Saturday, 17th May 2008

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250 years of history set to disappear

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West Bromwich’s oldest pub, The Sow & Pigs, is more than 250 years old, but it could be bulldozed to make way for housing, the Express & Star can reveal.

Weekly bin collections to stay

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Rubbish and street cleaning services in Sandwell are on course to be privatised – but residents are being reassured weekly bin collections will continue.

Footballer facing jail for pitch attacks

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A Sunday league footballer from the Black Country has been warned he could face jail for punching a team mate and twice trying to headbutt a referee after being sent off.

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Properties of the Week

14 May 2008: This week’s selection includes a designer show home in the grounds of a Grade II listed mill and a fantastic one-bedroom coach house ideal for first time buyers.

Pedigree dog snatched in raid

A pedigree dog was stolen and thousands of pounds of jewellery taken when burglars targeted a Black Country home.

Patients facing mixed ward misery

Hospital patients in the Black Country and Staffordshire are still being admitted to mixed-sex wards – and being forced to use uni-sex bathrooms and showers, an alarming new survey today reveals.

Travellers move in on Opus 9 site

Travellers have set up camp on the site of the long-delayed multi-million pound Opus 9 warehouse development next to M6 junction nine, Wednesbury.

Man in hospital after stab attack

A man has been stabbed in a Tipton street. The 33-year-old was found outside Greenlawns flats on St Marks Road suffering from wounds to his body last night.

Street shut after shots

Shots were fired in West Bromwich town centre, prompting police to seal off the high street.

Region bakes in scorching sunshine

It was the weekend we had waited almost a year for – but the usual British summer of rain will return at the end of this week.