A DENTAL nurse who made national headlines when her ponytail was hacked off by an abusive boyfriend has been ordered to pay £5,000 compensation to a high street bank after cashing a fraudulent cheque.Read
A PLAN to build the biggest motorway sign in Europe has been approved by Walsall planners despite safety fears voiced by the Highways Agency and drivers' representatives.Read
SHE'D never met him before, but as the steam swirled around her on Birmingham New Street's platform seven, the silhouette of a man appeared by her side - and the future was sealed for Judy and Tony Grinstead.Read
A RETIRED Midland businessman has come face-to-face with the world's first six-wheeled Land Rover he helped build with pals for an African adventure in the 1960s.Read
A TOWN'S business leaders and community workers will get final chances to have their say in how their council spends its money over the next financial year.Read
IF the region fails to win £50 million in lotto cash the chance for West Midland families to properly explore the amazing network of caverns beneath Dudley could be lost forever.Read
AN inquest jury has returned an unlawful killing verdict on a maintenance worker who died from multiple injuries when he was crushed between a van and a truck.Read
Dale Williams works and lives in the Black Country and has been covering news and events in region as a reporter for almost 20 years. He has been with the Mail since 1994 and is based in the district office in West Bromwich.
