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		<title>Memories of childhood days with future Queen</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She was friends with a young princess and was one of only a select few to call her Lilibet.]]></description>
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		<title>Dog stabbed to death in the street</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A man fatally stabbed a much-loved German Shepherd dog in a Black Country street in front of its owner following a heated argument, a court heard.]]></description>
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		<title>Burst water main causes rush hour delays</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drivers faced rush hour delays today  when part of a main commuter route in Dudley was closed because of a burst water main.]]></description>
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		<title>Shop boss&#8217;s casino spree after theft of £19,000</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/09/shop-bosss-casino-spree-after-theft-of-19000/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A shop manager stole more than £19,000 in takings from the branch of 99p Stores he ran and then gambled it away at a casino, a court was told.]]></description>
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		<title>Tributes to poet Geoff Stevens following his death at 69</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A poet, editor and artist who started a nationally-acclaimed poetry magazine has died at the age of 69.]]></description>
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		<title>British title fight coming to the Civic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Civic Hall will stage it's first British title fight in nearly four years next month when Enzo Maccarinelli challenges Shane McPhilbin.]]></description>
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		<title>Tommy Ghent&#8217;s new Prizefighter test</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coseley's Tommy Ghent will now face William Warburton in the opening bout of Saturday's Prizefighter at Wolverhampton Civic Hall.]]></description>
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		<title>Number of empty shops among country&#8217;s highest</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/number-of-empty-shops-among-countrys-highest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[High streets in the Black Country have some of the largest number of empty shops in the country, new figures revealed today.]]></description>
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		<title>Hospitals in concern at rate of patient deaths</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/hospitals-in-concern-at-rate-of-patient-deaths/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/hospitals-in-concern-at-rate-of-patient-deaths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More patients than expected are dying at three out of five hospital trusts in the West Midlands and Staffordshire, latest NHS figures show.]]></description>
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		<title>Councils are hit with big bills in battle over the bins</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/councils-are-hit-with-big-bills-in-battle-over-the-bins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Litter bins worth thousands of pounds have been stolen by metal thieves or damaged in Staffordshire and the Black Country last year, it has emerged.]]></description>
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		<title>Thomas Hickman plays it by the book</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2012/02/07/thomas-hickman-plays-it-by-the-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2012/02/07/thomas-hickman-plays-it-by-the-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dudley's 'Karate Kid' Thomas Hickman has been playing it by the book ahead of his trip to Azerbaijan for the junior European championships.]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly bin rounds stay as councils bid for cash</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/04/weekly-bin-rounds-stay-as-councils-bid-for-cash/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/04/weekly-bin-rounds-stay-as-councils-bid-for-cash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weekly bin collections are to be protected in parts of the West Midlands as councils bid for millions of pounds of Government cash to maintain the number of rounds. Fortnightly rounds will stay in South Staffordshire.]]></description>
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		<title>Warning as snow forecast for West Midlands</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/03/warning-as-snow-forecast-for-west-midlands/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/03/warning-as-snow-forecast-for-west-midlands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A severe weather warning was today issued for the West Midlands, with heavy snow expected to blanket the region over the weekend.]]></description>
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		<title>Pudding bowl attack on wife by councillor</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/03/pudding-bowl-attack-on-wife-by-councillor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A councillor has admitted assault after throwing a pudding bowl at his wife’s head – sparking calls for him to resign.]]></description>
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		<title>Uncollected taxes bill hits £100m for region</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/03/uncollected-taxes-bill-hits-100m-for-region/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/03/uncollected-taxes-bill-hits-100m-for-region/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around £102 million of council tax and business rates went uncollected in the West Midlands last year, a new study has found.]]></description>
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		<title>Fear early and late trains could be cut</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/03/fear-early-and-late-trains-could-be-cut/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/03/fear-early-and-late-trains-could-be-cut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Train services in the Black Country and Staffordshire could be cut when the deal to run the West Coast Main Line is renewed later this year, it emerged today.]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds attracted to apprentice showcase</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/03/hundreds-attracted-to-apprentice-showcase/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/03/hundreds-attracted-to-apprentice-showcase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apprenticeships are the hot career path for Black Country and Staffordshire youngsters worried about the prospect of hefty university fees as high as £9,000 a year – as a newly-launched recruitment event proved.]]></description>
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		<title>The shows must go on at the Civic</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/speedway/2012/02/03/the-shows-must-go-on-at-the-civic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wolverhampton Civic Hall will stage its second pro boxing show in as many months in March with a Midlands welterweight title fight at the top of the card.]]></description>
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		<title>Deal is signed for continental-style bar</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/02/deal-is-signed-for-continental-style-bar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A continental-style bar and restaurant will be built at a historic site in Dudley as part of town centre regeneration plans.]]></description>
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		<title>Grit mountain builds up due to mild winter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A grit mountain has built up in Staffordshire and the West Midlands, meaning there is surplus stock available for the current cold snap.]]></description>
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