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Man who put hot iron on girlfriend’s leg jailed

A 23-YEAR-OLD Midland man who put a hot iron on a leg of his screaming girlfriend after she had been punched and kicked has been jailed for two and a half years.Read

Man who put hot iron on girlfriend’s leg jailed

A 23-YEAR-OLD Midland man who put a hot iron on a leg of his screaming girlfriend after she had been punched and kicked has been jailed for two and a half years.Read

OAP hit by bus in Walsall

A PENSIONER suffered head and suspected internal injuries when she was hit by a bus in Walsall’s Bradford Street at about 10.45am yesterday.Read

Police in hunt for gang after fire at Walsall recycling plant

POLICE are hunting for a gang who acted “suspiciously” outside a Black Country recycling plant hours before it was engulfed in a huge fire – forcing 80 people to leave their homes.Read

One-day urban festival to mark opening of £64 million Walsall college building

A ONE-day urban festival is set to mark the official opening of a new £64 million college building in the Black Country.Read

Black Country man jailed for 13 years for hit and run

A BLACK Country man has been jailed for 13 years in Spain over the horrific hit and run killing of a teenage moped rider.Read

New look of Serbia

A GROUP of bright young Serbians beam with delight as I rush through the crowd to get a picture of them proudly holding up their national flag.Read

Son's plea to find missing Oldbury mum

THE distraught son of a missing Black Country pensioner has pledged to keep up the desperate search for his mother.Read

Council demonstration makes rubbish point

THREE tonnes of rubbish was dumped outside Walsall Council House in a bid to highlight the borough’s £2 million headache with graffiti, fly-tipping and litter.Read

Four-hour-old Charlie Clifford becomes second-youngest member of RNLI

AT just four hours old, little Brummie Charlie Clifford made history.Read

Stourbridge couple face Spanish hit-and-run crash trial

A BLACK Country couple accused of the hit-and-run death of a young moped rider in Spain refused to answer questions when they went on trial in south-east Spain.Read

Sandwell housing partners fit 10,000th new kitchen

A HOUSING group in the Black Country has reached a landmark in modernising its homes.Read

Wolverhampton council ask public for views on £30m Metro expansion

PEOPLE in Wolverhampton are being asked for their views on £30 million plans to extend the Midland Metro tram system in a single track loop around the city centre.Read

Text to find free condoms

DUDLEY youngsters will be able to find free condoms by text message following the launch of a new health service this month.Read

Man injured as gangs clash in Stourbridge

A MAN is today in hospital in a serious condition after gangs armed with machetes and axes clashed in the Black Country.Read

Halesowen pupils’ eco-garden wins national award

DUDLEY youngsters received celebrity praise after creating an eco-friendly oasis complete with vegetable garden, and pond.Read

A touch of glass from artist Terri

A SELF-taught glass artist enjoyed a brush with fame when her work was exhibited to thousands of visiting Rotary Club members from across the globe this week.Read

Birmingham's motorists driven to despair, says poll

IT’S happy motoring in the Black Country – but Birmingham motorists are being driven to despair, according to a new survey out today.Read

Dispersal order won for streets in Lye

GANGS of youngsters are being targeted by Black Country police who won a dispersal order over anti-social behaviour fears.Read

Hero policemen honoured by Royal Humane Society

TWO policemen who thwarted a knife-wielding woman’s attempts to hang herself in Walsall Arboretum are to receive national lifesaving honours.Read

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