The great garden tidy-up

It might be a little premature to think that summer's over and yes, it is possible that September could be scorching.


Wolves could make late loan signing

Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey has left the door open for one more signing before the transfer window shuts – but only on loan.


Puppy in motorbike snatch returned

A 16-week-old puppy stolen by two men on a motorbike in the Black Country has been reunited with its owners.


Hospitals failing to hit targets for A&E

Thousands of patients are returning to West Midland A&E department within a week of seeing a doctor – causing hospitals to miss national targets.


Super slimmer Gillian drops eight dress sizes

When Gillian Parrish booked a narrowboat holiday but then feared she may be too big to get on board, she decided it was time to shed the pounds.


Council workers surfing net at desks

Council workers in the West Midlands are shopping online and searching for holidays, homes and cars at their desks, it emerged today.


Families face soaring cost of school meals

Families across the country are facing increases in school meal prices of up to 25 per cent, it was revealed today.


Trapped driver rescued from wreckage

A driver was trapped after her car hit a tree and flipped on to its roof on a busy Wolverhampton road.


Warm tributes for borough’s oldest woman

Tributes have been paid to Nancy Corri, who was Sandwell’s oldest woman before she died on the eve of her 109th birthday.


Business lecturer dies aged 56

Tributes have been paid to a Tipton-born professor and author who worked at one of the most prestigious business schools in Europe.

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