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Man dies after being hit by train in Smethwick

A MAN died after being hit by a train in Smethwick.Read

Wolverhampton woman charged with cruelty to rabbits

A BLACK Country mother has appeared in court accused of causing unnecessary suffering to more than 30 rabbits and guinea pigs.Read

Tividale teenager haunted by coach death crash horror

A TEENAGE passenger of killer coach driver Robert Oughton, who crashed while transporting Black Country musicians, revealed today he was still haunted by the horror smash a year on.Read

Boy, 11, seriously injured in Aldridge road accident

A CHILD was today seriously ill in hospital after being in collision with a car in Aldridge.Read

OPAs fight on to save their care home, Underhill House, from closure

BLACK Country pensioners are today planning the next move in their fight to keep open a care home after a shattering court blow.Read

Mixed views on reopening of Brownhills Market

A BLACK Country market brought back to life by the local council came in for mixed reviews on its first day of trading.Read

Trucker's chilling sex acts revealed by mum of Stacey Lawrence

FURTHER suspicions were today cast over trucker Darren Walker who police believe killed Midland schoolgirl Stacey Lawrence before committing suicide.Read

Solihull councillor denies sex attack

A MIDLAND councillor has denied carrying out a sex attack on a teenage girl.Read

West Bromwich Albion star Joe Mattock on assault charge

NEW West Bromwich Albion star Joe Mattock has been charged with assaulting two men and two women during a night out, it was revealed today.Read

CCTV shows final images of murdered Stacey Lawrence

THIS image shows a seemingly happy Stacey Lawrence in her final hours before being murdered by her mother’s lorry driver boyfriend.Read

Your career's over, judge tells former BBC presenter Ashley Blake

ASHLEY Blake was led from the dock with the words of trial Judge Peter Carr ringing in his ears.Read

Police called to wildcat strike at West Midlands factory

POLICE were called to a Smethwick factory today after a wildcat strike began after a shop steward was allegedly suspended.Read

West Bromwich YMCA hoping for slice of £4 million Lottery cash

A CHARITY is in the running for a £4 million Lottery windfall to bring its “stretched and outdated” facilities up to the 21st century.Read

West Bromwich widow, 90, in vow after tram stop mugging

A BRAVE 90-year-old brutally robbed on her way to lay flowers at her husband’s grave has hit back at her attacker by promising not to become a prisoner in her own home.Read

Cradley Heath factory destroyed in fire

A MIDLAND factory was today gutted after a severe fire saw thick smoke cover the area.Read

Cradley Heath factory destroyed in fire

A MIDLAND factory was today gutted after a severe fire saw thick smoke cover the area.Read

Thousands turn out at Dudley's Shazad Mela in memory of murdered pub landlord Suvinder Singh Batth

AN international sports event that paid tribute to a murdered pub landlord was today hailed a success.Read

Jail for Sandwell man burned in fire he started himself

A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Sandwell man who suffered nasty burns after setting fire to his own flat in a dispute with his landlord has been put behind bars for five years.Read

Tipton mother Amanda Langford speaks out to promote work of the Birth Trauma Association

THE mother of a Midland man who suffers cerebral palsy after being starved of oxygen when he was born, has spoken out emotionally to raise awareness of problems caused by birth trauma.Read

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