A red route will be created on a Walsall road despite businesses saying it could devastate their trade.
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More jobs go in crisis
Thousands of job losses were announced across the country today with West Midlands firms among those shedding staff.
Illuminations may be ditched
Walsall Illuminations could be scrapped next year, council bosses admitted today.
Town bus lanes to be used by lorries
Lorries will be allowed to use bus lanes on a busy Walsall road to ease congestion in the town in the first red route scheme of its kind in the West Midlands.
Rocket Man a genuine legend
The word legend is dished out far too readily these days.
Debate on free entry to lights
Plans to scrap entry fees at Walsall Illuminations have been discussed by council chiefs, it was revealed today.
Fire chief quits in porn claims
The head of West Midlands Fire Service resigned today after being arrested on suspicion of making indecent images of children.
Sergeant quits Strictly Come Dancing
John Sergeant today sensationally quit Strictly Come Dancing.
Free bus travel to GP blow for OAPs
Pensioners in the Black Country who need early GP appointments have been told they will have to keep paying for bus travel if they want to leave before 9.30am.
Jail threat for man who stole from hotel
A young father was today facing jail after admitting stealing thousands of pounds from the Wolverhampton hotel where he worked.
New home for Walsall’s artefacts
Some of Walsall’s most famous historical artefacts have taken their place in a new permanent £50,000 exhibition charting the borough’s heritage.
Routes face the axe from bus firm
Bus routes are to be axed across parts of the Black Country by travel firm National Express West Midlands.
Revealed: Mr Big of drug dealers
A Mr Big of the drugs underworld who made up to £1million by selling cocaine and heroin to other pushers in Wolverhampton can today be exposed.
Lights will return despite gloom
Walsall Illuminations will return next year despite visitor numbers plunging to an all-time low, council bosses vowed today.
1000s face axe in building firm cuts
Thousands of jobs will be axed at a national plumbing and building supplies firm, which has five branches in the West Midlands, after becoming the latest victim of the credit crunch.
Singing Connie given TV special
Streetly young singing sensation Connie Talbot will star in her own Christmas TV special, it was revealed today.
Hostel closure now ruled out
The Government has ruled out plans to close a controversial Aldridge bail hostel, it was revealed today.
Massive tailbacks as smash shuts A5
A crash near a busy traffic island on the A5 in Staffordshire caused miles of tailbacks in the rush hour today.
Region to be hardest hit by slowdown
The West Midlands region will be among the worst hit by the recession with a net loss of 180,000 jobs in the next two years, according to a gloomy report predicting the impact of the slowdown on towns and cities.
Housing plan for print site
A printing factory in Walsall which used to make stamps for Royal Mail could be bulldozed to make way for a new housing development.
War experiences are remembered
Rations, gas masks and liquorice sticks were all nostalgically remembered as Black Country residents brought back the war years.
Opening of Tesco Express delayed
The opening of a new Tesco Express in Aldridge has been delayed for the second time, bosses said today.
Mortars find sparks alert
A town centre was evacuated and bomb disposal experts alerted after a man turned up at a police station clutching old Second World War mortar shells.
Truly Mc-nificent mature young men
Everyone’s favourite boy band McFly has grown up – and boy are they making sure we know it.
Two escape as car skewered
Two men managed to escape from this twisted wreck of a car, which was skewered by a lamp post after losing control on a Black Country road today.
Charity hold-up for fans of McFly
McFly fans will have to wait around to see their heroes perform in Birmingham tonight - after the band announced they would be delaying their performance due to a Children In Need charity show.
Standing room only for cream of clubs
More than 300 people piled in to see the cream of Midlands clubland honoured at a special awards ceremony.
Crunch drives down car prices by £4,000
Cash-conscious car buyers in the Black Country and Staffordshire are getting the best deals for eight years with discounts of more than £4,000.
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