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Robin 2 club at Bilston to open £500,000 hotel

THE Robin Hood music club which has put the Black Country on the entertainment map today unveiled ambitious expansion plans to build a £500,000 hotel. Read

Pupil dies trapped under bus in Wolverhampton

A SCHOOLBOY was killed today in collision with a bus in Wolverhampton. Read

Labour win in Sandwell by-election thwarts BNP

LABOUR'S Delia Edwards beat the British National Party's James Lloyd to win the Princes End by-election on Sandwell Council. Read

New DVD charts career of Wolves legend Derek Dougan

MEMORIES of Midlands football legend Derek Dougan will come flooding back with the release of a special DVD tracing his glorious career. Read

Midland couple are killed in New Zealand crash tragedy

DEVOTED Midland couple wJonathan Hale and Jody Butler, ho emigrated to New Zealand in September have been killed in a tragic crash while on a charity motorbike ride. Read

Wards sealed off as bug hits Sandwell Hospital

WARDS have been sealed after dozens of patients and staff were struck down with a sickness bug which has hit Sandwell Hospital, it was revealed today. Read

Date with the Princess Royal for Callum Batham

QUICK thinking Midland youngster Callum Batham, who saved his dad's life, was back home today after a never-to-be-forgotten meeting with the Princess Royal. Read

Police fears for missing man Nigel Attwood

POLICE are concerned for the welfare of 29-year-old Nigel Attwood, who has gone missing from his home in Dudley. Read

Dudley fatal bus crash drive is charged

A DRIVER at the wheel of a bus which killed a pedestrian before smashing into a row of houses in Dudley has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Read

Suicide verdict on Oldbury man who tried to sell a kidney

A SUICIDE verdict has been recorded on Oldbury man Michael Tuck who tried to sell one of his kidneys on the internet to clear spiralling gambling debts of £25,000. Read

Young footballer Andre Brown of Walsall.

The young Walsall footballer with goals in his sights

WHIZZKID young footballer Andrew Brown of Walsall has set himself a goal - to follow in the starry steps of his hero Thierry Henry. Read

The Sound of Music at Dudley Concert Hall

THE ever popular musical The Sound of Music is to be staged at Dudley Concert Hall. Read

Oscar's £100,000 thank-you

THE parents of a four-year-old Midland boy born without hands or feet today said a heartfelt thank-you to well-wishers after a fundraising appeal smashed through its £100,000 target Read

Councillors in 100 mile move

A HUSBAND and wife team of councillors from West Bromwich have whipped up a storm by moving more than 100 miles to Wales. Read

Gridlock as pedestrian is hit by motorbike

THOUSANDS of motorists were caught up in rush-hour traffic gridlock today after a serious accident outside West Bromwich Albion's Hawthorns stadium. Read

Baggie Barge dream is sunk

A BAGGIE Barge to take West Bromwich Albion fans to The Hawthorns by canal has been scuppered because of cash cutbacks. Read

Harvinder Singh Bisran, who at 15 was the youngest to drown in the tragedy.

Fathers see lake where sons died

THE fathers of three young Sikhs, who drowned in the Lake District, shed a silent tear as they made a poignant return visit to the beauty spot where they met their died. Read

Tragic lake trio drowned by accident

A CORONER today recorded verdicts of accidental death on three young Sikhs from the Midlands who drowned in the Lake District when a perfect summer's day ended in tragedy. Read

Inquest on lakes death trio to open

THREE young Sikhs from the Black Country drowned at a Lake District beauty spot when an idyllic summer's day ended in tragedy, an inquest was expected to hear today. Read

Fundraising firemen Keith Mellor, left, and Phil Pitt at John o'Groats.

Around the UK in just 84 hours

A HOSEDOWN was the first thing on the agenda for two weary former firemen as they recovered after blazing a trail across the country on a marathon charity hitch-hike. Read