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Travel agent who stole £40,000 told by court to pay £1

A CONFISCATION order for just £1 has been made against a disgraced travel agent who stole more than £40,000 – because he couldn’t afford to pay the money back.Read

Anonymous letter prompts celebrites to pull out of Midlands Curry Awards

CELEBRITIES have pulled out of a prestigious curry awards event after they were sent a mystery letter making allegations about the organisers.Read

Brownhills teaching assistant to appeal against jail term over filming young girls in the bath

CONVICTED Black Country pervert Rosemary Foxall will be appealing against her two-and-a-half-year jail sentence days before Christmas, it was revealed today.Read

Black Country man jailed for robbing two vicarages and churches

A BLACK Country man who repaid the generosity of two Church of England priests by robbing them has been jailed for 21 months.Read

Soldiers back from a six-month stint in Afghanistan to be granted the freedom of Sandwell

SOLDIERS who returned from a six-month stint in Afghanistan in September are to be granted the freedom of Sandwell under new council proposals.Read

Shoppers flock to opening of country's biggest PC World Megastore

HUNDREDS of shoppers queued overnight to snap up bargains at the opening of the country’s biggest PC World Megastore in Wednesbury.Read

Louisa's fight to live her last days in peace

LOUISA’S eyesight and hearing is failing, along with some of her memory, but she’s 100 per cent adamant about one thing – she doesn’t want to move.Read

Campaigners losing their fight to save Langley branch of Barclays

THE future of a “lifeline” branch of Barclays in the Black Country today remains bleak – despite a 1,000-signature petition calling for the bank to stay open.Read

We won’t let them destroy our baths

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Coseley Swimming Baths have vowed to lie down in front of bulldozers to protect the cherished facility.Read

Accident is only verdict

THE jury to the inquest of a father-of-three crushed to death by a bus at West Bromwich bus station have been told they can only record a verdict of accidental death.Read

Passenger tells of bus crush death

A PASSENGER has described how horrified bystanders screamed in terror as a rival bus service allegedly crushed and killed a Black Country father-of-three.Read

Date set for Halesowen Town FC decision

A DATE has been set for creditors to decide between two rival bids lodged for troubled Halesowen Town FC.Read

Dudley Council in drive for ownership of disused bingo hall near zoo

DUDLEY Council will today try to secure ownership of a key site near the town’s zoo as it tries to drive forward an ambitious redevelopment.Read

Catalogue of blunders turn terminally-ill cancer patient’s final months into “horrendous battle”, family reveal

A CATALOGUE of blunders by a GP surgery turned a terminally-ill cancer patient’s final months into a “horrendous battle for basic care”, his family revealed today.Read

Blaze at Wolverhampton nursing home

FIREFIGHTERS guided two residents to safety after a blaze at a Midland nursing home.Read

Midlands rock legend Robert Plant wins top honour at Q Awards

MIDLAND-born rocker Robert Plant was officially recognised for his outstanding contribution to music at a major awards bash that also saw Midlands greats The Specials come in for praise.Read

Midlands rock legend Robert Plant wins top honour at Q Awards

MIDLAND-born rocker Robert Plant was officially recognised for his outstanding contribution to music at a major awards bash that also saw Midlands greats The Specials come in for praise.Read

Nine arrested in prostitution crackdown in Smethwick

Nine people have been arrested in connection with an operation to tackle prostitution in Smethwick.Read

Revealed: The horrific torture three children dished out on a Smethwick brain-damaged teen

SADISTIC young thugs tortured a brain damaged 13-year-old boy after snatching him off the streets and saying: “We’re going to have some fun.’’Read

Pub on market after stabbing

A TROUBLED Black Country pub where a popular local was stabbed to death weeks before he was due to become a father was today up for sale.Read

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