<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Express &#38; StarWalsall news &#187; Express &amp; Star</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.expressandstar.com/tag/walsall/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.expressandstar.com</link>
	<description>Midlands News – West Midlands Local News - UK News</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:20:15 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Two guilty of ‘cowardly’ Midlands murder</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/11/two-guilty-of-%e2%80%98cowardly%e2%80%99-midlands-murder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/11/two-guilty-of-%e2%80%98cowardly%e2%80%99-midlands-murder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bilston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birmingham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[edgbaston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=277684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A man and woman have been found guilty of the “cowardly and callous” murder of a 22-year-old from the Black Country.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/11/two-guilty-of-%e2%80%98cowardly%e2%80%99-midlands-murder/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dean Smith hails Walsall&#8217;s youngsters</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2012/02/11/dean-smith-hails-walsalls-youngsters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2012/02/11/dean-smith-hails-walsalls-youngsters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Walsall FC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dean smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=277665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boss Dean Smith today backed his young guns to help Walsall avoid the drop.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2012/02/11/dean-smith-hails-walsalls-youngsters/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tributes to ex-England water polo captain Noel Winter</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/10/tributes-to-ex-england-water-polo-captain-noel-winter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/10/tributes-to-ex-england-water-polo-captain-noel-winter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wednesbury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[willenhall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=277348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tributes were paid to-day to a former England water polo star from the Midlands who has died at the age of 75.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/10/tributes-to-ex-england-water-polo-captain-noel-winter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Lucky escape for terrapins</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/09/lucky-escape-for-terrapins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/09/lucky-escape-for-terrapins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aldridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rspca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=277061</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two terrapins have had miraculous escapes after ending up in a rubbish plant in Walsall.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/09/lucky-escape-for-terrapins/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>James Beech in ABA Schoolboys war</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/boxing/2012/02/09/james-beech-back-in-aba-schoolboys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/boxing/2012/02/09/james-beech-back-in-aba-schoolboys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boxing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birmingham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birmingham city]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brownhills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pleck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall wood]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276818</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pleck ABC's James Beech was today tipped to be "as sharp as a razor" when the fights for the third time in nine days in the ABA Schoolboys national championships.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/boxing/2012/02/09/james-beech-back-in-aba-schoolboys/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>HomeServe to axe 200 staff</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/08/homeserve-to-axe-200-staff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/08/homeserve-to-axe-200-staff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[west midlands]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276742</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Insurance giant HomeServe is axing around 200 jobs at its West Midlands call centre, it revealed today.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/08/homeserve-to-axe-200-staff/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Couple jailed after dog is found dead at home</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/08/couple-jailed-after-dog-is-found-dead-at-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/08/couple-jailed-after-dog-is-found-dead-at-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[darlaston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276711</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple from Walsall who went on a break for over a week while their dog starved to death at home have both been jailed for 12 weeks.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/08/couple-jailed-after-dog-is-found-dead-at-home/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The rise of the meat megamarket</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/08/the-rise-of-the-meat-megamarket/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/08/the-rise-of-the-meat-megamarket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News Pictures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bilston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cannock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stafford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tettenhall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wolverhampton]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276681</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gary Walker opened his Town and Country Meat Megastore in the Black Country just last week – and welcomed more than 3,700 customers in his first two days.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/08/the-rise-of-the-meat-megamarket/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hospital&#8217;s admission over baby&#8217;s brain damage</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/08/hospitals-admission-over-babys-brain-damage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/08/hospitals-admission-over-babys-brain-damage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walsall Manor Hospital]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276680</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple whose daughter was left brain damaged just days after being born at Walsall Manor Hospital said their nightmare was finally over after bosses admitted liability.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/08/hospitals-admission-over-babys-brain-damage/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Comic creation is an internet sensation</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/comic-creation-is-an-internet-sensation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/comic-creation-is-an-internet-sensation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Walsall actress has spoken of her delight after her comic creation became an internet sensation.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/comic-creation-is-an-internet-sensation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Number of empty shops among country&#8217;s highest</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/number-of-empty-shops-among-countrys-highest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/number-of-empty-shops-among-countrys-highest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dudley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sandwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stafford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[west bromwich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wolverhampton]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[High streets in the Black Country have some of the largest number of empty shops in the country, new figures revealed today.