http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/ 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/2009/11/06/west-midlands-police-seize-9m-in-assets-from-criminals-97319-25105586/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:04:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/06/west-midlands-police-seize-9m-in-assets-from-criminals-97319-25105586/ Criminals lost more than £9 million over 12 months as West Midlands Police seized their ill-gotten gains. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/06/stourbridge-gripped-by-fa-cup-fever-97319-25105329/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:54:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/06/stourbridge-gripped-by-fa-cup-fever-97319-25105329/ Mail reporter STEVE BRADLEY was swept up in FA Cup fever as Stourbridge FC prepared for the biggest game in their history tomorrow. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/05/wolverhampton-city-council-criticised-over-student-flats-near-gas-depot-97319-25100802/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:13:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/05/wolverhampton-city-council-criticised-over-student-flats-near-gas-depot-97319-25100802/ Wolverhampton city council has been criticised by a High Court judge for failing to alert the Health and Safety Executive before giving the go-ahead for new flats for hundreds of students near a potentially hazardous gas storage depot. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/05/man-arrested-over-brierley-hill-nightclub-shooting-97319-25099711/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:57:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/05/man-arrested-over-brierley-hill-nightclub-shooting-97319-25099711/ A 32-year-old man has been arrested by armed police in connection with a shooting at a Birmingham nightclub. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/05/widower-s-car-and-dog-stolen-as-he-tended-grave-in-walsall-97319-25097216/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:40:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/05/widower-s-car-and-dog-stolen-as-he-tended-grave-in-walsall-97319-25097216/ Callous thieves in Birmingham stole a widower's car with his pet dog inside as he tended his wife's grave. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/03/two-arrested-over-cannabis-factory-in-wombourne-97319-25080936/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:39:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/03/two-arrested-over-cannabis-factory-in-wombourne-97319-25080936/ Two people from the Dudley area have been arrested in connection with the discovery of a cannabis "factory" in the Wombourne area of Staffordshire. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/03/jamelia-to-divorce-walsall-fc-husband-darren-byfield-97319-25078659/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:20:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/03/jamelia-to-divorce-walsall-fc-husband-darren-byfield-97319-25078659/ JAMELIA is divorcing her Walsall FC husband Darren Byfield just 18 months after tying the knot. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/02/publisher-bids-to-trace-rare-words-used-in-black-country-dialect-97319-25073266/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:17:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/02/publisher-bids-to-trace-rare-words-used-in-black-country-dialect-97319-25073266/ A publisher launched a scheme to trace rare dialect words - including ones for the Black Country - that may have slipped out of everyday usage. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/02/x-factor-s-rachel-adedeji-confirmed-for-walsall-christmas-lights-switch-on-97319-25073263/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:16:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/11/02/x-factor-s-rachel-adedeji-confirmed-for-walsall-christmas-lights-switch-on-97319-25073263/ X Factor singer Rachel Adedeji has been confirmed as the latest star set to perform at this year's Christmas lights switch-on in Walsall. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/30/walsall-man-is-britain-s-oldest-father-of-twins-at-71-97319-25051393/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:29:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/30/walsall-man-is-britain-s-oldest-father-of-twins-at-71-97319-25051393/ OH baby! A Midland dad has become Britain’s oldest father of twins – aged 71. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/28/labour-mp-tom-watson-accepts-libel-damages-97319-25035852/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:09:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/28/labour-mp-tom-watson-accepts-libel-damages-97319-25035852/ West Bromwich East MP Tom Watson has accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over false claims that he was part of a smear campaign against the Conservatives. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/27/oldbury-father-crushed-to-death-between-bus-and-barrier-inquest-told-97319-25023157/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:54:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/27/oldbury-father-crushed-to-death-between-bus-and-barrier-inquest-told-97319-25023157/ A Black Country father-of-three died after getting crushed between a bus and a crash barrier, inquest jurors heard. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/24/shock-as-sandwell-council-leader-stands-down-after-arrest-97319-25005614/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:33:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/24/shock-as-sandwell-council-leader-stands-down-after-arrest-97319-25005614/ SANDWELL councillors were stunned today after learning their leader Bill Thomas had quit as head of the authority after being arrested and charged with theft. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/23/sandwell-council-leader-bill-thomas-quits-after-being-charged-with-theft-65233-25001085/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/23/sandwell-council-leader-bill-thomas-quits-after-being-charged-with-theft-65233-25001085/ Sandwell Council leader Bill Thomas has quit after being charged by police with theft. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/23/boy-killed-in-bobbington-crash-is-named-97319-24999493/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:38:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/23/boy-killed-in-bobbington-crash-is-named-97319-24999493/ Police have named a 16-year-old boy who died in a two-vehicle crash at Bobbington, near Wolverhampton, which led to the arrest of another teenager. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/23/new-opening-time-for-landmark-pub-97319-24998200/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/23/new-opening-time-for-landmark-pub-97319-24998200/ A GRADE two-listed pub in Dudley that has been empty for years is to be brought back to life next month with a £238,000 boost. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/23/swine-flu-kills-two-in-the-west-midlands-97319-24996436/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/23/swine-flu-kills-two-in-the-west-midlands-97319-24996436/ Two further people have died from swine flu in the region as estimated numbers of new H1N1 virus cases almost doubled nationwide, it was announced yesterday. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/22/man-dies-and-three-injured-in-wolverhampton-smash-97319-24987308/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:06:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/22/man-dies-and-three-injured-in-wolverhampton-smash-97319-24987308/ A MAN died and three others were taken to hospital after a road smash in the Midlands. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/20/woman-critical-after-bilston-crash-97319-24972519/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:42:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/20/woman-critical-after-bilston-crash-97319-24972519/ A motorist is in a critical condition in hospital after her car collided with a refuse lorry in the Bilston area of Wolverhampton. Black Country News http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/20/man-taken-to-hospital-after-wolverhampton-house-fire-97319-24970883/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:35:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2009/10/20/man-taken-to-hospital-after-wolverhampton-house-fire-97319-24970883/ A man has been taken to hospital after a fire in a Wolverhampton house. Black Country News