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April 6, 2018

Supporting image for story: Walsall bus station to get revamp this year in a bid to 'brighten' it up

Walsall bus station to get revamp this year in a bid to 'brighten' it up

Supporting image for story: Chancellor Philip Hammond hints at extra funding for NHS as region's hospitals feel the strain

Chancellor Philip Hammond hints at extra funding for NHS as region's hospitals feel the strain

Supporting image for story: Midland Metro passenger numbers fall amid A41 roadworks disruption

Midland Metro passenger numbers fall amid A41 roadworks disruption

April 5, 2018

Supporting image for story: Spy cars help clock up £700k in parking fines across Sandwell

Spy cars help clock up £700k in parking fines across Sandwell

Supporting image for story: REVEALED: Eye-catching designs showcase new Wolverhampton homes

REVEALED: Eye-catching designs showcase new Wolverhampton homes

Supporting image for story: Chancellor Philip Hammond: Britain 'safe' under the Tories

Chancellor Philip Hammond: Britain 'safe' under the Tories

April 3, 2018

Supporting image for story: Jeremy Corbyn in the Black Country: Anti-semitism? Not in my name

Jeremy Corbyn in the Black Country: Anti-semitism? Not in my name

March 20, 2018

Supporting image for story: Theatre-goers upset as Wolverhampton Grand refuses bad weather refunds

Theatre-goers upset as Wolverhampton Grand refuses bad weather refunds

Supporting image for story: Hundreds of dancers take part in Dudley Performing Arts Spring Festival - with pictures

Hundreds of dancers take part in Dudley Performing Arts Spring Festival - with pictures

March 19, 2018

Supporting image for story: Two police stations to be revamped and a new one built as eight in the Black Country close

Two police stations to be revamped and a new one built as eight in the Black Country close

Supporting image for story: More than 1,600 people cautioned or sentenced for carrying knives

More than 1,600 people cautioned or sentenced for carrying knives

Supporting image for story: Pelsall social club members left furious over wait for new site

Pelsall social club members left furious over wait for new site

March 17, 2018

Supporting image for story: Closure dates set for eight Black Country police stations

Closure dates set for eight Black Country police stations

Supporting image for story: Sir Mike Jackson: More troops are needed to face the Russian threat

Sir Mike Jackson: More troops are needed to face the Russian threat

March 16, 2018

Supporting image for story: £15,000 worth of cannabis found in Walsall

£15,000 worth of cannabis found in Walsall

March 13, 2018

Call for £2m of extra funding from Government to tackle knife crime

Supporting image for story: Police probe into 'racist chanting' during Millwall and Wolves clash could be dropped

Police probe into 'racist chanting' during Millwall and Wolves clash could be dropped

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton's eyesore eye infirmary to finally be cleared up after standing derelict for more than 10 years

Wolverhampton's eyesore eye infirmary to finally be cleared up after standing derelict for more than 10 years

Supporting image for story: Firms offered £350k to resettle Syrian refugees in Dudley

Firms offered £350k to resettle Syrian refugees in Dudley

March 12, 2018

Supporting image for story: Months of misery for Wolverhampton drivers as tram line extension work continues

Months of misery for Wolverhampton drivers as tram line extension work continues

March 8, 2018

Supporting image for story: Battery-powered Midland Metro tram - how does it work?

Battery-powered Midland Metro tram - how does it work?

Supporting image for story: Violent crime soars across Staffordshire, new figures reveal

Violent crime soars across Staffordshire, new figures reveal

March 5, 2018

Supporting image for story: Spending by university bosses is revealed

Spending by university bosses is revealed

Supporting image for story: Shocking truth about break-ins amid ‘rush burglaries’ warning

Shocking truth about break-ins amid ‘rush burglaries’ warning

March 1, 2018

Supporting image for story: Leveson Inquiry: Move welcomed to drop Section 40 which spelled 'hammer blow' to local newspapers

Leveson Inquiry: Move welcomed to drop Section 40 which spelled 'hammer blow' to local newspapers

