A schoolgirl has played all her cards right to reach the last 12 of a national competition to find the best young Top Trumps star.

Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of metal theft after homes in Tividale were stripped of lead flashing in the early hours of today.

Stafford Rangers manager Greg Clowes today vowed to press on with Matthew Jukes in the aftermath of the striker’s shot-shy Saturday.

Stafford Rangers could hand a belated debut to striker Matthew Jukes in their Evo-Stik Northern Premier League game at North Ferriby United.

A selection of Sandwell nostaligia photographs which are available to purchase online from the Express & Star.

Stafford Rangers could be without three players for the rest of the season as they face an anxious wait on utility man Dan Skelton.

Three men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a father of three found dead in his Black Country flat.

A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of a man who was found at a flat in Tividale.

Stafford Rangers manager Greg Clowes today expressed his belief he can “polish up” Matthew Jukes after signing the free-scoring striker from Tividale.

Two men were today still being questioned by police on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead in a Tividale flat.