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Welding company is raided for third time

Thieves have targeted a welding firm in Wolverhampton for the third time in as many months, stealing thousands of pounds worth of equipment.


Blaze breaks out at former bowling alley

The Fitness First gym  in Wolverhampton was closed today for emergency repairs after a blaze broke out at the former AMF Bowling alley upstairs.


Illegal immigrants found in raid on firm

Illegal immigrants from India were today facing deportation after being arrested during a raid at a metal plating firm in Wolverhampton.


Sham marriages exposed

A sham marriage racket was smashed when investigators foiled two fake weddings – and discovered the brides and grooms couldn’t understand a word each other was saying.


Churches conned in fake wedding racket

Discovering that she had married a “fake” couple at her Wolverhampton church was an “embarrassment” for Rev Heather Humphrey.


Man facing jail after attack in Wolverhampton street

A man from Wolverhampton is facing jail after admitting an attack in the city centre that saw his victim kicked and battered with a traffic cone.


Knifemen take cash from terrified staff

Two men armed with knives burst into a Wolverhampton business forcing two terrified staff to the ground and stealing hundreds of pounds in cash.


Sham marriage racket exposed during raid

A sham marriage racket which was operating across the Black Country has been smashed by border agency officers, it has been revealed today.


Migrants are arrested in fresh Wolverhampton raids

Seven illegal immigrants were arrested by police and border officers during a series of raids in Wolverhampton last night.


Six years in jail for car-seat drug dealer

A drug dealer who plied his trade from the passenger seat of a car was today beginning a six-year jail term.

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