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Double joy on Mother's Day for Senita and Ozzy

MOTHER'S Day will be twice as nice for Senita and Ozzy Anderson this year because after years of trying for children they now have double the reason to celebrate. Read

Rail passenger's anger at CCTV in station toilets

AN ANGRY rail passenger has accused Virgin Trains of an invasion of privacy after discovering CCTV cameras in toilets at a Midland station. Read

Hunt for missing Stourbridge teenager Chantelle Tapper

POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her home in Stourbridge for four weeks. Read

Stop smoking message for Walsall roadshow

MORE than 20 per cent of adults in Walsall smoke, but new research has revealed that a third of them would like to kick the habit. Read

Twenty from one Stourbridge school bound for Oxbridge

WHAT a score - King Edward VI sixth-form college in Stourbridge is celebrating after 20 outstanding students were offered places at Oxford and Cambridge. Read

Casino plan an 'insult' to Wolverhampton

PLANS for a casino to boost regeneration are an "insult", according to a local MP. Read

Walsall bus crash driver arrested

A BUS driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after the second serious smash in six months at Walsall bus station. Read

Relief for freed Smethwick man after cannabis jailing

A YOUTH worker jailed in Dubai after a microscopic speck of cannabis was found on his shoe has spoken of his relief after arriving back in Britain. Read

Man held in Wednesbury in immigration swoop

POLICE and immigration officers arrested a man as they swooped on a Wednesbury fish and chip shop this afternoon at the start of a crackdown on illegal workers. Read

My heroes

IT'S the smile that says thanks for saving my life. Read

CCTV footage from Gallery Square, Walsall

CCTV clues in hunt for gang in Walsall

PICTURED are the men wanted by police in connection with a vicious beating of a teenager in a Midland town centre. Read

Rescue in Willenhall fire

A SLEEPING man was rescued by firefighters from a blaze which led to the evacuation of a block of flats in the Midlands. Read

The scene in The Lindens in Newbridge Crescent

Girl critical after fire

A YOUNG girl remained in a critical condition in hospital today after a fire which also left her brave aunt fighting for her life. Read

Tributes to brave Richard

MORE than 200 colleagues of a Wednesbury father held a two-minute silence after he lost a brave 12-month battle with cancer aged just 39. Read

£4,400 compensation for shot police officer

AN UNARMED West Midlands Police officer who was shot while on duty has been offered just £4,400 in compensation, it has been revealed. Read

Two arrested in drugs raid

TWO men were arrested after a large amount of cannabis and drugs equipment was uncovered in a raid by police on a property in the Black Country. Read

Ministers consider climbdown over agency worker plans

By Jonathan Walker Read

'We'll never forget'

THE 50th anniversary of the death of Duncan Edwards - the Flower of the Black Country - was commemorated in an emotional thanksgiving service. Read

Blogging MP to head up websites

BRITAIN'S first "blogging" MP has been put in charge of hundreds of Government websites – and one of his first decisions was to close most of them down. Read