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Richard Guttridge

Investigations Editor

Investigations Editor for the Express & Star.

January 10, 2020

Supporting image for story: Dudley councillor suspended over 'Islamophobic and sexist' tweets

Dudley councillor suspended over 'Islamophobic and sexist' tweets

Supporting image for story: Council tax rise set to boost police budget

Council tax rise set to boost police budget

Supporting image for story: Voting for Labour mayoral candidate to begin next week

Voting for Labour mayoral candidate to begin next week

Supporting image for story: Walsall Sprint bus plans set to move to the next stage

Walsall Sprint bus plans set to move to the next stage

Supporting image for story: Walk-in centre set to move to Sandwell Hospital

Walk-in centre set to move to Sandwell Hospital

January 9, 2020

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton among worst areas for spotting ovarian cancer

Wolverhampton among worst areas for spotting ovarian cancer

Supporting image for story: Sandwell bin strike called off but council electricians now taking action

Sandwell bin strike called off but council electricians now taking action

Supporting image for story: Revealed: West Midlands has most unsolved vehicle crimes in the country

Revealed: West Midlands has most unsolved vehicle crimes in the country

January 8, 2020

Supporting image for story: Rob Spray petition approaching 100k demanding Foreign Office investigation

Rob Spray petition approaching 100k demanding Foreign Office investigation

Supporting image for story: New era beckons for Beatties as £3m sale poised to go through

New era beckons for Beatties as £3m sale poised to go through

Supporting image for story: Sharp rise in flu cases amid vaccine concerns

Sharp rise in flu cases amid vaccine concerns

Supporting image for story: Lorries row rumbling on over redundant quarry between Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth

Lorries row rumbling on over redundant quarry between Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth

January 7, 2020

Supporting image for story: Wolves star Rui Patricio tells how masked attackers threatened to kill him

Wolves star Rui Patricio tells how masked attackers threatened to kill him

January 6, 2020

Supporting image for story: Sandwell bin workers vote for industrial action but will not take full strike

Sandwell bin workers vote for industrial action but will not take full strike

Supporting image for story: More rooms planned at Wolverhampton's £7m Wetherspoon hotel and national museum

More rooms planned at Wolverhampton's £7m Wetherspoon hotel and national museum

Supporting image for story: Plan for new independent Wolverhampton cinema not a threat, says Light House

Plan for new independent Wolverhampton cinema not a threat, says Light House

January 4, 2020

Supporting image for story: Walsall Council spending £2.5m to replace staff mobile phones and tablets

Walsall Council spending £2.5m to replace staff mobile phones and tablets

January 3, 2020

Supporting image for story: Cinema scrapped from £82m plan to transform eyesore Cavendish House

Cinema scrapped from £82m plan to transform eyesore Cavendish House

Supporting image for story: Firm joins Midland Metropolitan Hospital project

Firm joins Midland Metropolitan Hospital project

January 2, 2020

Supporting image for story: Driverless vehicle project extension plans anger Dudley Hippodrome campaigners

Driverless vehicle project extension plans anger Dudley Hippodrome campaigners

January 1, 2020

Supporting image for story: Sandwell NHS boss pledge after admitting A&E wait 'too long'

Sandwell NHS boss pledge after admitting A&E wait 'too long'

Supporting image for story: Black Country folk ‘more religious’ than those living in countryside

Black Country folk ‘more religious’ than those living in countryside

Supporting image for story: Dozens of police officers attacked over festive period in last three years

Dozens of police officers attacked over festive period in last three years

December 31, 2019

Supporting image for story: Tom Watson admits he got 'too close' to Carl Beech case

Tom Watson admits he got 'too close' to Carl Beech case

Supporting image for story: More uncertainty for Dudley Hippodrome as driverless vehicle firm asks for more time

More uncertainty for Dudley Hippodrome as driverless vehicle firm asks for more time

December 30, 2019

Supporting image for story: Labour figures suggest Rebecca Long-Bailey should not be next party leader

Labour figures suggest Rebecca Long-Bailey should not be next party leader

Supporting image for story: REVEALED: Hundreds of reports of abuse and neglect at care homes

REVEALED: Hundreds of reports of abuse and neglect at care homes

Supporting image for story: David Jamieson: Boris Johnson must recruit police officers to 2010 levels

David Jamieson: Boris Johnson must recruit police officers to 2010 levels

Supporting image for story: Council tax to rise in Staffordshire to help deliver £62m savings

Council tax to rise in Staffordshire to help deliver £62m savings

December 28, 2019

Supporting image for story: Violent crime increases in Wolverhampton city centre

Violent crime increases in Wolverhampton city centre

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton Council to give up on £600,000 in owed cash

Wolverhampton Council to give up on £600,000 in owed cash

December 27, 2019

Supporting image for story: Free hospital parking for some NHS patients and visitors to be rolled out from April

Free hospital parking for some NHS patients and visitors to be rolled out from April

Supporting image for story: 'More money for the Midlands' under Treasury rule change

'More money for the Midlands' under Treasury rule change

Supporting image for story: Johnson will deliver say E&S readers as Labour urged to leave Corbyn behind

Johnson will deliver say E&S readers as Labour urged to leave Corbyn behind

Supporting image for story: Independent cinema planned for Wolverhampton's Wulfrun Centre

Independent cinema planned for Wolverhampton's Wulfrun Centre

Supporting image for story: New Aldridge Railway Station moves step closer after scheme backed

New Aldridge Railway Station moves step closer after scheme backed

Supporting image for story: Work on Midland Metropolitan Hospital likely to re-start in January

Work on Midland Metropolitan Hospital likely to re-start in January

December 26, 2019

Supporting image for story: Delayed Wolverhampton Westside contracts 'to be signed next month'

Delayed Wolverhampton Westside contracts 'to be signed next month'

Supporting image for story: Beatties likely to be shops and flats if sold, council boss says

Beatties likely to be shops and flats if sold, council boss says

December 23, 2019

Supporting image for story: Thousands sent home from hospital in the middle of the night

Thousands sent home from hospital in the middle of the night

Supporting image for story: Mayor calls for West Midlands Trains to be stripped of franchise if no improvement

Mayor calls for West Midlands Trains to be stripped of franchise if no improvement

Supporting image for story: Stand-in Staffordshire Chief Constable to get pay rise

Stand-in Staffordshire Chief Constable to get pay rise

December 22, 2019

Supporting image for story: Region has highest neonatal death rates in the country

Region has highest neonatal death rates in the country

December 21, 2019

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton waste services £800,000 in the red despite fortnightly bin collections

Wolverhampton waste services £800,000 in the red despite fortnightly bin collections

Supporting image for story: Suspended headteacher thanked as he leaves Wolverhampton secondary school

Suspended headteacher thanked as he leaves Wolverhampton secondary school

Supporting image for story: Empty properties could solve homelessness in district

Empty properties could solve homelessness in district

Supporting image for story: Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police to take four months away from force

Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police to take four months away from force

December 20, 2019

Supporting image for story: Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight in event to support Acorns

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight in event to support Acorns

Supporting image for story: Tens of thousands at-risk people not taking up free flu jab offer

Tens of thousands at-risk people not taking up free flu jab offer

December 19, 2019

Supporting image for story: TAKE OUR SURVEY: Can Boris Johnson heal Britain and how can Labour ever recover?

TAKE OUR SURVEY: Can Boris Johnson heal Britain and how can Labour ever recover?

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