Willenhall news, page 2


Group to protect firms after raids and vandalism

A special group has been set up to help protect businesses in Willenhall after a spate of raids and attacks that have caused thousands of pounds of damage.


Walsall Town Hall is left in limbo

Control of Walsall Council was in limbo today after Labour became the largest party on the authority – but failed to win overall control.


Criminal is jailed again for raids on newsagents

A man who staged smash-and-grab raids on two newsagents shortly after being freed from a prison sentence imposed for a similar offence was today again behind bars.


Drivers face four weeks of misery in roadworks

Motorists in a South Staffordshire village will face four weeks of roadworks at a busy crossroads as £75,000 of vital repair works are carried out.


Willenhall haulage firm hit by new diesel theft

More than 800 of litres of diesel was siphoned from a haulage firm in the fourth raid at the business in just six months.


160 horses are seized in crackdown on strays

Almost 160 horses have been rounded up from the streets of Dudley since a pilot project run by police began a year ago.


Willenhall crash victim, 24, is named

A woman who was killed in a car smash near Wolverhampton was today named as 24-year-old Jekaterina Ruluka.


Two killed and three injured in West Midlands crashes

Two people were killed and three others injured in a number of crashes on roads across the West Midlands. A man and woman died instantly when their powerful silver Mercedes hurtled off the road  on the approach to the Keyway island, near Willenhall.


Fake goods worth £5,000 seized at Walsall markets

Almost £5,000 worth of fake goods have been seized from council-run markets across Walsall in the last six months, enforcement bosses have revealed.


Boys find two rifles near canal

Twin boys and their eight-year-old friend found two rifles and a bullet buried in the towpath of a canal in the Black Country.

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