Local historian dies Jun 29 2006
A TIPTON historian who was awarded the MBE last year for preserving Black Country heritage has died after a suspected heart attack while out walking. more
Waiting game on pimp claim Jun 29 2006
A SANDWELL councillor under investigation for allegedly trying to sell his girlfriend for sex faces an anxious wait to discover if he is to be prosecuted. more
Street of shame Mar 7 2004
It is a contender for the unenviable title of the "Worst Street in Britain". more
Jamelia: I was going to New Year party Mar 7 2004
Birmingham R&B star Jamelia has revealed she was due to attend the New Year's Day party where two city teenagers were shot dead - but dropped out at the last minute. more
Speeder should not have been jailed Mar 6 2004
A teenager released just days after being jailed for driving at three times the speed limit should never have been locked up, his solicitor claimed last night. more
Anger as ton-up teen is freed Mar 5 2004
Road safety campaigners have condemned the quashing of a three-month jail term given to a Dudley teenager who was caught driving at nearly 80mph above the speed limit. more
Third school ban for boy, 5 Mar 4 2004
A boy aged just five has been banned from lessons at his city primary school for the third time in a month. more
Lollipop lady stabbed in the face Mar 4 2004
A woman is set to be assessed under the Mental Health Act after a lollipop lady was stabbed in the face near a Wolverhampton junior school. more
Ex-Wolves ace admits third drink offence Mar 4 2004
Steve Daley, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder, was fined £400 by a court yesterday after he was caught drink driving for a third time. more
High Court demo tinged with sadness Mar 4 2004
Families from the West Midlands who had children taken into care after diagnoses of Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy demonstrated outside the High Court yesterday. more
Mother's trauma over daughter Mar 4 2004
A Black Country mother last night spoke of how her family was "ripped apart" by a doctor being investigated by the General Medical Council. more
Road death arrest Mar 3 2004
Third man has been arrested in connection with the hit and run killing of a teaching assistant outside the school where he worked. more
Settlement reached over patient's death Mar 3 2004
The family of an elderly Walsall patient who died after allegedly receiving inadequate treatment in hospital has reached an out-of-court settlement with the NHS Trust responsible for his care, it emerged today. more
Brave Karl loses fight for life Mar 3 2004
Brave schoolboy Karl Hodgetts battled for months against all odds to defeat cancer, but just hours after doctors revealed he had won his fight he lost his struggle for life. more
Man survives 150ft cliff fall Mar 3 2004
A 66-year-old Black Country man fell 150ft off a cliff and survived with minor injuries when his fall was broken by a tree, police said today. more
Fraud row college to axe 100 jobs Mar 3 2004
A debt-ridden college at the centre of a £2 million fraud investigation is to make more than 100 redundancies and relocate in a bid to stave off closure. more