Supporting image for story: V Festival’s demise to hit water charity

V Festival’s demise to hit water charity

Supporting image for story: Conman tries to rent out house that doesn't belong him

Conman tries to rent out house that doesn't belong him

Supporting image for story: Tom Watson caught in Max Mosley cash row

Tom Watson caught in Max Mosley cash row

February 28, 2018

Supporting image for story: WATCH: Murderer's shock as she is arrested in her own home just hours after fatal stabbing

WATCH: Murderer's shock as she is arrested in her own home just hours after fatal stabbing

February 27, 2018

Supporting image for story: V Festival NOT coming back to Weston Park - but talks have opened for replacement event for 2019

V Festival NOT coming back to Weston Park - but talks have opened for replacement event for 2019

Stop the Speeders campaign to be debated in Westminster Hall

February 26, 2018

Supporting image for story: Three companies bid for West Midlands Boris Bikes scheme

Three companies bid for West Midlands Boris Bikes scheme

Supporting image for story: 'Faulty door took the life of my baby’s Dad' - Heartbreak as newborn son greets the world

'Faulty door took the life of my baby’s Dad' - Heartbreak as newborn son greets the world

Supporting image for story: Widow backs Express & Star campaign to stop speeding drivers

Widow backs Express & Star campaign to stop speeding drivers

Supporting image for story: Caught short? This public toilet opened after campaign forced to shut by vandals

Caught short? This public toilet opened after campaign forced to shut by vandals

February 24, 2018

Supporting image for story: Junction 10 revamp work won't start for at least 18 months, highways bosses say

Junction 10 revamp work won't start for at least 18 months, highways bosses say

Supporting image for story: 'We will work with so-called paedophile hunters', vows police chief

'We will work with so-called paedophile hunters', vows police chief

Supporting image for story: Widow backs Express & Star campaign to stop speeding drivers

Widow backs Express & Star campaign to stop speeding drivers

February 23, 2018

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton hospital trust fined £105k as ambulance waiting times deteriorate

Wolverhampton hospital trust fined £105k as ambulance waiting times deteriorate

February 22, 2018

Supporting image for story: Call to ban sale of zombie crossbows

Call to ban sale of zombie crossbows

Supporting image for story: Four teenagers arrested over double stabbing in Wolverhampton

Four teenagers arrested over double stabbing in Wolverhampton

February 21, 2018

Report recommends review of Sandwell Council

Supporting image for story: Revealed: Black Country police stations earmarked for the axe cost £1 million a year to run

Revealed: Black Country police stations earmarked for the axe cost £1 million a year to run

February 19, 2018

Supporting image for story: Rats, mice and wasps discovered inside Walsall Manor Hospital

Rats, mice and wasps discovered inside Walsall Manor Hospital

February 18, 2018

Supporting image for story: REVEALED: Only a quarter of emergency hate crime call-outs end up in court

REVEALED: Only a quarter of emergency hate crime call-outs end up in court

February 17, 2018

Supporting image for story: REVEALED: Cranes stopping air ambulances with critically ill children from landing at Birmingham Children's Hospital

REVEALED: Cranes stopping air ambulances with critically ill children from landing at Birmingham Children's Hospital

Supporting image for story: Grenfell Fire tragedy: Unsafe cladding removed from Wolverhampton student blocks - with VIDEO

Grenfell Fire tragedy: Unsafe cladding removed from Wolverhampton student blocks - with VIDEO

February 16, 2018

Supporting image for story: Evidence in Kevin Nunes case to be reviewed 16 years after gangland execution

Evidence in Kevin Nunes case to be reviewed 16 years after gangland execution

Supporting image for story: REVEALED: These West Midlands police stations face the axe under £5m cost-cutting plan

REVEALED: These West Midlands police stations face the axe under £5m cost-cutting plan

Supporting image for story: Safety being jeopardised as hospital ambulance hold-ups increase dramatically

Safety being jeopardised as hospital ambulance hold-ups increase dramatically

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