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Clare Butler

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July 8, 2017

Supporting image for story: Smethwick road has to close due to unsafe bridge

Smethwick road has to close due to unsafe bridge

July 7, 2017

Supporting image for story: Landmark Halesowen building could be demolished

Landmark Halesowen building could be demolished

July 6, 2017

Supporting image for story: Charge to be introduced at refurbished West Bromwich Indoor Market toilets

Charge to be introduced at refurbished West Bromwich Indoor Market toilets

Supporting image for story: Parents' anger as West Bromwich nursery faces closure

Parents' anger as West Bromwich nursery faces closure

July 5, 2017

Supporting image for story: Drug smuggler disguised £1.5m of liquid meth as 'holy water'

Drug smuggler disguised £1.5m of liquid meth as 'holy water'

July 4, 2017

Supporting image for story: West Bromwich school taken out of special measures after glowing Ofsted report

West Bromwich school taken out of special measures after glowing Ofsted report

July 3, 2017

Supporting image for story: £50,000 damage as TEN cars wrecked in Black Country crash

£50,000 damage as TEN cars wrecked in Black Country crash

June 28, 2017

Supporting image for story: Victorian Steampunk event brings in the crowds at a Sandwell museum

Victorian Steampunk event brings in the crowds at a Sandwell museum

June 27, 2017

Supporting image for story: Seaside show brought to the Black Country

Seaside show brought to the Black Country

Supporting image for story: West Bromwich fireworks display: Safety fears raised in review after complaints

West Bromwich fireworks display: Safety fears raised in review after complaints

Supporting image for story: More than 350 march down to join jobs fair at Dudley army centre

More than 350 march down to join jobs fair at Dudley army centre

June 25, 2017

Supporting image for story: Aldridge stabbing: James Brindley died in parents' arms, police reveal

Aldridge stabbing: James Brindley died in parents' arms, police reveal

June 24, 2017

Supporting image for story: Man arrested over Lye High Street attack

Man arrested over Lye High Street attack

Supporting image for story: Aldridge stabbing: Murder probe launched as man dies on High Street

Aldridge stabbing: Murder probe launched as man dies on High Street

June 23, 2017

Supporting image for story: Get women behind the wheel - campaign launched for more female lorry drivers

Get women behind the wheel - campaign launched for more female lorry drivers

Supporting image for story: Styria, Austria - travel review

Styria, Austria - travel review

June 21, 2017

Supporting image for story: Smethwick manhunt launched for domestic violence suspect

Smethwick manhunt launched for domestic violence suspect

Supporting image for story: Hero war veteran from Bloxwich to take part in Invictus Games

Hero war veteran from Bloxwich to take part in Invictus Games

June 20, 2017

Supporting image for story: Grass fire halts Severn Valley Railway trains

Grass fire halts Severn Valley Railway trains

Supporting image for story: Girl, three, hit by car in Tipton crash

Girl, three, hit by car in Tipton crash

June 19, 2017

Supporting image for story: Counter-terror police cordon off road for two hours during investigation

Counter-terror police cordon off road for two hours during investigation

June 17, 2017

Supporting image for story: West Bromwich school battles out of special measures

West Bromwich school battles out of special measures

June 14, 2017

Supporting image for story: Calls for action after two vehicles smash into frontage of Dudley house

Calls for action after two vehicles smash into frontage of Dudley house

June 13, 2017

Supporting image for story: Car engulfed in flames in Oldbury

Car engulfed in flames in Oldbury

Supporting image for story: Assaults, intimidation and extreme fly-tipping: Notorious traveller family banned from Sandwell parks

Assaults, intimidation and extreme fly-tipping: Notorious traveller family banned from Sandwell parks

June 10, 2017

Supporting image for story: Stourbridge girl Emma set for 2930ft mountain climb in memory of her ‘Nanna’

Stourbridge girl Emma set for 2930ft mountain climb in memory of her ‘Nanna’

Supporting image for story: Bearwood Street Festival plans revealed with thousands expected in town

Bearwood Street Festival plans revealed with thousands expected in town

June 9, 2017

Supporting image for story: Cheers! More young drinkers sought by Wolverhampton Camra

Cheers! More young drinkers sought by Wolverhampton Camra

June 8, 2017

Supporting image for story: Suspect may be extradited over West Bromwich pizza shop owner murder

Suspect may be extradited over West Bromwich pizza shop owner murder

£1 million development at Oldbury care home

June 2, 2017

Supporting image for story: Funds top £7k for Halesowen hit-and-run victim Benjamin Morse

Funds top £7k for Halesowen hit-and-run victim Benjamin Morse

Supporting image for story: Sweet treats on offer at Warley Woods this weekend

Sweet treats on offer at Warley Woods this weekend

June 1, 2017

Fire at derelict Wolverhampton site

Supporting image for story: Antiques Roadshow coming to Black Country Living Museum

Antiques Roadshow coming to Black Country Living Museum

Supporting image for story: Teen in court over Blackheath Sainsbury's arson drama

Teen in court over Blackheath Sainsbury's arson drama

Supporting image for story: Fundraising day to help seven-year-old Rowley Regis lad walk

Fundraising day to help seven-year-old Rowley Regis lad walk

May 31, 2017

Supporting image for story: Safety plea after boy injured at 'accident blackspot' in Great Barr

Safety plea after boy injured at 'accident blackspot' in Great Barr

May 30, 2017

Supporting image for story: Family seek answers after grandfather's sepsis death

Family seek answers after grandfather's sepsis death

Supporting image for story: £1m Dudley tip and depot transformation in the pipeline

£1m Dudley tip and depot transformation in the pipeline

Supporting image for story: Funding appeal launched for landmark Dudley church

Funding appeal launched for landmark Dudley church

May 29, 2017

Supporting image for story: 'I’d be dead if not for my hero daughter'

'I’d be dead if not for my hero daughter'

Supporting image for story: Stourbridge nightclub ordered to tighten security after 'shotgun waved outside'

Stourbridge nightclub ordered to tighten security after 'shotgun waved outside'

Supporting image for story: Russells Hall Hospital missing A&E waiting time target

Russells Hall Hospital missing A&E waiting time target

May 26, 2017

Supporting image for story: Wolves-mad tank driver survives tough NATO exercise

Wolves-mad tank driver survives tough NATO exercise

Supporting image for story: Exclusive look into new museum of glass

Exclusive look into new museum of glass

Supporting image for story: Historic fire-hit Smethwick foundry to be demolished

Historic fire-hit Smethwick foundry to be demolished

Supporting image for story: Halesowen Health Centre's registration could be ‘cancelled’ unless improvements are made

Halesowen Health Centre's registration could be ‘cancelled’ unless improvements are made

May 25, 2017

Supporting image for story: West Bromwich's former magistrates court to be 'zombie escape' attraction

West Bromwich's former magistrates court to be 'zombie escape' attraction

Supporting image for story: Organisers howling with joy as Wolves in Wolves project shapes up

Organisers howling with joy as Wolves in Wolves project shapes up

Supporting image for story: Country house near Wolverhampton to feature in romantic novel

Country house near Wolverhampton to feature in romantic novel

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