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Police fear for missing Walsall girl, 12

POLICE today revealed their concern for the welfare of a 12 year-old girl who has been missing since Saturday.Read

West Bromwich Albion part company with chaplain

FOOTBALL club bosses have parted company with their popular chaplain after eight years.Read

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith takes a look at latest police initiative

HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith was in defiant mood when she visited the Midlands to view the latest weapon in the fight against crime.Read

Olympian-style drive for fitter families

SANDWELL residents and workers will be able to get fit Olympic-style this summer as the borough launches a health project to tie in with the event.Read

Family’s fears over killer gene

A FAMILY is facing an anxious wait before discovering whether they have a life-threatening condition which causes the heart to stop suddenly.Read

Slimming is right up our street!

SUPER slimmers Tracey Skeffington and Sally Finnegan knew the signs were good when they entered a weight loss competition.Read

Jo is a real sweetheart for Swizzels

SWEET toothed Jo Hickman is a true romantic – and to prove it her personal message has been immortalised on a Love Heart.Read

Old photograph in the frame for big mosaic

A TREASURED historic photograph belonging to a Midland family is in the running to become the face of the world’s largest photo mosaic.Read

Inquest to be held on mum and son horror deaths in Tipton

THE mystery of why a tragic mother killed her five-year-old son before apparently committing suicide could finally be solved next week.Read

Simeon Bateman of Stourbridge celebrates 220 years in business

FROM little acorns... that could be the motto of Stourbridge timber merchants Simeon Bateman which has shown how deep its roots go by celebrating its 220th anniversary.Read

Chateau Impney and Raven Hotel up for sale

TWO iconic and historic hotels in the Midlands are up for sale, for a cool £32 million.Read

Comedienne Lizzie Wiggins gets back on her feet

LAUGH a minute Midland comedienne Lizzie Wiggins is galloping her way back to fitness after a devastating stroke - thanks to a racehorse named in her honour.Read

Go-ahead for mega mosque in Dudley

CONTROVERSIAL plans for an £18 million mosque and community centre which have split a Midland community have been given the go-ahead.Read

MEP calls for Public probe

AN MEP today demanded a National Audit Office probe into the spiralling costs of a controversial Black Country arts centre.Read

Firefighters in Paris to London charity journey

FIREFIGHTERS Steve Newman and Ian Pritchard are swapping their hoses for paddles as they plan a 540-mile nautical journey.Read

Curtain makers draw on family

A FAMILY firm of curtain makers which has been pulling together for 100 glorious years is playing out its own version of the Generation Game.Read

Man is charged over stab attack death

A MAN was due in court today charged with the murder of a young father-to-be who was stabbed to death in a West Bromwich street.Read

Knifing victim was to be a dad

THE tragic young victim of a frenzied knife attack in the Midlands was about to become a father, it was revealed today.Read

Convention are cream of crop

Fairport's Cropredy Convention, Oxfordshire's longest-established music festival, expects to sell out for the second consecutive year.Read

Man stabbed to death in West Bromwich street

A MURDER investigation was launched today after a man was stabbed to death in the street after an argument exploded into violence in West Bromwich.Read