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BNP dad: My hope for jail shame son

A COUNCILLOR whose teenage son has been jailed for three years said today he hoped he had finally "seen the light". Read

Lotto windfall for strikers' haven

THE Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a £1.5 million grant to the Black Country Living Museum to rebuild a piece of history. Read

Seven in court over OAP murder

SEVEN people, including two husband and wife couples, have appeared in court charged in connection with the brutal killing of a Black Country pensioner. Read

Drivers fail road checks

DRIVERS are facing charges after vehicle checks. Read

Flying doctor appeal

A FLYING doctor service which has saved dozens of lives since taking to the skies has launched a £2 million appeal as it nears its 15th anniversary. Read

Pools winner is a benefits cheat

A FRAUDSTER cheated benefits chiefs out of more than £48,000 - despite winning thousands on the football pools and the lottery and inheriting £50,000. Read

Region's call for new shopping centres

FOUR huge shopping centres, each the size of Birmingham's Bullring, may be needed across the Black Country over the next 25 years. Read

Chief has say in school row

SANDWELL'S education supremo has responded to claims by teaching unions that staff could be left out of pocket because of controversial changes. Read

First birthday for maternity ward

MOTHERS and babies got together for an extraspecial birthday party to celebrate the first anniversary of the maternity unit at Dudley's Russells Hall Hospital. Read

School hit by arson attack

AN historic former school which has stood empty for more than two years was badly damaged in an arson attack. Read

Cash for cleaner streets

COUNCIL chiefs in Dudley have unveiled details of preliminary budget proposals for the next financial year. Read

Shining light on new homes

PLANS for a new public art feature have been given the go-ahead for a development of new homes at Willenhall. Read

Rape suspect's house torched

ARSONISTS have torched the home of a man who is accused of carrying out a sex attack on a 101 year-old Midland woman. Read

Pensioner ready to fight for home

A PENSIONER who has spent almost all his life in the same house today vowed to stand in the way of the bulldozers. Read

Curtains for historic cinema

AN HISTORIC former cinema - the first ever purpose-built multiscreen cinema in the country - is set to be replaced by a clothing store. Read

Bostin' year for museum

STAFF at the Black Country Living Museum are celebrating a recordbreaking year. Read

Police name freeze victim

A MAN found dead in the doorway of West Bromwich Town Hall during the big Christmas freeze was named by police today. Read

Outdoors 'green gym' on towpath

CHRISTMAS flab can be tackled with healthy exercise conserving and improving Smethwick canals, say organisers. Read

Kids fly off to see Santa Claus

A DREAM came true for a bunch of Midland youngsters when they were taken on a magical flight of fantasy to see Santa - without leaving the ground. Read