Proud parade by Mercians in Stafford

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment have been celebrating their return from Afghanistan.


Car parking charges are reduced in trial

Reduced parking charges came into force in Walsall town centre today. The three-month trial of lower parking rates has been introduced following complaints from fed-up motorists and traders.


Santas cut a dash in fun run

Around 300 people went on the run dressed as Father Christmas to raise money for charity.


Policeman’s honour for saving a life

A police officer who went to the aid of a man suffering a heart attack in a Black Country street is being honoured for his life-saving actions.


Concert review: Deep Purple at Birmingham LG Arena

Billed as The Songs That Built Rock, this was a chance for Deep Purple to do something a little different after an astonishing six years touring to promote their last album, 2005’s Rapture Of The Deep.


Warm autumn is blamed for increase in fleas

Cases of fleas are on the rise in the West Midlands,  with experts blaming warm autumn conditions.


Britain’s Got Talent’s Jean Martyn back home for lights switch-on

It is safe to say that whatever else Brewood musical superstar Jean Martyn gets for Christmas, she will have had a season to remember.


Review: BRMB Live at Birmingham LG Arena

BRMB Live is a little like an ‘end-of-the-night cocktail’ at a party – everything thrown in but it goes down very well.


Dave Edwards leads tributes to Gary Speed

Wolves midfielder Dave Edwards today paid tribute to Wales manager Gary Speed, whose death yesterday at the age of 42 left him “absolutely stunned”.


Zoltan Gera facing lengthy spell on the side

Albion star Zoltan Gera was today facing a lengthy lay-off after scans revealed he suffered a “serious knee injury” in Saturday’s defeat to Tottenham.

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