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Deadly fungus spreading on Cannock Chase

A RARE plant disease is tightening its grip at a beautyspot.Read

Cannock incinerator plans go up in smoke after 'paperwork hitch'

PLANS for a £120 million rubbish incinerator are being sent back to council planners over legal fears.Read

Troubled Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust passes inspection

SHAMED Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has passed an unannounced visit by national health inspectors.Read

Tributes after Birmingham singer Renato loses battle to beat brain tumour

TRIBUTES have been pouring in for the “born performer and devoted family man” Renato Pagliari who died after losing his five-month battle with a brain tumour.Read

Police warn: Behave at V Festival or you’re out

TENS of thousands of revellers heading to this year’s V Festival are being warned: “behave or face eviction”.Read

Man dies after being hit by train in Tamworth

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a train near to Coton Lane in Comberford, Tamworth, shortly after 6pm on Sunday.Read

A MAN has died after being hit by a train in Staffordshire.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a train near to Coton Lane in Comberford, Tamworth, shortly after 6pm on Sunday.Read

A MAN has died after being hit by a train in Staffordshire.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a train near to Coton Lane in Comberford, Tamworth, shortly after 6pm on Sunday.Read

Tributes after Birmingham singer Renato loses battle to beat brain tumour

TRIBUTES have been pouring in for the “born performer and devoted family man” Renato Pagliari who died after losing his five-month battle with a brain tumour.Read

Birmingham Swine Flu: Churches ban wine and handshakes

THE sharing of the Holy Communion chalice and peace handshakes have been banned from Midland churches as scares surrounding swine flu continue to spread.Read

Revealed: West Midlands police take home £45m in overtime

WEST Midland cops have raked in a whopping £45 million in overtime payments in the past two years.Read

Resident has X-box seized after noise complaint

A RESIDENT who plagued his neighbours’ eardrums with “loud, cheesy Euro pop” has been silenced.Read

Machete trio sent to prison for 'terror' attack at wrong house

THREE “burly” Midland thugs armed with a machete who put a 60-year-old woman in “terror” when they broke in to her home by mistake have been put behind bars for a total of 15 years.Read

Villagers to join protest walk against quarry proposals near Alrewas

RESIDENTS of five Staffordshire villages are joining forces for a second time in an attempt to stop plans to extract millions of tonnes of sand and gravel near their homes.Read

Cannock campaign against litter louts

LITTER louts shamed after being spotted dumping fast food, bottles and cigarettes out of their car windows could be forced to pay up to £2,500 for their crimes.Read

Staffordshire Police name new top cop

A MIDLAND police force has unveiled its new boss.Read

Protected birds recovered in raid on Staffordshire house

Four sparrow hawks were recovered in an early-morning raid by police and wildlife crime officers in Staffordshire.Read

Work to resume on Tamworth estate

ANGRY families living on a half-built housing estate are breathing a sigh of relief as it emerged work was to resume.Read

Warning of rail chaos in Midlands as Cross Country train staff strike

Train services through the West Midlands face disruption after workers at Arriva Cross Country decided to stage a month of industrial action in a row over pay and working conditions.Read

Lichfield dad-of-five died after head "literally kicked in" court told

A father-of-five died after his head was "literally kicked in" by two drunken young men in Staffordshire, a court has heard.Read