£8m revamp scheme for Penn Hospital

A hospital in Wolverhampton will be given an £8 million revamp to improve the standards for its patients under plans which were unveiled today.


Plan for 800 new Walsall homes

Plans for more than 800 long-awaited new homes on the site of an abandoned Walsall estate are set to be submitted early in the new year.


Manny Smith ignores doctor’s orders for Walsall

Manny Smith today revealed he is defying doctor’s orders to aid Walsall’s survival bid and insisted he will continue to put his body on the line.


50 jobs on way at new Walsall restaurant

A 300-seat buffet restaurant that will create 50 new jobs is planned for a popular former bar in the Midlands. The former Chicago Rock Cafe in Walsall will be transformed into Fiesta World Buffet and Bar.


Fire crews save Hill Top woman in arson attack

A woman was rescued from her home in Hill Top by fire crews after arsonists threw lighting paper through her letter box early today.


Midlands hospital wards shut over winter bug outbreak

Two hospital wards in the Midlands have been closed due to a suspected outbreak of the winter sickness bug norovirus, bosses have revealed today.


Drivers face delays in Walsall roadworks

Motorists will face three weeks of delays along a main Walsall route during highway maintenance works.


Stafford police hunt hooded attacker

Police were today hunting a hooded thug who climbed out of a car before attacking a man in the early hours, inflicting head injuries.


Halesowen man, 86, killed by car

A pensioner from Halesowen has died after being knocked down by a car while out walking in Surrey.


Marston’s in £257.5m deal

Midland beer and pubs group Marston’s has secured a £257.5 million banking deal to help fund its plans for two dozen new pubs next year, set to create 1,000 jobs.

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