http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/ Read the latest Black Country news from the Birmingham Mail newspaper online. West Midlands news covering Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton. en-gb Birmingham Mail no Read the latest Black Country news from the Birmingham Mail newspaper online. West Midlands news covering Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton. Black Country news, Birmingham Mail newspaper online, West Midlands news, Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/21/four-new-universities-could-be-built-in-the-west-midlands-97319-22309836/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:26:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/21/four-new-universities-could-be-built-in-the-west-midlands-97319-22309836/ UP to four new universities could be built in the West Midlands. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/21/peter-andre-switches-on-merry-hill-christmas-lights-97319-22309392/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/21/peter-andre-switches-on-merry-hill-christmas-lights-97319-22309392/ THE Christmas season arrived in the Black Country, courtesy of the ever popular Peter Andre. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/19/visitor-numbers-down-at-walsall-illuminations-97319-22292245/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/19/visitor-numbers-down-at-walsall-illuminations-97319-22292245/ ORGANISERS of the Walsall Illuminations today defended the annual family attraction as it emerged this year’s visitor numbers were down to an all-time low. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/18/ellie-simmonds-up-for-bbc-award-97319-22281636/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:42:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/18/ellie-simmonds-up-for-bbc-award-97319-22281636/ PARALYMPIC swimming champion Ellie Simmonds has been named on the shortlist for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/18/car-driver-strikes-tree-in-essington-97319-22281007/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/18/car-driver-strikes-tree-in-essington-97319-22281007/ A MAN was seriously hurt after his car struck a tree. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/17/tipton-charity-worker-wins-national-awardaftr-setting-up-south-asian-sexual-health-project-97319-22271071/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/17/tipton-charity-worker-wins-national-awardaftr-setting-up-south-asian-sexual-health-project-97319-22271071/ A CHARITY worker has scooped a top national award for her “dedication and innovation” in launching a project in the Black Country. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/17/black-country-police-obtain-inside-information-on-burglaries-from-burglars-97319-22271072/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/17/black-country-police-obtain-inside-information-on-burglaries-from-burglars-97319-22271072/ BLACK Country police have been obtaining inside information on burglaries. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/14/tividale-man-found-murdered-at-house-97319-22257861/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/14/tividale-man-found-murdered-at-house-97319-22257861/ A MURDER investigation has been launched by detectives at Smethwick after a man was found dead. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/14/an-armed-gang-robbed-a-black-country-supermarket-threatening-staff-with-knives-97319-22257863/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/14/an-armed-gang-robbed-a-black-country-supermarket-threatening-staff-with-knives-97319-22257863/ Police are appealing for witnesses following the robbery at a Somerfield, in Willenhall, on Wednesday. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/13/saddlers-winger-ishmel-demontagnac-is-sacked-97319-22248657/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:06:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/13/saddlers-winger-ishmel-demontagnac-is-sacked-97319-22248657/ RISING Midland football star Ishmel Demontagnac was today sacked by Walsall FC just four days after being arrested. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/12/stourbridge-schoolgirl-kerys-harrop-gets-rousing-send-off-ahead-of-world-cup-97319-22230595/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/12/stourbridge-schoolgirl-kerys-harrop-gets-rousing-send-off-ahead-of-world-cup-97319-22230595/ SCHOOLFRIENDS put out the flags for star footballer Kerys Harrop as she prepared to join the England squad for the women’s World Cup. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/12/teenager-died-in-warehouse-roof-fall-97319-22230597/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/12/teenager-died-in-warehouse-roof-fall-97319-22230597/ A TEENAGER died after plunging 25ft through the roof of a disused warehouse, an inquest heard. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/12/snowmen-wanted-by-acorns-children-s-hospice-97319-22230598/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/12/snowmen-wanted-by-acorns-children-s-hospice-97319-22230598/ FAMILIES are being encouraged to don their walking shoes and dress up as snowmen, reindeer, elves or Christmas trees in a bid to raise money for seriously ill children. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/11/disruption-as-west-bromwich-building-collapses-97319-22231789/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:53:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/11/disruption-as-west-bromwich-building-collapses-97319-22231789/ SEARCH and rescue teams have given the all-clear after a building collapsed in a busy Midlands street. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/11/man-mugged-at-gunpoint-in-smethwick-97319-22226679/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:50:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/11/man-mugged-at-gunpoint-in-smethwick-97319-22226679/ A MAN was mugged at gunpoint in the Black Country. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/11/forklift-truck-worker-killed-97319-22225730/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:08:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/11/forklift-truck-worker-killed-97319-22225730/ A MAN was killed in an accident involving a forklift truck at an ironworks in the Black Country yesterday. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/10/tipton-pensioner-dies-five-months-after-hit-and-run-97319-22221135/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:56:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/10/tipton-pensioner-dies-five-months-after-hit-and-run-97319-22221135/ A PENSIONER left seriously injured by a hit and run driver has died almost five months after the accident. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/08/walsall-athlete-mark-walcott-is-found-not-guilty-of-flashing-97319-22209473/ Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/08/walsall-athlete-mark-walcott-is-found-not-guilty-of-flashing-97319-22209473/ A FORMER Black Country athlete who competed for Team GB wept as he was cleared of flashing outside two care homes in the area. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/07/couple-travel-92-miles-to-see-sick-baby-97319-22206226/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:48:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/07/couple-travel-92-miles-to-see-sick-baby-97319-22206226/ A MUM and her partner are having to make a 92-mile daily round trip to a Stoke hospital where their baby daughter is fighting for life – because of a neonatal bed crisis in Birmingham. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/07/walsall-market-move-in-peril-97319-22205671/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/11/07/walsall-market-move-in-peril-97319-22205671/ WALSALL Council’s plans to move a market after almost 800 years have been thrown into doubt following the threat of legal action.