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Helen to represent Sandwell in Rose of Tralee festival

HELEN McMenamin heads off to Ireland next month with the hopes of Sandwell resting on her young shoulders.Read

Axed West Bromwich vicar in court fight over diocese home

A VICAR sacked for having an affair with a parishioner is due back at court this month in a fight over his diocese home.Read

Council workers facing pay cuts

MORE than 1,000 Black Country council workers were braced for wage cuts today after proposals for a new “fairer” pay scheme won approval.Read

Generous Brummies help fund new state-of-the-art lifeboat in Wales

A STATE-of-the-art lifeboat bought by kind-hearted Brummies for Welsh lifeboat volunteers has been officially named by Prince Michael of Kent.Read

Man airlifted to hospital after Darlaston factory fall

A MAN was airlifted to hospital in Birmingham after falling nearly ten feet from machinery at a recycling plant.Read

Sandwell Council plan for 'Gipsy Month' attacked

SANDWELL Council is planning to run Gipsy awareness classes in schools, it was revealed today.Read

Smethwick haulage operator loses licence

A MIDLAND haulage operator has been stripped of his licence by the Traffic Commissioner.Read

West Bromwich pupils pedal their way to fitness

WEST Bromwich youngsters are getting into gear for safe summer cycling.Read

Newsagent stabbed in Walsall raid is seriously ill

A HERO newsagent stabbed as he sent an armed raider packing half-naked was today seriously ill in hospital.Read

Halesowen factory raid pair 'suffocated'

The men, named as Stephen Gough and Colin Martin, were part of a gang of four from Dudley that burgled Fontana Ltd, on the Excelsior Industrial Estate, Cakemore Road, Halesowen, on Wednesday night.Read

Firebomber of takeaway who brutally assaulted worker jailed

A BLACK Country man who took part in a firebomb attack on a takeaway after brutally assaulting one of the workers with a wheel brace has been put behind bars for five-and-a-half years.Read

Couple who shot at children have sentencing delayed

A SANDWELL couple warned to expect jail for shooting at children were today still free after their sentencing was delayed.Read

NHS apprenticeship boost for Black Country

NEARLY 200 new apprenticeships have been announced for the NHS in the Black Country.Read

Walsall pupil in pepper spray rampage

The youngster, who has not been named, sprayed fellow pupils at Walsall’s Shire Oak School. It is believed seven children were attacked by the boy, aged around 15, in a school corridor yesterday.Read

Plans for £174m revamp of Wolverhampton bus station unveiled

THIS is the vision of a revamped Wolverhampton with a new bus station, offices and shops, that has been put forward by developers.Read

Smethwick Sikh leaders grateful to police

POLICE officers have won praise from Sikh leaders for rebuilding community links in the aftermath of violence at Vaisakhi celebrations in April, 2007.Read

Smethwick Sikh leaders grateful to police

POLICE officers have won praise from Sikh leaders for rebuilding community links in the aftermath of violence at Vaisakhi celebrations in April, 2007.Read

Midland man made 'poor decision' which led to crash

A 28-YEAR-old Sandwell man who ploughed his Audi into a lorry after making a “poor” decision to overtake the vehicle in front of him has been spared an immediate jail sentence.Read

Sister pays tribute to Tipton glider pilot killed in crash

THE heartbroken sister of a Black Country glider pilot who was killed when his aircraft crashed on take-off said she had been left “shell-shocked” by the tragedy.Read

Print given to Sandwell Hospital as thanks for care

A GREAT Barr woman has donated a framed print to Sandwell General Hospital to say thanks to staff who cared for her uncle.Read

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