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8 months ago
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Poundland announces 'single biggest change in 30 years' to UK stores

The high street bargain giant, which operates stores across the country and is headquartered in the Black Country, is...

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8 months ago
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West Brom fan scooped up young son and fled onto pitch as violence marred Wolves clash

Season ticket holder Liam Dunn said they were "trampled over and pushed out the way" as scuffles broke out during the...

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8 months ago
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Police officer 'pushed down the stairs' during West Brom v Wolves violence

The officer was caught up in the ugly scenes that unfolded at The Hawthorns

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8 months ago
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Cause of factory blaze at Wallows Industrial Estate revealed as crews return to scene

Almost 30 firefighters tackled the fire at a unit on the Wallows Industrial Estate, Brierley Hill

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8 months ago
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West Brom v Wolves violence results in six arrests as police vow to identify 'all involved'

Trouble flared at The Hawthorns during the FA Cup game between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers

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8 months ago
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Mystery surrounds 'air raid siren' heard in West Bromwich

The sound, which was likened to an air raid siren, was reportedly going off at 30 second intervals

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8 months ago
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Thirty firefighters tackle factory blaze at Wallows Industrial Estate in Brierley Hill

Seven fire crews were called to tackle a factory fire in Brierley Hill

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8 months ago
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Cost-of-living crisis bites as cops find man sleeping in his car

Concerns were raised for a man after neighbours reported not seeing him - leading to police tracking him down to his ...

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8 months ago
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West Brom release club statement after Wolves crowd trouble and plan punishments

West Brom v Wolves was the subject of a second half disruption when fights broke out in the Halford's Lane

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8 months ago
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West Brom v Wolves live FA Cup updates and analysis from Black Country Derby

Join us as we follow the action from the press box for the 163rd Black Country Derby between West Brom and Wolves

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8 months ago
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The lost generation - Babyface criminals set to spend their entire 20s behind bars

These young men destroyed their own lives in the process of killing or trying to kill others

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8 months ago
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'Cowardly sucker punch' in pub costs businessman £10k and booze ban

Matthew Jones, aged 36, attacked a teenager at the Scott Arms in Great Barr because he thought he and his friends wer...

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8 months ago
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Sick Google searches of 'Sadistic' thug who tortured, killed and buried puppy

Byron Baylis, aged 21, from Wolverhampton was prosecuted by the RSPCA after the body of a terrier named Shadow was re...

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8 months ago
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Chippy to go under the hammer for less than some homes

Finns Fish Barr in Upper Gornal also comes with a three-bedroom self-contained home at the rear

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8 months ago
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Exact time Storm Jocelyn to follow Storm Isha with wind and rain to lash country

In the West Midlands another yellow wind warning has been issued with gusts set to approach 50mph when Storm Jocelyn ...

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8 months ago
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Storm Isha live as West Midlands faces train delays, motorway crashes and disruption  

Storm Isha has caused havoc overnight with strong gusts and a Met Office weather warning remains in place

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8 months ago
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BBC Gladiators experience was 'amazing' says West Midlands Ambulance Service paramedic

West Midlands Ambulance Service's Zoe Mcintosh will be taking on the Lycra-clad warriors in the latest instalment of ...

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8 months ago
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'Black Country men brawl in courthouse' as murder trial adjourns for lunch

Police and security guards were forced to step in and break up the fight as staff were told to remain in their offices

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8 months ago
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Exciting plans for Sutton Coldfield’s former Empire detailed to take cinema back to the future 

A big revamp of the former Empire Cinema and soon-to-be Royal in Sutton Coldfield is about to get underway promising ...

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8 months ago
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DWP urged to extend cost of living support for UK households beyond March 2024

A Midlands council has made a desperate plea and says it cannot afford to fill the gap that the end of the Household ...

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8 months ago
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'Worst application' care facility plan rejected over 'substandard' homes

The plans sparked a raft of objections from neighbouring residents, businesses and places of worship

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8 months ago
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Retiring in the West Midlands - the most affordable towns where pensions go further

The current state pension in the UK is £203.85 per week - working out to around £10,600 per year - and can be claimed...

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8 months ago
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Daughter of Midlands paramedic ‘shocked and appalled’ as £7K pre-paid funeral plan worth nothing

Bob Lee had taken out two pre-paid funeral plans worth £7,500 with Safe Hands but after the firm went into administra...

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8 months ago
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Gardeners grumpy as green waste charge up 20 per cent in Brum - but is free down the road

Existing users paid just £45 in 2022 but this year face forking out £60 with taxpayers set to foot the bill for counc...

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8 months ago
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'Social dumping' claim over Walsall assisted living facility plan

Neighbours said the facility would not be approved in wealthy areas but was instead being 'dumped' in a poorer area

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8 months ago
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Tragedy as woman's body found in Walsall canal

The pensioner was found in the water close to the Five Ways Bridge in Walsall

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9 months ago
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Coombs Road live as police respond to 'serious incident'

Part of Coombs Road in Halesowen was closed from the junction with Golden Orchid

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9 months ago
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Man banned from Walsall and told to pay £1,000 as council says 'not ok'

Ian Riggon of Metchley Drive, Harborne, has been ordered to pay £1,000 and has been banned from entering Walsall town...

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9 months ago
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Bus driver attacked in Wolverhampton after schoolboy ‘refused to pay fare’  

The attack took place in Showell Circus in the Low Hill area of the city and was said to have been sparked after a bo...

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9 months ago
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Stretch of A5 closed in Staffordshire after ‘serious’ New Year’s Day horror crash

The A5 near Great Wyrley and Cannock has been closed in both directions between the M6 Toll and the B4154 after the c...

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9 months ago
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GPs suspended again at 'worst-rated surgery' as dispute between them exposed in damning report

Great Barr Medical Practice is providing better care for patients without its three GP partners, according to inspectors

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9 months ago
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The Black Country places where amazing things happened - but you'd never know

You may pass some of them regularly, with no idea of the significance

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9 months ago
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Poundland to close stores permanently within days and shares full list of locations

The discount retailer, based in Willenhall in the Black Country, will shut its Chineham Shopping Centre store in Basi...

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9 months ago
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'It wasn’t time for him to go' - Wife's moving tribute after dad falls to his death at constructi...

Amarpreet Bhatti, from Bilston, was reportedly working at a site on the A40, near Wolvercote in Oxford when he died

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9 months ago
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Jailed for Christmas - Facebook live killer and fraudster who froze dead friend

Our December roundup features the trio who shot children at a playground, a racist Wolves fan, a drug dealing doctor ...

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9 months ago
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Five festive puzzles to try - can you find the hidden objects

The puzzles aren't as easy as they first look but will certainly get you in the festive spirit

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9 months ago
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Three men jailed for nearly 70 years for shooting children at Wolverhampton playground

Kian Durnin, aged 22, Martinho De-Sousa, 24, and Tireq McIntosh, 23, were found guilty of attempted murder and aggrav...

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9 months ago
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Wolverhampton playground shooting live as trio face sentence for 'murderous' incident

Kian Durnin, aged 22, Martinho De-Sousa, 24, and Tireq McIntosh, 23, were found guilty of attempted murder and aggrav...

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9 months ago
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Car flips on busy Walsall road with one taken to hospital

A car ended up on its roof in Darlaston Road in Walsall partially blocking the road

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