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General Election 2010: West Midlands round-up

The Conservatives have so far failed to gain much ground in the West Midlands, despite former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith being ousted, becoming one of Labour's most high-profile casualties of the General Election,Read

Election 2010: Tamworth set the trend from red to blue

TAMWORTH was among the first seats in the country to turn from red to blue as Tory Chris Pincher snatched power with a majority of 5,890.Read

Stafford parents pay tribute to teen daughter who died in horrific car crash.

THE parents of a Midland teenager killed in an horrific two car crash have paid tribute to her as a “truly special daughter”.Read

An Irish horse is the latest recruit to West Midlands Ambulance Service.

AN IRISH sports horse will soon be galloping to the rescue on one of the region’s largest country parks – as the latest recruit to West Midlands Ambulance Service.Read

Conservative support soars in Lichfield

MICHAEL FABRICANT is once again Conservative MP for Lichfield after winning a majority of more than 17,000.Read

Tamworth turns Tory

TAMWORTH turned Tory as the Conservatives enjoyed a 9.5% swing in the polls in their favour.Read

Tory support grows in Staffordshire South

STAFFORDSHIRE SOUTH once again returned a Conservative MP as support for the party grew in the constituency.Read

General Election 2010: Live Midlands coverage

OUR team of reporters are at election counts taking place across the West Midlands.Read

Lichfield teen denies attacking gay man London's Trafalgar Square

A teenager has denied kicking a gay man in an attack along with her friend from Staffordshire, after he was punched to the ground in London's Trafalgar Square.Read

"Despicable" cold-caller charged Cannock pensioner £500 for small job

A “DESPICABLE” conman charged an 85-year-old Midland woman £500 to chop down and remove a small tree from her garden.Read

Revellers are drugs tested in Rugeley in crackdown on town centre violence.

A CRACKDOWN on drugs and town centre violence is continuing to reap rewards.Read

Boost to plans by villagers in Wiggington, near Tamworth, to remember VC hero.

VILLAGERS are celebrating a major boost to their plans to commemorate a Midland war hero who was the first British soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross.Read

Flytipping has plumetted in south Staffordshire in wake of zero tolerance crackdown

FLYTIPPING has plummeted by almost half in the wake of a zero tolerance crackdown – saving taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds.Read

Canal Watch scheme meeting to be held in Staffordshire.

A SCHEME to help keep canal walkers and narrowboat enthusiasts safe is to be launched in Staffordshire.Read

Black Country woman joins march for tougher sentences

THE Midland sister of a man killed by a hit-and-run driver will join a march on Westminster today as campaigners call for tougher prison sentences.Read

Vandals daub BNP logos in Tamworth town centre

VANDALISM promoting the right-wing British National Party in a Midland town has been condemned.Read

New chairman elected to South Staffordshire District Council

COUN Robert McCardle, from Seisdon, is the new chairman of South Staffordshire Council. He was first elected to the council in 2003.Read

Efforts to curb noise st Staffordshire pubs

HEALTH bosses hope to call time on excessive noise from Midlands pubs over the summer.Read

Police hunt Wombourne van pair who spoke to 12-year-old girl

POLICE are trying to track down two men who stopped their van to speak to a 12-year-old girl in Staffordshire.Read

Woman killed and four injured in Staffordshire road crash

A ROAD smash left one woman dead and four injured in Staffordshire.Read

Clairvoyance evening in Tamworth

SPIRITUAL medium Beverly Williams will hold an evening of clairvoyance next Friday in Tamworth, Staffordshire.Read