Lisa O'Brien
Chief Reporter
Chief reporter at the Express & Star
Organisers announce return of Wolverhampton 10k
Watch as Black Sabbath bench returns to city centre following major refurb
Two schools looking for new headteachers who can help children reach their full potential
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Widespread disruption expected for trains next week during fresh wave of industrial action
Hospice which cares for children in the Black Country opens its biggest-ever charity shop
Cost-of-living concern after six cats are abandoned in Wolverhampton
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Late patient's paintings to be put up for sale to raise money for hospital charity
Transport scheme to move into final phase
Delight as Wetherspoon pub in Wednesfield gets top hygiene rating
Dozen windows smashed at Rising Sun pub sparking appeal
Crooked House campaigners to 'keep fighting' for demolished pub as owners appeal order to rebuild it
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Controversial scheme to convert former pub into home is thrown out
Sir Keir Starmer visiting the Black Country today with West Midlands a key political battleground
'Spacious' cafe on busy high street now up for sale with asking price of £245,000
West Bromwich pub revamping its beer garden wants donations of 'lonely' plant pots
Crooked House owners appeal against enforcement notice ordering them to rebuild wonky pub
Rare insect population soaring at National Trust conservation site near Stourbridge
Three Black Country schools now head-hunting for new headteachers
More than 21,000 reports of fraud to West Midlands and Staffordshire police forces over past 13 months
11 schools in region benefit from share of £38.6 million for improvement works
Ground rent on row of Walsall town centre retail and residential units up for auction
Oldbury firm fined £12,000 after worker had finger severed and skin ripped off hand
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Work to start on more than 100 new homes in Stafford
Night time economy ambassador welcomes convictions of Cody Fisher's killers after nightclub murder
Most trolled Premier League footballer revealed – and he plays for Wolves
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One shooting every nine days on average in the Black Country last year
Work starts on 'vital' pedestrian linkway in Brierley Hill
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Weston Park's head gardener hangs up his spade after spending 55 years tending grounds
Tree of Hope unveiled in Oldbury in memory of pandemic victims
Rare Victorian centrepiece bought for £25 in Walsall decades ago sells for thousands at auction
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Restaurants to go under the hammer at auctions this week
Black Country chippies serving orange chips offering Easter deal where kids can eat for £1
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Pub group with big presence in the Black Country puts price of beer up
Speculation Avanti is days away from being nationalised – we asked the Department for Transport for the truth
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Planned strike action called off after government commits lump sum payment to hospital workers
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Seven swimming pools in region receive £1.5 million funding boost
Nine community assets in the West Midlands get funding boost of nearly £4 million
Bus passengers to benefit from multi-million pound investment
Type of car at top of theft wish list for criminals in West Midlands revealed
Lump sum payment to be awarded to all striking hospital workers after rule change
Popular Walsall chippy which is famous for its battered chips is up for sale for less than £200,000
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'Smallest zoo in the world's' tiny tigers and puny pandas now on show in Wolverhampton
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Ice rink could be on way to Dudley town centre
Five arrested after police find suspected class A drugs and stolen goods in dawn raids
Students explore next steps at one of the region’s largest 'progression fayres'
Two boys arrested after teenager attacked and robbed of phone and bag in Stafford
Dealer jailed after police seize guns and drugs in raid on Wolverhampton home
Funeral director in Willenhall launches Easter egg appeal for children in hospital
