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Cockroach-infested fried chicken shop in Dudley ordered to pay £7,000 for food hygiene and gas safety breaches

Environmental health inspectors visited a Black Country fried chicken takeaway to find it infested with cockroaches and using an unlawful gas supply.

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Supporting image for story: 'You don't expect things like this outside your front door' - Smethwick residents shock after second violent incident in two days leaves two people seriously injured

'You don't expect things like this outside your front door' - Smethwick residents shock after second violent incident in two days leaves two people seriously injured

Supporting image for story: 'We're having a smashing day': Thousands travel to the renowned Black Country Living Museum for free entry day

'We're having a smashing day': Thousands travel to the renowned Black Country Living Museum for free entry day

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Cockroach-infested fried chicken shop in Dudley ordered to pay £7,000 for food hygiene and gas safety breaches

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