Walsall new-boy David Grof has Jimmy Walker in his sights

New signing David Grof today warned Walsall legend Jimmy Walker he has come to replace him as the club’s first-choice keeper.


Marathon test for Molineux men

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy and his players are lending their support to a lung-bursting challenge being taken on by two staff.


Delay at Stafford Hospital A&E led to death

Neglect by medical staff contributed to the death of a father-of-three in the A&E department of Stafford Hospital after his distraught wife’s pleas for help went unheeded, an inquest jury ruled.


Firms hit gold in race for Olympics contracts

Hundreds of companies across the West Midlands have won millions of pounds of work on the London Olympics project, new figures released today reveal.


Traders pack up stalls as Spencers Market closes down

Traders were packing up their stalls for the final time today as a long-running indoor market hall closed down.


Judge orders shamed financier to pay £400k

A businessman jailed for his part in a £28 million fraud has been ordered to repay more than £400,000.


Five arrests in Sandwell drugs blitz

Police have arrested five men following a series of drugs raids carried out in Sandwell.


Millions needed to steady pension funds

Councils in the Black Country will have to put an extra £87 million of taxpayers’ money into workers’ pension funds over the next three years to try to rein in the deficit.


Denial on cuts to South Staffordshire home services

Warden services for elderly tenants in South Staffordshire could be increased after housing chiefs denied they would be cut back.


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