Stourbridge teacher heading to Crufts with her 'bonkers' Chihuahua who does little pirouettes
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Lisa O'Brien
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Chief reporter at the Express & Star
Pub giant invests nearly £1 million in two city venues
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Charity running schools in the Black Country investigated over 'serious financial concerns'
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Two new honorary aldermen celebrated following decades of service
Pair taking on mammoth 3,000km charity drive across the Moroccan desert
Wolverhampton vet – the one thing cat and dog owners should be doing every single day
Multi-million pound plans to rebuild Sandwell school take a step forward
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Indian festival celebrated in style at Sandwell park
Popular Smethwick pub reopens with fresh new look following six-figure revamp
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Staffordshire Wetherspoons to host 12-day beer festival with 20 real ales
Harry Potter book bought for 13p at second-hand book shop fetches five-figure sum at auction
Free admission offer for Dudley Zoo this Mother's Day
Rare Harry Potter first edition given by mystery donor to charity shop fetches £7,500 at auction
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New images show how multi-million pound project could 'inject life back' into Walsall town centre
New West Midlands Metro pay deal confirms 13.5 per cent rise for drivers
Walsall’s newly relocated midwifery-led unit welcomes first bundle of joy in baby Jordan
Walsall's Ninja Warrior park to host exclusive over 18 events monthly – with cocktails and alcoholic vodka slushies
Medic's career journey takes him back to hospital where he was born
Council agrees to explore opening six new children’s homes
MP calls for medallic recognition for servicemen and women who served on British naval ship
Nearly £52,000 secured to spruce up outdoor gyms at nine parks in the Black Country
Alton Towers reveals launch date of Nemesis Reborn with appearance of giant blazing orange eye
Colourful otter sculptures hit the road to go on display around Dudley
Two-thirds of knife crime convictions in the West Midlands are for first-time offenders
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Reopening day for one of the Black Country's busiest McDonald's edges closer
Dad-of-two is first Black Country patient to have free 'lung MOT' with others urged to follow suit
Volunteers needed to help out at popular Black Country Boating Festival
Top doctor honoured to be named first female president of medical body
School gets top ranking for A-levels in performance tables
Council uses compulsory purchase powers to bring five long-term empty properties back into use for homeless families
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Man appears in court charged with causing deaths of Dudley friends Liberty Charris and Ben Corfield through dangerous driving
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Police trying to trace man in connection with serious assault in Walsall
Police appeal to find missing Dudley man
Wolverhampton chippy serving orange chips offering 75p deal for one day only next week
Former Black Country MP-turned-housing association chairman suspended after social media post
Wolverhampton car crash leaves woman and teenager with 'potentially life-threatening injuries'
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Good idea or world gone mad? Mixed reaction to Walsall town centre 'hostile vehicle' barriers
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