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/number-of-empty-shops-among-countrys-highest/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fly-tipping bouncer is hit with bill of £1,300</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/fly-tipping-bouncer-is-hit-with-bill-of-1300/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/fly-tipping-bouncer-is-hit-with-bill-of-1300/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trysull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[willenhall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wolverhampton]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276367</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A bouncer who dumped bin bags overflowing with rubbish in a South Staffordshire lane has been hit with a bill of more than £1,300.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/fly-tipping-bouncer-is-hit-with-bill-of-1300/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hospitals in concern at rate of patient deaths</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/hospitals-in-concern-at-rate-of-patient-deaths/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/hospitals-in-concern-at-rate-of-patient-deaths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cannock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dudley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new cross hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sandwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stafford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wolverhampton]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276366</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More patients than expected are dying at three out of five hospital trusts in the West Midlands and Staffordshire, latest NHS figures show.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/hospitals-in-concern-at-rate-of-patient-deaths/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Brewery to expand capacity by 300pc</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/brewery-to-expand-capacity-by-300pc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/brewery-to-expand-capacity-by-300pc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Midlands Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brownhills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cannock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276352</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A brewery will expand its capacity by more than 300 per cent after increasing beer production by more than a third in a year.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/brewery-to-expand-capacity-by-300pc/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Councils are hit with big bills in battle over the bins</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/councils-are-hit-with-big-bills-in-battle-over-the-bins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/councils-are-hit-with-big-bills-in-battle-over-the-bins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dudley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great barr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sandwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stafford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wolverhampton]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Litter bins worth thousands of pounds have been stolen by metal thieves or damaged in Staffordshire and the Black Country last year, it has emerged.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/07/councils-are-hit-with-big-bills-in-battle-over-the-bins/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>James Beech defies odds to advance</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/boxing/2012/02/07/james-beech-boxes-twice-to-get-through/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/boxing/2012/02/07/james-beech-boxes-twice-to-get-through/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Birch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boxing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birmingham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birmingham city]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brownhills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coseley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pleck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tipton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Walsall’s James Beech made it through to the quarter-finals of the ABA Schoolboys national championships – after nearly having his Midlands title took away from him.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/boxing/2012/02/07/james-beech-boxes-twice-to-get-through/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New multi-storey car park plan for Walsall</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/06/new-multi-storey-car-park-plan-for-walsall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/06/new-multi-storey-car-park-plan-for-walsall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A modern multi-storey car park could be built in Walsall town centre under new plans revealed today.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/06/new-multi-storey-car-park-plan-for-walsall/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pioneering initiative to tackle bowel cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/06/pioneering-initiative-to-tackle-bowel-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/06/pioneering-initiative-to-tackle-bowel-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cannock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276032</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A pioneering health initiative targeting early detection of bowel cancer among young people is being rolled out at two Staffordshire hospitals.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/06/pioneering-initiative-to-tackle-bowel-cancer/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Walsall council and college support Real Apprentice Showcase</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/education/2012/02/06/walsall-council-and-college-support-real-apprentice-showcase/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/education/2012/02/06/walsall-council-and-college-support-real-apprentice-showcase/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sandwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the public]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall council]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=276006</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of young people from schools across the region are being  invited to find out about apprenticeship schemes at a series of events  this week.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/education/2012/02/06/walsall-council-and-college-support-real-apprentice-showcase/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Weekly bin rounds stay as councils bid for cash</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/04/weekly-bin-rounds-stay-as-councils-bid-for-cash/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/04/weekly-bin-rounds-stay-as-councils-bid-for-cash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dudley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lichfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sandwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stafford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walsall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wolverhampton]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.expressandstar.com/?p=275676</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Weekly bin collections are to be protected in parts of the West Midlands as councils bid for millions of pounds of Government cash to maintain the number of rounds. Fortnightly rounds will stay in South Staffordshire.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/02/04/weekly-bin-rounds-stay-as-councils-bid-for-cash/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

