July « 2011 « « Express & Star

Blow for M6 Toll as £50m losses are revealed

The company that runs the M6 Toll has fallen further into the red, racking up losses of almost £50 million.

Smoker’s £765 bill for dropping cigarette end

A Staffordshire litterbug who threw a cigarette end on to a car park will have to pay out £765 following a council prosecution.

Wednesbury worker tragedy factory is closed

A Wednesbury factory where a worker died when he was trapped by pipes remained closed today.

Public sector pensions to cost extra £3k a year

Public sector workers will have to pay up to £3,000 a year more to keep their retirement schemes, it was announced today.

Walsall Council axes Serco school contract

Walsall Council has axed its £345 million contract with the private firm that its runs education services – leaving hundreds of jobs hanging in the balance.

Critics hit out at call to welcome Wolverhampton refugees

Wolverhampton should be turned into a “city of sanctuary” which welcomes refugees and asylum seekers and celebrates their contribution, a taxpayer funded organisation has said.

Compton Hospice staff face axe after facelift

Staff are being axed at Wolverhampton’s Compton Hospice which has just been given a £3.5million facelift, the Express & Star can reveal today.

Stafford fraudster sentenced for £9k benefits con

A benefits cheat from Staffordshire who fraudulently claimed more than £9,000 has been ordered to carry out 40 hours of unpaid work and handed a community order.