Chaos after big smash on the M6

Chaos hit the M6 today with motorists facing hour-long delays in six-mile tailbacks following a crash.


Teenage rider is killed in accident

A teenage motorcyclist died in a collision with a car on a road in Staffordshire.


Holidaymaker seriously hurt in lorry crash in Cyprus

A Black Country man was seriously injured after being knocked off a quad bike by a lorry while on holiday in Cyprus.


V Festival 2011 – fans and the bands

Pictures of fans and some of the stars from V Festival 2011 at Weston Park. Bands include the likes of Rihanna, The Saturdays, Eminem, Olly Murs and Bruno Mars while celebrities include Coleen Rooney and Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington.


Goods taken by the riot looters are put on the internet

Looted goods stolen during the riots in the West Midlands are being offered for sale on the internet, it emerged today.  


Pop power dominates as thousands pack V Festival

It was the year pop took over the V Festival with a line-up packed full of chart-topping artists.


Entrepreneur gets £50,000 on Dragons’ Den

An entrepreneur from South Staffordshire is hoping to take the UK by storm with his invention after winning a £50,000 investment on the hit BBC show Dragons’ Den.


Approval is granted for 230ft wind mast

Developers have won a fight to install a 230ft wind mast at the site of a controversial windfarm in South Staffordshire.


Wolves bosses defend new £50m masterplan

Wolves bosses today moved to quash fears surrounding the £50 million development plans that will see new world-class training facilities for the club created along with a new school, university complex and housing development.


Father who rescued son now helps others

A father from Staffordshire, who launched a rescue mission to find his abducted son, now hopes to help other parents whose children are snatched and taken abroad.

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