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Monday, February 8, 2010


Hooded raiders hit tesco

Hooded raiders have struck at a supermarket in Kidderminster – and detectives believe the same men are responsible for earlier driving head on at a police car almost forcing it off the road.


Supermarket plan at Goodyear site

Work is set to start later this year on the first houses to be built on the former Goodyear factory site in Wolverhampton – and they should be followed soon after by a controversial new supermarket.


Rugby player, 22, dies in his sleep

A 22-year-old amateur rugby player from Worcestershire has died in his sleep.


Police sergeant arrested over assault of wife

A Walsall police officer has been suspended from his job and will face a crown court trial after being arrested for assault.


Rethink on visitors ban at New Cross

Angry relatives have forced a rethink on the visitor ban at New Cross Hospital enforced to control an outbreak of the norovirus winter vomiting bug, it emerged today.


£1.7m cost of unused fire HQ

A giant fire control centre that will handle all emergency calls for the West Midlands is costing taxpayers more than £1.7m a year – despite it not yet being up-and-running.


Woman’s leg impaled on fence spike

A woman became impaled on a spiked fence after trying to take a shortcut through the yard of a Black Country car sales garage.


40 firefighters battle blaze at paint factory

Forty firefighters were called to a Black Country paint plant after reports of a fire in an extractor system.


Blazers and bags ban for children at Tesco

Schoolchildren are being banned from wearing blazers and taking bags into a Tesco store in the Black Country.

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