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Traders’ joy on road plan

Plans to completely close a busy road for two years while major roadworks take place have been scrapped after a campaign by businesses and residents.

AWM to axe 121 projects

Regional development agency Advantage West Midlands has taken the axe to more than 120 projects as part of a multi-million pound cost-saving exercise.

Workers and animals escape searing heat

It’s not easy keeping cool at work when it is as hot in the Black Country as Ibiza or Rome.

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Closure plan for road gets scrapped

Plans to completely close a Black Country main road for two years while major roadworks take place have been scrapped following a campaign by businesses and residents.

Three cheers as the Cliff triplets hit 60

It’s three cheers for the Cliff triplets from the Black Country who are back in the spotlight to celebrate their 60th birthday this month.

Allan on beat back to birth of heavy metal

Allan Atkins’s passion for music didn’t start in a pub or club, but a tin shed in West Bromwich.

Smooth Radio Tammy’s entertainment guide

Smooth Radio afternoon DJ Tammy Gooding gives you her guide to the best of the week’s entertainment across the region.

Cast rock stage for killer stage

We Will Rock You
Birmingham Hippodrome.

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Another selection of pictures, sent in by readers, showing youngsters from the Black Country and Staffordshire enjoting their school proms.

Baffled passengers criticise station

Baffled passengers today hit out at the confusing design of Halesowen’s new bus station claiming it has caused people to miss their bus.

Staff beaming at new Wimbledon roof

While the nation has been gripped by the tennis on Wimbledon’s Centre Court, a team of Black Country engineers have had their eyes a little higher – they have been watching the performance of the court’s new sliding roof.

Snapshot of health troubles revealed

A snapshot of health problems in the West Midlands today reveals that heart disease and smoking-related illnesses are higher than the national average.

Our Nicky goes Morris dancing

Morris dancing is set to become a regular scene at pubs across the Black Country and Staffordshire.

Fun in the sun at Teddy Bear’s picnic

If you went down to the Dudley Castle and Zoo, you’d get a big surprise - as 3,000 children and their parents enjoyed a Teddy Bear’s picnic.

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Another selection of pictures, sent in by readers, showing youngsters from across the region enjoying their school prom nights.

Jobs axe at brick factory

Seventeen workers face losing their jobs at a Black Country brick factory because of falling demand. Ibstock Brick is to consult its 48 employees over redundancies.

New bus station to lead the way

An ailing bus station is to be turned into a pioneering £6.4million transport hub aimed at providing “world-class” facilities for passengers in the Black Country.

Amazing escape after crash

A driver and a resident had an amazing escape today when a car hit a telegraph pole and lamp post before crashing through a wall into a garden in the Black Country.

Pupils step back to celebrate milestone

Pupils and staff at one of the Black Country’s oldest schools have taken a step into the past to look back over 170 years of history.

Proms 2009 - Picture Gallery 21

Another selection of pictures, sent in by readers, showing guys and girls from across the Black Country and Staffordshire enjoying their prom nights.

Lights plan to end jams

Work to update traffic lights is planned to solve a daily stop-start commuter nightmare for motorists at a junction on the Birmingham New Road in Dudley.

Bee stings leave man on brink of death

A Black Country man was left on the brink of death after being repeatedly stung by a swarm of bees.

Dog-fighting man handed prison term

A “key player” from the Black Country involved in one of Britain’s major dog-fighting scenes has been jailed for four months.

Strings of women love bead parties

Housewives do it while enjoying a gossip and hen parties while quaffing champagne – bead parties have become the perfect way to while away the time with friends.

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More pictures, sent in by readers, of youngsters across the Black Country and Staffordshire enjoying their school proms.

Sun and storms all this week

Flash floods brought chaos to parts of the West Midlands – with forecasters today warning of more extreme weather to come.

Sandbags used to protect storm-hit homes

Emergency sandbags had to be brought in to protect people’s homes from gushing flood waters caused by the torrential rain.

Girls trapped on coach freed

Brownies and Rainbows who had been on an ‘I’m An Explorer…Get Me Out Of Here’ expedition were stranded as their coach was stuck in floodwater.

Runaway car ploughs into porch

A car smashed through two front gardens before finally coming to a rest after hitting a porch door.

Tributes paid to bravery of heroes

Songs and moving memories were shared across the Black Country to celebrate the region’s war heroes.