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Drugs on demand: QR code stickers advertising drugs for sale spotted in Walsall as residents call for action

Customised stickers advertising drugs for sale via a QR code have been seen plastered around a Black Country town centre.

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QR code stickers linking to an illicit drug sales website have been spotted around Walsall

Windsor Complex, Bearwood High Street, Bearwood. Pic: Google Maps. Permission for reuse for all LDRS partners.

Sandwell venue facing licensing hearing over concerns from fire service

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The former Old Stags Head in Church Hill, Penn, Wolverhampton. A new plan to re-open the pub has been submitted after two plans to convert the building into a house were rejected. Pic: Google Maps. Permission for reuse for all LDRS partners.

Historic Wolverhampton pub could re-open seven years after closing

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The former furniture store on Long Lane which was earmarked for development as a retail centre but planners rejected the application. Picture Google free for LDRS use

Plans for new Tesco Express near Halesowen rejected after concerns over traffic congestion

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Kelly Williams, 55, from Birmingham had two strokes in 2017

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Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, at the site of the Yardley Brook development in Birmingham where 150 new social homes are being built. PIC: WMCA

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Wolverhampton Green Innovation Corridor opportunities on show at forum

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Wolves captain ready to end the season on a high

Nelson Semedo insists the Wolves squad is motivated to end the season well ahead of their final two games of the season.

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