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Cosmetics fail safety tests

TRADING Standards officers in Sandwell are warning the public to be wary of buying cheap cosmetics in the run-up to Christmas.Read

£31 million new vision for college

AMBITIOUS plans were unveiled today for a new £31 million, state-of-the-art college campus in the Black Country.Read

Land Rover experience for sick schoolboy

SCHOOLBOY Josh Holland put a “nightmare” three years behind him as he lived his dream at the wheel of an all-conquering Land Rover.Read

Thanks for funds help

CITY fundraisers were thanked for their support of a children’s charity during a special event to celebrate 120 years of the NSPCC in Birmingham.Read

Funeral for ex-police chief Mick

THE funeral of a well-known former Midland police chief who went on to run a security firm is to be held next week.Read

Carnage on roads as 3 fight for lives

THREE people were fighting for their lives today after a night of carnage on Black Country roads.Read

Fury as killer gets days out

THE family of a tragic teenager dragged to his death in an horrific hit-and-run said today they were “gutted” after learning his killer has won permission to be freed to spend time with his family.Read

Infection alert at hospital

NEW patients have been banned from an elderly care ward at the Black Country’s biggest hospital after a fresh outbreak of a sickness bug.Read

Band’s coach crash terror as ‘brakes fail’

A TEENAGER claimed today that terrified members of a marching band were warned the brakes on their coach had failed moments before it crashed.Read

Judith Chalmers at Black Country Living Museum

WISH You Were Here TV travel presenter Judith Chalmers took a trip back in time at the Black Country Living Museum and admitted: “I wish I’d seen more.”Read

Kings Highway pub to be torn down for £2m Netto store

A BLACK Country pub which was a famous landmark for more than a century is set to be bulldozed to make way for a £2 million superstore, it was revealed today.Read

Record bus collection is Geoff and Linda Price's driving force

GEOFF and Linda Price have 10,922 reasons to stay together as a world in miniature dominates their lives.Read

Walsall Council plans top civic honour for Eleanor Simmonds

PARALYMPIC swimming superstar Eleanor Simmonds, who was born in Walsall, may be given the Freedom of the Borough, it was revealed today.Read

Mother of tragic TV star Mark Speight may have had stroke

THE mother of tragic Wolverhampton-born TV children’s entertainer Mark Speight died of a possible stroke within a month of the emotional memorial service for her son, an inquest heard.Read

M5 business park set to boost jobs

A MULTI-MILLION pound business park is set to be developed alongside a West Bromwich motorway as the keystone of sweeping changes transforming the landscape of Sandwell.Read

Cash raised in memory of electrocuted mum Emma Shaw is stolen

CASH collected in memory of tragic young West Bromwich mother Emma Shaw who was electrocuted has been stolen.Read

‘Cowboys’ to be corralled by cops in Sandwell

A CRACKDOWN on rogue traders was being launched today to drive doorstep conmen out of Sandwell.Read

Labour MP joins post office battle

STOURBRIDGE MP Lynda Waltho has thrown her weight behind families fighting to save their post office in Quarry Bank.Read

Exhibition to celebrate 'gingers'

A GINGERFEST was held to herald the launch of a celebration of redheads.Read

Lizzie Wiggins back in action again

POPULAR comedienne Lizzie Wiggins is making her stage comeback just six months after a suffering a stroke.Read