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Jamie Brassington

Senior Multi-Media Journalist

Senior reporter at the Express & Star. Contact me at jamie.brassington@expressandstar.co.uk.

February 24, 2020

Supporting image for story: Fire chief retiring after 25 years to become musician

Fire chief retiring after 25 years to become musician

February 22, 2020

Supporting image for story: Last-ditch protest staged over Coseley traveller transit site

Last-ditch protest staged over Coseley traveller transit site

Supporting image for story: Rowley Regis road closed this weekend for sewer works

Rowley Regis road closed this weekend for sewer works

Supporting image for story: West Midlands Police chief holds meeting over poor West Midlands Train performances

West Midlands Police chief holds meeting over poor West Midlands Train performances

February 19, 2020

Supporting image for story: More rain forecast as River Severn peaks amid continued flood warnings

More rain forecast as River Severn peaks amid continued flood warnings

February 14, 2020

Supporting image for story: Feline not fine! Campaign launched to fix poorly cat's teeth

Feline not fine! Campaign launched to fix poorly cat's teeth

February 13, 2020

Supporting image for story: JAILED: Drug addict almost hit pedestrian and learner in car chase

JAILED: Drug addict almost hit pedestrian and learner in car chase

February 12, 2020

Supporting image for story: Boris Johnson: I have never opposed HS2

Boris Johnson: I have never opposed HS2

Supporting image for story: Boris Johnson: UK Government looking at Maglev trains

Boris Johnson: UK Government looking at Maglev trains

Supporting image for story: Heroin addict almost hit pedestrian and learner driver during Black Country police chase

Heroin addict almost hit pedestrian and learner driver during Black Country police chase

February 11, 2020

Supporting image for story: Clean-up ordered over rubbish dumping ground near shops

Clean-up ordered over rubbish dumping ground near shops

Supporting image for story: Coseley traveller site saga compared to Brexit

Coseley traveller site saga compared to Brexit

February 8, 2020

Supporting image for story: Globe-trotting great-grandmother celebrates 100th birthday

Globe-trotting great-grandmother celebrates 100th birthday

February 7, 2020

Supporting image for story: 'Not in our back gardens': Anger over electric train depot plans in Wednesbury

'Not in our back gardens': Anger over electric train depot plans in Wednesbury

Supporting image for story: Amir Khan visits Walsall gym and encourages kids to 'put down the knives'

Amir Khan visits Walsall gym and encourages kids to 'put down the knives'

February 6, 2020

Supporting image for story: Machete and drugs seized as Bilston burglary suspects caught by police dogs

Machete and drugs seized as Bilston burglary suspects caught by police dogs

Supporting image for story: 'Thorough investigation' needed over traveller transit site plan

'Thorough investigation' needed over traveller transit site plan

Supporting image for story: Man, 82, arrested over 'murder' of pensioner found dead at house

Man, 82, arrested over 'murder' of pensioner found dead at house

Supporting image for story: From Sedgley to LA: Manager celebrates country star's double GRAMMY win

From Sedgley to LA: Manager celebrates country star's double GRAMMY win

Supporting image for story: Award-winning folk singer to perform at West Midlands jazz club

Award-winning folk singer to perform at West Midlands jazz club

January 29, 2020

Walsall players have kick about with poorly Acorns Hospice children

January 28, 2020

Supporting image for story: Call for review over Cavendish House scheme after cinema axed

Call for review over Cavendish House scheme after cinema axed

Supporting image for story: Bostin! Black Country dialect dissected at library event

Bostin! Black Country dialect dissected at library event

January 18, 2020

Supporting image for story: Sheep dog sniffs out cannabis factory at rural Staffordshire farm

Sheep dog sniffs out cannabis factory at rural Staffordshire farm

Supporting image for story: Labour members call for election powers to return to Sandwell

Labour members call for election powers to return to Sandwell

Supporting image for story: 'The fires were so widespread': Black Country-born fire chief speaks of Australian bush fires

'The fires were so widespread': Black Country-born fire chief speaks of Australian bush fires

Supporting image for story: Thanks a lunch! Community group raises money for Macmillan

Thanks a lunch! Community group raises money for Macmillan

January 15, 2020

Supporting image for story: Birmingham New Road McDonald's to become 24/7 as council decision overturned

Birmingham New Road McDonald's to become 24/7 as council decision overturned

January 14, 2020

Supporting image for story: Stabbing victim collapses at shop after Brierley Hill carjacking

Stabbing victim collapses at shop after Brierley Hill carjacking

January 13, 2020

Supporting image for story: Plans for 27 social homes in Rowley Regis look set for approval

Plans for 27 social homes in Rowley Regis look set for approval

Supporting image for story: Amateur artist planning colouring book on unique Wolverhampton buildings

Amateur artist planning colouring book on unique Wolverhampton buildings

January 10, 2020

Supporting image for story: Burnt Tree junction closed after two women injured in van collision

Burnt Tree junction closed after two women injured in van collision

Supporting image for story: Tettenhall street cordoned off after elderly woman seriously injured in collision

Tettenhall street cordoned off after elderly woman seriously injured in collision

Supporting image for story: Teenage crash victim was over cocaine and alcohol limit, inquest told

Teenage crash victim was over cocaine and alcohol limit, inquest told

Supporting image for story: Bus driver 'may have been exposed to asbestos' before cancer diagnosis

Bus driver 'may have been exposed to asbestos' before cancer diagnosis

January 9, 2020

Supporting image for story: Rail line to close on Sundays for £2m repairs on historic tunnel

Rail line to close on Sundays for £2m repairs on historic tunnel

Supporting image for story: Inquest told New Year's Day crash victim was 'short distance from home'

Inquest told New Year's Day crash victim was 'short distance from home'

Supporting image for story: Tensions high as people living near Coseley traveller transit site hit out

Tensions high as people living near Coseley traveller transit site hit out

January 8, 2020

Supporting image for story: Burst water main floods road and leaves homes without water in Cradley Heath

Burst water main floods road and leaves homes without water in Cradley Heath

January 7, 2020

Supporting image for story: Driverless vehicle group given more time for Dudley Hippodrome plans

Driverless vehicle group given more time for Dudley Hippodrome plans

Supporting image for story: Boxing coach aims to fight knife crime with new Oldbury gym

Boxing coach aims to fight knife crime with new Oldbury gym

Supporting image for story: Half of Black Country households have all occupants in work

Half of Black Country households have all occupants in work

Supporting image for story: Second man bailed over bike theft in Sedgley

Second man bailed over bike theft in Sedgley

Supporting image for story: Former miners enjoy 45th Get Together in Cannock

Former miners enjoy 45th Get Together in Cannock

January 6, 2020

Supporting image for story: Driver caught watching TV on phone while driving on M6 in Stafford

Driver caught watching TV on phone while driving on M6 in Stafford

Supporting image for story: Ouija board says 'go to cellar' at haunted Cannock pub

Ouija board says 'go to cellar' at haunted Cannock pub

Supporting image for story: Green Party politician tells Black Country planners to prioritise affordable housing

Green Party politician tells Black Country planners to prioritise affordable housing

January 5, 2020

Supporting image for story: Blow to Black Country shoppers with HMV and Debenhams set for closures

Blow to Black Country shoppers with HMV and Debenhams set for closures

January 4, 2020

Supporting image for story: 'This was a nasty robbery': Police hunt masked raiders who struck shop worker with hammer

'This was a nasty robbery': Police hunt masked raiders who struck shop worker with hammer

Supporting image for story: Police raid Black Country cannabis farm with estimated £150,000 street value

Police raid Black Country cannabis farm with estimated £150,000 street value

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