£100k of riding gear is stolen

Almost £100,000 of horse riding equipment has been stolen from an equestrian firm in a south Staffordshire village.


Norovirus forces closure of ward

Norovirus has broken out at Walsall Manor Hospital, forcing the closure of a ward.


Extra tickets for Stourbridge’s cup match

Around 200 extra tickets are to go on sale to Stourbridge fans for Saturday’s FA Cup clash with Stevenage after it was announced today that the capacity will be increased.


Sandwell honour for ‘Blind Dave’ Heeley

Charity marathon runner ‘Blind Dave’ Heeley is to be Sandwell’s next honorary freeman.


Planning for your retirement

Whilst we all accept there are lots of great aspects to retirement, many more require careful planning before you give up work and I intend to go over a few in more detail in my next few postings, writes financial blogger Ed Hill.


Walsall Sports Academy open day

Young people aged 16-18 can kickstart their career by attending an open day on Wednesday 7 December at Walsall FC to find out about a new vocational sports programme.


The law of incremental gains

Last week, I was delighted to get tickets for the cycling world championships in London next February.  They are part of the Olympic test events and after missing out on Olympic cycling tickets, will be the next best thing, writes fitness blogger Jamie Johnston.


Fans are left to hope that silence is golden

Wolves and Sunderland have entered ‘lockdown’ in the countdown to their knife-edge clash on Sunday.


Wayne Hennessey reveals his grief for Gary Speed

Devastated Wayne Hennessey today revealed he is still in shock over the death of Gary Speed.


High Arcal School to host BBC’s Any Questions?

Students from The High Arcal School in Sedgeley are swotting up on current affairs as they prepare to host BBC Radio 4′s Any Questions?, which will be broadcast live from the school on Friday 9th December and hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby.

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