordshire church this weekend to marvel at a revamped replica of the Lourdes shrine.

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