She is the Queen of Shops, soon to reign over Wolverhampton’s fortunes. ELIZABETH JOYCE looks at Mary Portas’ plan for the city

Wolverhampton today became one of 12 areas across the country to win £100,000 of investment and support from retail guru Mary Portas – but all other Black Country towns lost out.

Rival bidders today said they were bitterly disappointed at losing out in the Portas Pilot scheme, although regeneration bosses at Walsall and Dudley remained determined to plough ahead with plans.

More than 90 per cent of first class mail in the Midlands was delivered the next working day, according to new figures. Royal Mail exceeded its first class delivery targets in most parts of the region.

Motorists using one of Wolverhampton’s busiest routes were forced to brake – to avoid hitting a ferret.

Traditional values are one of the main reasons Tettenhall College in Wolverhampton continues to advertise in the Express & Star.

A MILE long stretch of the busy A449 near Wolverhampton was closed off today after a car collided with a skip lorry.

Metal cages used for transporting milk have become the latest target for thieves who are costing dairies £4 million a year, it emerged today.

Wolverhampton heroine Lisa Potts is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her charity, Believe to Achieve.

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