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The Navigation Inn, Greensforge, Kingswinford

A roaring fire and a fine pint from just up the road – it’s like a magnet on a cold January night for our undercover meal reviewer The Insider.


Freddie Lindgren wins the Olympique

Wolves star Freddie Lindgren was the man with the plan as he took his fourth successive Banks’s Olympique.


Campaigners unite to fight plan for quarry

Residents turned out in their droves in a mass show of strength aimed at halting plans for a second sand and gravel quarry in their village on the edge of the Black Country.


Fury fracas mars Mutley and Gavin

The West Midlands super-fight ended in a wide points loss for Young Mutley against Frankie Gavin – but the bout was marred by a ringside row involving Tyson Fury.


Marcus Portman’s plan for Jamie Cox

West Bromwich’s Marcus Portman believes Jamie Cox is the one taking the gamble as the two fighters prepare to make their respective returns to the ring.


Wolves speedway scrape through

Club Sponsor Parrys International have just won the UK Coach of the Year award – Wolves are barely scraping an MoT pass.


Guns kept in box on fridge, court told

A box containing an arsenal of weapons including a Kalashnikov and an Uzi sub machine-gun was kept on top of a fridge at a Midland fruit and veg business, a court heard.


Lions lads set for ABA Midlands final

Lions amateur boxing club guru Bob Dillon believes his dangerous duo have got a “good chance” of bringing ABA Midlands titles to the Black Country.


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Walsall’s basement battle at Swindon ended in stalemate as the strugglers failed to break the boredom.


Steve Gethin’s last chance of a title

Walsall’s Steve Gethin has admitted it’s his last chance to become a champion when he vies for the British Masters super featherweight title in Swindon.

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