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Staffordshire Hoard returns for Lichfield display

The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest haul of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found, has returned to Lichfield for an exhibition in the city.


Most torchbearers come from outside the region

Fewer than half of the Olympic torchbearers chosen to carry the famous flame through the Black Country and Staffordshire have been found to be from the region.


Search begins for firm to run school services

Education bosses in Staffordshire today began the search for a private firm to run £75 million worth of school services in moves they say will change the face of education in the county.


Fans face delays due to rail engineering work

Nine million passengers expected to travel by train over the May bank holiday weekend will have to contend with a series of engineering works.


The Lodge, Shenstone Wood End

There are so many balti houses in the Midlands it is puzzling how so many of them survive, let alone make a profit, writes Harry Gottschalk.


Image is released of Lichfield attack suspects

Police in Staffordshire are hunting four men in connection with an attack which left the victim with a fractured cheekbone.


Generous runners raise thousands for charity

People from across the Midlands donned their running shoes and pounded the streets of the capital, raising tens of thousands of pounds for charity in the annual London Marathon.


Pupils swap classroom for canal bank

Youngsters at a Walsall school swapped the classroom for the canalside as they took part in an amateur angling session.


Two men jailed over robbery in street

Two men have each been jailed for almost two years for a street robbery in Staffordshire.


Dimming lights to save £8m

All street lights in Staffordshire will be dimmed overnight under plans to save £8 million, council bosses have agreed.

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