Staffordshire news, West Midlands

Digby digs deep to help hospice's £4m appeal

AN APPEAL to raise millions to build a new in-patient unit at a hospice has been given a huge boost by a Government minister. Read

Hospitals face deaths probe

HEALTH watchdogs are investigating the high death rates at a Staffordshire NHS trust. Read

Museum opens after big facelift

A NEWLY refurbished museum at a Staffordshire beauty spot will re-open to the public on Friday after a six-month revamp. Read

Small is beautiful at school

A RURAL school in Staffordshire with fewer than 40 pupils has been praised by Government inspectors for ensuring its children achieve well. Read

We won't abandon you teens

LEISURE bosses today assured worried users of a Staffordshire youth centre which is set to be sold off that services will not be withdrawn. Read

Mobility joy for battling toddler

A TODDLER who suffers from a rare disease has been given a new lease of life to help her enjoy the outdoors with her family. Read

School begins to make the grade

A CANNOCK secondary school has officially shed its "must do better" tag after Government inspectors said it was making major progress. Read

'Bright future' for farms says report

A REPORT painting a "bright future" for a county's farming community and its influence on the county's growth will be delivered next week. Read

Archaeologists find historic ditch in Lichfield

ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on the site of a planned shopping and leisure complex have unearthed an historic ditch. Read

Top marks for merger school

A SCHOOL formed through the merger of three others has received a glowing first Ofsted report. Read

Teen locked up for attack on horse

A TEENAGER who laughed while repeatedly throwing a meat cleaver at a horse has been sent to a young offenders' institution for five months. Read

Mum slams gran in crash tragedy

THE devastated mother of a 22-year-old motorcyclist killed in a road accident described a widowed grandmother as "cold, callous and unsympathetic" after she was cleared of causing her son's death by dangerous driving. Read

Gran 'passed eye test after tragedy'

A 75-year-old great-grandmother driver accused of killing a motorcyclist in a road accident told a jury she could not remember her optician telling her off for not wearing glasses while driving. Read