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Midlands actress Sian Reeves in comeback after accident

A MIDLAND actress has spoken about a horrific backstage accident when she fell through an open trapdoor, shattering her ribcage and puncturing a lung. Read

Staffordshire diver dies during deep sea filming in Aegean Sea

A director of a Staffordshire heating company has died from a suspected case of “the bends” during an underwater filming project of the Titanic’s sister ship in the Aegean Sea, off Greece. Read

Fun for the all the family at the Bower festival

THOUSANDS made the most of the bright sunshine and descended on Lichfield for the city’s ancient annual Bower festival. Read

Midland diver dies in Aegean Sea, off Greece

A diver from the West Midlands devoted to providing "new angles" to the Titanic story died after an underwater filming mission exploring her sister ship. Read

Two Midland acts in Britain's Got Talent semi final

A 20-stone drag queen and a man who juggles fire while escaping from a water filled diving helmet are among acts hoping to follow Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle's into the final of Britain's Got Talent. Read

Birmingham's Darth Vader fails in Britain's Got Talent as Susan Boyle surprises

THE first of several West Midlands-based semi-finalists in Britain's Got Talent has failed to make it to the final. Read

Crackdown on rogue traders in Staffordshire

POLICE are stepping up the fight to call time on “despicable” rogue traders people who cheat the vulnerable and elderly out of hundreds of pounds. Read

Ancient tradition of the Lichfield Bower looms

HUNDREDS of people are expected to join in the ancient tradition of the Lichfield Bower taking place on Bank Holiday Monday, including a marching band from the famous Gurkhas. Read

Illegal bikes sent to the Cannock crusher

NINE motorbikes are heading for the crusher after a police crackdown on anti-social riders. Read

Teachers on strike at four schools in Tamworth

TEACHERS went out on strike at four Tamworth schools today in protest at plans to turn one of them into a privately-run academy. Read

Fake goods seized at Bednall car boot sale

A CRACKDOWN on car boot sale counterfeiters is continuing to reap rewards in Staffordshire. Read

Battle of Waterloo pistol to be sold at auction

A BATTLE of Waterloo pistol is to go under the hammer after being discovered in Lichfield. Read

Tamworth teachers to strike over school plan

Teachers are to strike at four Staffordshire schools tomorrow in protest at plans to turn one of them into a privately-run academy. Read

Bishop of Lichfield says sack expenses scandal MPs

A Church of England bishop has added his voice to calls for some MPs to lose their jobs following the revelations about Commons expenses, it emerged today. Read

Inquest to begin into three killed in Newquay hotel fire

AN INQUEST will begin today into the deaths of three people killed when fire destroyed a seafront hotel. Read

Fierce blaze at Cheslyn Hay garden centre

A FIERCE blaze which broke out at a garden centre was caused by two recycling machines overheating. Read

Government accused of inaction over bail hostel protest

WALSALL’S new children’s services boss has hit out at the Ministry of Justice for its “unacceptable” approach to a borough hostel where an inmate groped a local eight-year-old girl. Read

Fierce blaze at Cheslyn Hay garden centre

A FIERCE blaze which broke out at a garden centre was caused by two recycling machines overheating. Read

Lichfield MP and Tory Whip demands Parliament removes Speaker Michael Martin

Conservative whip Michael Fabricant has joined demands for a new Speaker of the House of Commons as part of a “clean sweep” of politics. Read

Shamed Stafford Hospital boss resigns

THE disgraced boss of shamed Stafford Hospital, where 400 patients died unnecessarily due to staff and care cuts to save cash, has resigned from his post ahead of the results from an internal investigation. Read