Burglars twice target Willenhall woman, 96

A 96-year-old woman from Willenhall has twice been targeted by distraction burglars posing as window cleaners, police revealed today.


Driver dies in Stourton head-on van crash

A man has died and another suffered head injuries following a head-on smash between two vans on a Midland road.


Walsall’s Stein Bar gets £70,000 revamp after licence dispute

A Walsall bar, banned from playing music after blaring out songs without the right licence, has been taken over with a £70,000 revamp now under way.


JLS stun fans with trip to Wolverhampton Nando’s

It is not every day that one of the country’s biggest boy bands strolls through the doors of your workplace. But staff and customers at a branch of Nando’s in Wolverhampton were left star-struck when JLS sat down for a brief bite to eat.


Victims tell of Wolverhampton bowling club attack

Two Wolverhampton bowling club officials today spoke of being beaten by thugs who attacked them after they locked up at the club, and robbed them as they lay on the ground.


Poundland to take over Lichfield bargain shop

A new Poundland store is to open in Lichfield, taking over another bargain shop weeks after it closed.


Jail warning for £64k debts Stourbridge lap-dance boss

A lap-dancing club boss from the Black Country who owes more than £64,000 in council tax and business rates has been warned he faces jail.


Extra tilting trains to be added to Midlands rail line

Plans to relieve overcrowding on the main rail line linking the West Midlands with London were announced today.


£4.5m to kick-start big Dudley revamp

A £4.5million grant to kick-start a five-year regeneration project in Dudley was today given the thumbs-up by finance bosses in Europe.


Roy Hodgson tells Somen Tchoyi to grab West Brom chance

Albion boss Roy Hodgson today challenged Somen Tchoyi to become a permanent Premier League hit as the Cameroon star prepares to step in for Shane Long.

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