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Man and woman jailed after Cradley Heath teenager threatened with pizza cutter

A BLACK Country man and woman have been sent to prison for nearly eight years after a teenager was threatened with a pizza cutter before being frogmarched to a post office to withdraw money from his account.Read

Tettenhall crash man is named

A MAN who died after the car he was in crashed into a tree has today been named as Wolverhampton 25-year-old Liam Turner.Read

Four injured as bus and car collide in Walsall

FOUR people were taken to hospital after a car and a bus crashed in Walsall.Read

Tyson makes his Midland audience go the distance

FANS of volatile boxer ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson were kept waiting for an incredible FOUR hours at a Midland event in his honour.Read

Jobless hike in West Bromwich West sees area top league

WEST Bromwich West suffered the highest rise in unemployment claims over the last year in England, according to a worrying new report published today by the Campaign to End Child Poverty.Read

Walsall pervert caught with 1,800 indecent images claimed he was hunting for internet paedophiles

A PERVERT who claimed to be hunting internet paedophiles has avoided a jail term after he was caught with more than 1,800 indecent images of children.Read

Brownhills teaching assistant to appeal against jail term over filming young girls in the bath

CONVICTED Black Country pervert Rosemary Foxall will be appealing against her two-and-a-half-year jail sentence days before Christmas, it was revealed today.Read

Soldiers back from a six-month stint in Afghanistan to be granted the freedom of Sandwell

SOLDIERS who returned from a six-month stint in Afghanistan in September are to be granted the freedom of Sandwell under new council proposals.Read

Campaigners losing their fight to save Langley branch of Barclays

THE future of a “lifeline” branch of Barclays in the Black Country today remains bleak – despite a 1,000-signature petition calling for the bank to stay open.Read

Toy sale at Haden Hill House Museum

HUNDREDS of youngsters sold their old Barbies, Lego and books at a bring and buy sale in Cradley Heath.Read

A WALSALL hotel which opened three years ago has gone on sale for £8.25million, it emerged today.

The 121-bedroom Park Inn, which opened as a Ramada Encore in 2006, is privately-owned, but on sale through Christie and Co.Read

Midlands rock legend Robert Plant wins top honour at Q Awards

MIDLAND-born rocker Robert Plant was officially recognised for his outstanding contribution to music at a major awards bash that also saw Midlands greats The Specials come in for praise.Read

Midlands rock legend Robert Plant wins top honour at Q Awards

MIDLAND-born rocker Robert Plant was officially recognised for his outstanding contribution to music at a major awards bash that also saw Midlands greats The Specials come in for praise.Read

Pub on market after stabbing

A TROUBLED Black Country pub where a popular local was stabbed to death weeks before he was due to become a father was today up for sale.Read

Sandwell firms loan fund invite

BUSINESSES across Sandwell have been invited to bid for their share of a £750,000 pot of cash aimed at helping them through the credit crunch.Read

Birmingham fund-raiser climbs Kilimanjaro for charity

NATHAN White’s charity challenge took him from the comfort of a four-star West Midlands hotel to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.Read

Cowboy roofer avoids jail after conning pensioner out of £13,800

A COWBOY roofer from Birmingham who conned a Sandwell pensioner into paying thousands of pounds for unnecessary work to his home has avoided a prison sentence.Read

Birmingham fund-raiser climbs Kilimanjaro for charity

NATHAN White’s charity challenge took him from the comfort of a four-star West Midlands hotel to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.Read

Over 100 donors turn out to help Small Heath youngster Amun Ali

LITTLE Amun Ali’s chances of surviving past his 11th birthday are today looking a whole lot brighter after more than 100 donors turned up at a special donor clinic.Read

Midland man caught in possession of drugs jailed for five years and nine months

A MIDLAND man whose fingerprints were found on a package containing £1,630-worth of cocaine and crack cocaine has been jailed for five years and nine months.Read

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