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Christopher Henwood

Chris Henwood

Fridge unit fire breaks out at Wolverhampton shop

FIREFIGHTERS put out a blaze that broke out in a refrigeration unit at a Wolverhampton shop.Read

Pictures: Birmingham identical twins mark 80 years of birthdays on different days

WHAT a difference a day makes for identical twins Dennis and Peter Allsopp – born five minutes either side of midnight in January 1932.Read

Chickens die on West Midlands road as transporter lorry overturns

THOUSANDS of chickens were believed to have died when a lorry they were being transported in overturned in the Midlands.Read

Stourbridge swimmers in unexpected wait for pool reopening

MIDLAND swimmers are having an unexpected wait to get back into their local pool with workers carrying out “essential maintenance work”.Read

Birmingham city centre tunnel to shut for 'vital' refurb

ONE of Birmingham’s main city centre tunnels is being shut down at night for more than two months in a move that could cause rush hour chaos.Read

Birmingham riots: Midland riots raid thug was tagged during unrest

A MIDLAND man who raided a store during the August riots in breach of a curfew order just days after he was allowed to keep his freedom by a court has been jailed for two years.Read

New lamp plan at raid-hit Birmingham church

LEADERS of a Birmingham church where a callous crook was caught on CCTV making the sign of the cross as he helped his accomplice steal a treasured lamp are planning a fund-raising campaign for a replacement.Read

Wolverhampton teen charged over laser pen attack on police helicopter

A TEENAGER has been charged after a laser was shone at the West Midlands Police helicopter.Read

Murder charge over death of homeless man at Birmingham bus stop

A MAN has appeared in court charged with murdering a homeless man at a Birmingham bus stop.Read

Man cut free from car after Droitwich crash

FIREFIGHTERS cut a man free from the car he was in after a collision in the West Midlands.Read

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Wolverhampton dad tasered eight times in dog row

POLICE tasered a Midland man eight times when he went on a fire extinguisher-wielding rampage sparked by an argument over a missing dog.Read

Revealed: The day Margaret Thatcher walked down an everyday Midland street

STUNNED residents couldn’t believe their eyes whenMargaret Thatcher came to visit one of their neighbours.Read

West Midlands road and rail hit by storm force winds

STORM force winds battered the West Midlands, damaging power lines and knocking trees on to roads and rail lines as they caused travel misery across the region.Read

Gales cause misery for Birmingham rail commuters

GALES of up to 60mph caused misery to rail passengers trying to make their journey to work in the region this morning.Read

Great Barr dad-of-four among this year's worker death toll

FOUR people died at work in Birmingham and the Black Country over the last year, according to health and safety chiefs.Read

Festive setback on works at much-loved Midland nightspot

EFFORTS to get a much-loved Midland nightspot open for festive fun may have failed – but its new owners today remained upbeat.Read

Torch sheds light on Birmingham's Olympic fever

IT’S the final countdown – Birmingham’s Olympic medal-winning past and potential future joined forces to mark the last few months’ waiting for next year’s Games.Read

Canine conundrum for Playboy Hugh Hefner and his Black Country ex

PLAYBOY millionaire Hugh Hefner has been caught up in a canine custody battle with the Midland-born beauty he was once engaged to.Read

Work on Birmingham New Street Station revamp continues over Christmas

IT WAS Christmas on a construction site for engineers working on the £600 million revamp of Birmingham’s New Street railway station.Read

Children hurt in Christmas Day car crash on way into Birmingham

FOUR children were recovering after being hurt in a Christmas Day crash on the M6 as they headed towards Birmingham.Read

Author Profile

Chris is a general news reporter covering the Black Country. His journalism training was carried out near his home town of Carmarthen, in South Wales, where he worked on the Llanelli Star and South Wales Evening Post newspapers.