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Arrests on £2m theft of Chinese treasures

Five people from the West Midlands have been arrested in connection with a “highly organised” burglary in which two Chinese artefacts worth £2 million were snatched.


Work due to start on new ambulance base

Work on a new ambulance hub for more than 200 staff is due to start in the Black Country this week.


£7m is to be ploughed into school makeovers

More than £7 million is to be ploughed into refurbishing and renovating schools across one Black Country borough in the next 12 months.


£100k boost to target blight of empty shops in Walsall

The number of empty shops blighting a town centre in the Black Country will be tackled thanks to a £100,000 cash boost from the Government.


Singing postman’s hitting all the right notes

He is known by residents on his rounds as the singing postman.


Starry night in memory of Jack Stain

A legend of the Midlands club scene was remembered as six musical acts went head to head in West Bromwich for the second annual Jack Stain Memorial Trophy.


Prolific thief jailed for credit card spree

A prolific and persistent thief who stole hundreds of pounds from the bank account of a cancer-stricken army veteran was today behind bars.


Cigarette smugglers are jailed

Two smugglers who masterminded a plot to bring 24 million counterfeit cigarettes into the West Midlands by posing as legitimate businessmen have been jailed.


Three arrested as murder probe is launched in Willenhall

A murder probe was under way today after a man died at a house in Willenhall.


Traders snub Walsall town centre

Traders are turning their backs on Walsall town centre, blighted by vacant shops, to set up in the surrounding districts instead, figures revealed today.

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