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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.
Protesters defiant on hospital inquiry
Campaigners have pledged to keep pushing for a public inquiry into the Stafford Hospital scandal after a committee of MPs refused to recommend one.
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.
£100m development grinds to halt
Plans for the £100 million pound development at the site of Stafford’s former Riverside leisure centre have ground to a halt.
Resurfacing misery for motorists
Motorists using the busy Newport Road in Stafford face another summer of misery with a £579,000 resurfacing scheme to start on July 13.
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.
Fairytale ending as Precious finds home
A neglected dog who owes its life to two Express & Star readers has battled back to health and now has a new home – with the very same couple.
Our Nicky goes Morris dancing
Morris dancing is set to become a regular scene at pubs across the Black Country and Staffordshire.
A&E care shake-up
A new system for treating emergency patients was launched at Stafford Hospital today – in the wake of the damning Healthcare Commission report.
BMA fears over hospitals
The pressures which led to patients dying needlessly at Stafford Hospital could be happening elsewhere in the NHS, doctors have warned.
Man struck by lightning
A man today described how a lightning bolt felt like a “bomb had gone off” when it blasted a hole in the roof of his home as storms hit the West Midlands.
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.
Six injured in M6 crash
Six people including a nine-year-old girl went to hospital after a crash which closed the M6 in Staffordshire for around 15 minutes.
Skillful Charlotte is going international
A beauty therapy student from Penkridge has proved she is world class by qualifying for the international WorldSkills Competition Final in Canada.
TAs take on Taliban in first battle
Territorial Army soldiers from the West Midlands have fought their first battle with the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Express & Star can reveal today.
Torrential rain causes roads and rail chaos
Drivers faced a nightmare on the roads and railways after two inches of rain battered the region, grounding its transport network to a halt.
Jail for burglar who broke into 40 homes
A thief who stole wedding rings, jewellery and televisions from more than 40 homes across the Black Country and Staffordshire caused “untold unhappiness” to his victims, a court heard.
Cash blow to Stafford College
Stafford College will have to scale down its £60 million re-building project after hearing it will get no Government funding for it.
£3m to help hospitals axe mixed-sex wards
Mixed-sex wards in hospitals across the West Midlands today moved a step closer to abolition with the announcement of a £3 million Government payment.
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.
Michael Jackson - your tributes
The world of showbusiness was in shock today at the news Michael Jackson had died. Now we want your tributes to the king of pop.
Shortage of nurses hitting hospital
A shortage of nurses is holding up the implementation of major improvements in care at beleaguered Stafford Hospital, a public meeting has heard.
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