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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

Review: Frank Carson at Birmingham Town Hall

AT 83 years of age, there’s no doubt Frank Carson’s performances are something special.Read

Mum’s quick action stops blaze in Wednesbury

A MOTHER’S quick-thinking prevented a fire breaking out after her daughter knocked nail varnish remover over a candle.Read

Wednesbury church struggling to fill vacant posts

A CLERGY crisis is hitting the Black Country with vacancies going unfilled, it has been revealed.Read

Halesowen gran 'appalled' by Halloween fake limbs on sale at Asda

A MIDLAND grandmother whose brother lost an arm in the Second World War today hit out at supermarket bosses for selling “appalling” fake body parts for Halloween.Read

Dudley couple write their story of love against the odds

A FORMER Midland head teacher has revealed how he escaped from his Nazi-occupied homeland in a new book, co-written with his wife.Read

We'll bring our Danny's body home

THE grieving family of a Black Country man stabbed to death in Spain nearly two years ago are today finally planning to bring his body home.Read

Golfer thanks fellow players and paramedics after cardiac arrest drama

A MIDLAND golfer who suffered a cardiac arrest at the 12th hole of a Birmingham course told paramedics and fellow players: “Thanks for saving my life.”Read

Beer bus operator loses licence over poor maintenance of fleet

A MIDLAND fun bus operator has been stripped of his licence and branded “foolish and negligent” in a scathing ruling from the region’s deputy traffic commissioner.Read

Baggies fan gets the right result!

THE Baggies may have lost on Saturday, but at least two fans were all smiles after getting the right result.Read

Special service for Kidderminster soldier killed in Afghanistan to be attended by army comrades

COMRADES of a soldier killed in Afghanistan will be in the Midlands to pay their respects to the young dad.Read

Track builds up fan base

IF EVER there was a song that seemed that it was being drip-fed into the nation’s sub-conscience then surely The Temper Trap’s Sweet Disposition is it.Read

Man guilty of murder of Walsall Wood man in Majorca

Their ruling that Richard Roberts, aged 36, murdered Mr Hastelow, aged 26, came after nearly seven hours’ deliberation, according to Spanish media.Read

Anger over rise in Dudley council administration fee

DUDLEY residents and traders are continuing their fight against an “outrageous” hike in council fees that has seen some bills rocket by more than 3,000 per cent.Read

Accused on trial for murder of former Walsall bricklayer in Majorca was 'manipulative', court told

A MAN who stabbed Black Country 26-year-old Danny Hastelow was described in court as “overbearing, tyrannical, egocentric and manipulative,” according to reports.Read

Accused on trial for murder of former Walsall bricklayer in Majorca was 'manipulative', court told

A MAN who stabbed Black Country 26-year-old Danny Hastelow was described in court as “overbearing, tyrannical, egocentric and manipulative,” according to reports.Read

Black Country man is airlifted to hospital after two-ton weight lands on his foot

A BLACK Country man was airlifted to hospital after a two-ton weight dropped on his foot.Read

Black Country man is airlifted to hospital after two-ton weight lands on his foot

A BLACK Country man was airlifted to hospital after a two-ton weight dropped on his foot.Read

Mugged Halesowen boy loses sight in one eye

A KEEN young athlete has been forced to quit the sport he loves after being blinded in one eye for the sake of a mobile phone.Read

Tributes paid to Wolverhampton biker

A YOUNG father killed when his blue Yamaha R6 motorbike crashed with a car and a lorry was today described by his family as a “great lad, loved by everyone”.Read

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