November 19, 2012 8:51 am

The Daily Snapshot - November 19, 2012

Choristers watch their friends abseil down the side of Lichfield Cathedral School

£50,000 to help your business: £1.4m in Express & Star fund for local firms

A £1.4 million fund for businesses to create jobs in the Black Country was being officially launched today by the Express & Star and the University of Wolverhampton.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s big send-off at West Brom marred by crowd trouble

Trouble flared between rival fans as Sir Alex Ferguson bowed out of football with a 10-goal thriller against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.

Thousands of women in the pink at Walsall Race for Life

Thousands of women raised a six-figure sum to fight cancer as they donned pink to run the Race for Life in Walsall this weekend.

Himley Park dragon boat race a roaring success

An annual dragon boat race at Himley Park proved a roaring success as hundreds of people basked in the sunshine to watch the action.