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News: Suspect package found in Walsall town centre

Walsall town centre was brought to a standstill this afternoon when a suspect package was discovered near the bus station...

News: Manor Hospital wards cleared of winter vomiting bug

Norovirus has been completely eradicated at Walsall Manor Hospital, bosses revealed today, as they began counting the cost of more than two weeks o...

News: Black Country pubs take free kick at Sky football deal

Pubs across the Black Country are challenging Sky TV’s grip on football by showing live Premier League matches beamed from abroad – and even...

News: Brownhills school’s £150k bill for extra Sneyd pupils

Brownhills School is taking in 94 mid-year admissions from soon-to-shut Sneyd School in Bloxwich, 81 of which have not been funded — leaving a lo...

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News: High hopes for £250k rope adventure park at Sandwell Valley

Plans have been unveiled for an adventure park at Sandwell Valley at a cost of £250,000, including an assault course high above the ground featuri...

News: Number of traffic lights up by 30 per cent

The number of traffic lights on Britain’s roads has increased by nearly a third in eight years, a report revealed today, prompting calls for an...

News: UK’s oldest twins dad from Brownhills has 13th child… and wants more

The oldest father of twins in Britain has had another child at 72 and - he says he wants even more children...

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News: Walsall Council workers set to lose bonus of bank holidays

Walsall Council is set to wave goodbye to its Bank Holiday Tuesdays, council leader Mike Bird revealed this week...

News: Walsall children’s outdoor centre safe – for the summer, at least

A much-loved outdoor centre in Wales has won an 11th hour reprieve after a Midland council’s cutbacks looked like forcing it to close...

News: Homeless man attacked in Pleck

Walsall police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a homeless man was attacked in the street in Pleck last night...

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News: Palfrey jewellery-raid gunman snared by air-lock trap in Smethwick

Two gunmen who got trapped in an air-lock as they tried to flee from a bungled raid on a Smethwick jewellers were today behind bars facing long jai...

News: Walsall hospice charities will merge to run new centre

Two Walsall charities will merge to run a new centre for people living with cancer and other serious illnesses. The Walsall Hospice charity, which...

News: Fresh attempt to kick-start £18m regeneration scheme in Darlaston

A bid for £5.88 million from the Government's new Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has been submitted to help develop the former IMI copper works in...

News: Former Walsall priest elected to Archbishops’ Council

A Shropshire priest who previously served in Walsall and as diocesan missioner for the whole of Lichfield diocese has been elected to the...

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News: Call to rescue Walsall train link with London

A former West Midlands transport chief has challenged train operators to step in and rescue a service which links the north of Birmingham and the...

News: Police warning after vans targeted for tools in Pelsall

Police are warning owners of work vans to be more security conscious after three vehicles in Pelsall were broken into and power tools were stolen o...

News: Pleck teen who attacked taxi driver snared by his phone sim card

A Walsall teenager who decided to attack and rob a taxi driver for fun because he was "bored" only to be tracked down by police after using his own...

News: Pelsall teen alcoholic spared custody for drunken Brownhills attack

A teenage Walsall alcoholic who pushed and punched a student before robbing him of his mobile telephone has been spared time behind bars...

News: Chuckery primary school pioneers healthy eating project

Chuckery Primary has volunteered to become the first school in Walsall to take part in a pilot project using a new exercise initiative to help them...

News: Church volunteers to help keep the peace in Walsall at night

A pioneering new initiative aimed at making Walsall town centre a safer place for people going out at night is set to be launched...

News: Siemens backs Black Country University Technical College at Sneyd school site

A leading global engineering company has thrown its weight behind a new multi-million pound academy in Walsall which will open later this year...

News: Goscote man jailed for enticing teenage girls back to flat

A 47-year-old Walsall man branded a "danger" to young girls by a judge has been put behind bars for five-and-a-half years.David Horton was also tol...

News: Boathouse to be restored in next stage of Arboretum plan

Contractors have started work on the third phase of Walsall Arboretum's restoration programme this week, ready to deliver the next £700,000 packag...

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