A pub landlord who opened up his car park to visitors at a nearby beauty spot after a hike in parking charges says he has been “inundated” with motorists.

She was friends with a young princess and was one of only a select few to call her Lilibet.

The two parking wardens in South Staffordshire are due to bring in almost £65,000 in fines between them this year.

One enthusiastic slimmer is thrashing the competition in the Midlands Biggest Loser contest, as she is on track to lose double her target weight loss.

When pantomime fairy Lusia Gallagher appeared on stage accompanied by a bang, a puff of smoke and a flash of lights – there was an extra sound effect she hadn’t rehearsed.

A pub landlord will let people use his car park for free after charges at a nearby country park increased by 78 per cent, he said today.

Our am dram guru Alison Norton casts her expert eye over the shows that you should be looking out for this week – including the Madness musical Our House, pantos Jack and the Beanstalk and Dick Whittington and the Richard Harris thriller Two Minds.

Car parking charges at Baggeridge Country Park have been increased by 78 per cent, sparking fury among walkers and fears for the future of a tea shop.

A man from Sedgley who savagely attacked the brother of his girlfriend with a machete and knife after the romance turned sour has been jailed for six years.

Four determined slimmers were today preparing to do battle to shed as much weight as possible over the coming month and be crowned the Midlands’ Biggest Loser.