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Estate jammed by fruit pickers

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One is a popular South Staffordshire farm with acres of fresh produce, the other is a new housing development.

Darn it! Dog swallows socks

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While most pooches are happy enough to chomp on dog food, Storm had his eye on an entirely different treat.

Vic’s lifetime of death-defying acts

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As Louise Odin loads six bullets into the rifle she looks across the room to her husband Vic, who stands blindfolded and handcuffed.

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Husband’s ad drives tyre-d wife into fury

It was supposed to be a practical joke, but when car nut Kevin Barton placed a newspaper advert claiming he loved his tyres more than his wife, it almost drove her away.

Councillor will make name for self in space

Space Agency NASA will be transporting the name of one Black Country man beyond the far reaches of the solar system on its next expedition into space.

Shark ‘attack’ in Quarry Bank

A shark attack in the Black Country all sounds a bit fishy but schoolboy Sam Hawthorne has a story to really get your teeth into.

Head angry at red tape

A Walsall headteacher today said it was “child protection gone mad” after he was investigated because a criminal records check showed he had forgotten to renew his fishing rod licence.

Widow told of own death by post

Widowed pensioner Joyce Anslow was stunned when she received a letter asking relatives to settle her electricity account after her unfortunate death.

Taking high road for quick trim

A trip to the barber’s for Ray James means hopping in his 22-year-old Morris Minor and motoring hundreds of miles back from his home in the Scottish Highlands to his favourite hairdressers’ in the Black Country.

Bold-as-brass thief takes door knob

A brass-necked bandit stole an office door knob while staff worked in the latest attempt to cash in on rising metal prices.

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