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New opening time for landmark pub

A GRADE two-listed pub in Dudley that has been empty for years is to be brought back to life next month with a £238,000 boost.Read

Police plea over missing teenage girl seen in the Black Country

FEARS are growing for the safety of a Midlands teenager in the care of Social Services who went missing while planning to convert to Islam.Read

Driver jailed for ramming his BMW into police car

A DRIVER who used his powerful BMW as a “battering ram” to twice smash a police car injuring two officers has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.Read

Mum dies in crash after drink binge

THE devastated parents of a Black Country mum-of-two who died in a high-speed horror smash have spoken of their shock at hearing of her vodka binge before getting behind the wheel of her car.Read

School building projects expected to go ahead

TWO major multi-million pound school building projects could get under way next year if Midland councillors give them the go-ahead tomorrow.Read

£1.4m plans to finally complete troubled arts centre The Public

TROUBLED Black Country arts centre The Public could finally be completed in five months as Sandwell Council considers borrowing £1.4 million for more building work.Read

Blues and Wolves players in nightclub brawl probe

OFFICIALS from Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers are investigating allegations that their players were caught up in a nightclub brawl.Read

Pics of happy youngsters tell story of Smethwick Scouts group celebrating 90th anniversary

THESE images of happy youngsters tell the story of a Smethwick Scouts group that today celebrates its 90th anniversary.Read

Great Barr man admits attacking pregnant girlfriend

A THUG who attacked his pregnant girlfriend after she threatened him with a knife during a row has been spared time behind bars.Read

Special clinic set up to help little Amun, 10, find a bone marrow match

EVERY time little Amun Ali coughs or sneezes, his mum and dad re-live the terrible fear they could be about to lose another son to a rare condition that renders the immune system almost helpless.Read

Nearly 1,000 more Midland homeowners are repossessed

NEARLY 1,000 repossession orders were made against West Midlands homeowners in three months, according to latest figures.Read

English parliament campaigners to lobby first meeting of West Midlands MPs

PROTESTERS calling for an English parliament are expected to descend on a college tonight at an inaugural meeting of West Midlands MPs.Read

MP to meet bosses over 54 Black Country workers sacked after wildcat strike

WORKERS at a Black Country factory sacked after a wildcat strike over alleged racial abuse have today been offered hope of a reprieve after bosses agreed to meet for talks with MP Khalid Mahmood.Read

City anti-gang mums group wins high praise and a cash boost

A BIRMINGHAM-based mothers’ group set up to stop youngsters falling prey to gang violence has won new praise and a much-needed cash boost.Read

Authority switch could bring improvements to Lightwoods Park in Smethwick

A PARK run by Birmingham City Council could be handed over to officials in neighbouring Sandwell in a bid to improve its condition.Read

Arsonists set fire to 22 vehicles

TWENTY vehicles were engulfed in flames today after arsonists went on the rampage in a Black Country industrial estate.Read

MP to meet bosses over 54 Black Country workers sacked after wildcat strike

WORKERS at a Black Country factory sacked after a wildcat strike over alleged racial abuse have today been offered hope of a reprieve after bosses agreed to meet for talks with MP Khalid Mahmood.Read

54 workers at 2 Sisters Food Group sacked after wildcat strikes

A BLACK Country food firm today hit back at claims it sacked without “proper process” 54 workers who downed tools for a wildcat strike over alleged racial abuse.Read

Axed Midlands X Factor hopeful Treyc pledges to be back stronger than ever

MIDLAND X Factor hopeful Treyc Cohen today promised to come back bigger and better after missing out on a place in the show’s final 12 competitors.Read

54 workers at 2 Sisters Food Group sacked after wildcat strikes

A BLACK Country food firm today hit back at claims it sacked without “proper process” 54 workers who downed tools for a wildcat strike over alleged racial abuse.Read

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