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Vandals wreck Darlaston memorial to teenager
31 Dec 09 12:49
Vandals wreck Darlaston memorial
Express & Star 31 Dec 09
Thugs vandalised a memorial on Christmas Day at Darlaston's Kings Hill Park, set up for a teenager who took his own life...
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Pleck man's car 'damaged' during clamping fiasco
24 Dec 09 12:37
Pleck man's car 'damaged' during clamping fiasco
Walsall Advertiser 24 Dec 09
A social worker who won a legal battle with a car clamping firm says his car is now in such a poor condition the car is undriveable and he will not take it back. Garnet Grey, from Dora Road, Pleck, won his court case earlier this month against Elite Parking Control...
Express & Star 5 Dec Pleck man's victory in car clamping charges
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B'ham Mail 17 Sep Mum wins court case against car clamping firm
BBC 16 Sep Car clampers could face Asbo bans
Mail 13 Sep Curb the cowboy clampers
B'ham Post 2 Sep Illegal car clampers face having their assets seized
B'ham Mail 9 Sep Car clamping firm boss arrested
B'ham Mail 27 Aug Clampers released on bail
B'ham Mail 26 Aug Car clamping men arrested
B'ham Mail 20 Aug Walsall student clamped for ‘all day’ parking
Mercury 21 Aug Wheelclamping practices 'immoral'
Telegraph 17 Jul Birmingham clampers arrested
B'ham Mail 17 Jul Four bailed on rogue clamping
B'ham Mail 15 Jun Time to clamp down on parking menace
Bruce George Blog 7 Apr Campaign to ban rogue wheel clampers
Fly-tippers return to Bentley pub site
22 Dec 09 12:32
Fly-tippers return to Bentley pub site
Express & Star 22 Dec 09
Fly-tippers have begun dumping rubbish around a derelict Bentley pub just months after tons of children’s toys, tyres and dozens of bin bags were cleared. The spot in Bentley Mill Way next to The Railway Tavern has become a hot spot for fly-tippers and lorries have even been spotted unloading commercial waste at the site....
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Express & Star 3 Nov Huge pile of rubbish dumped in Bentley
BrownhillsBob 11 Oct Comment: Scum
Express & Star 21 Aug 30 tons of trash dumped each week
BBC News 20 Aug Walsall residents warned over fly-tipping
Express & Star 20 Jul Fly-tipping crackdown is paying off
Express & Star 30 Jun £2m bill to tackle fly-tippers (video)
Street Pride fly-tipping hotline 01922 65 33 44
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Graffiti brightens Bentley housing project
17 Dec 09 18:01
Graffiti brightens Bentley housing project
24dash 17 Dec 09
Budding artists lined up to take part in a graffiti arts project launched by community regeneration specialist Frank Haslam Milan (FHM) West Midlands and Walsall Housing Group (whg). Coleshill-based FHM has been awarded a £7.9 million contract with whg as part of a £16 million improvement programme in Walsall to build 118 new houses, apartments and bungalows...
Express & Star 23 Nov 1,000 jobs on way at £50m Bentley office
B’ham Post 10 Sep Interest rising at Walsall site Tempus 10
B'ham Post 21 May Approval sought for J10 office development
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Express & Star 30 Sep Work stops on £16m Bentley development
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Company guilty of fairground accident
10 Dec 09 12:26
Company guilty of fairground accident
Express & Star 09 Dec 09
A fairground inspections company has admitted that it failed to protect revellers using a ride in Moxley after it broke away and hit a burger bar – leaving a Bilston woman in a wheelchair...
Pleck man's victory in Walsall car clamping charges
05 Dec 09 11:55
Pleck man's victory in car clamping charges
Express & Star 5 Dec 09
A Pleck social worker who took on clamping firm Elite Parking Control Ltd after it demanded “outrageous” sums in return for his car which had been clamped and towed away from Dudley Street in Walsall, has won a landmark legal battle and could now get a record payout...
Elite Parking Control Home
Advertiser 10 Dec Victory for clamped Walsall man
B'ham Mail 17 Sep Mum wins court case against car clamping firm
BBC 16 Sep Car clampers could face Asbo bans
Mail 13 Sep Curb the cowboy clampers
B'ham Post 2 Sep Illegal car clampers face having their assets seized
B'ham Mail 9 Sep Car clamping firm boss arrested
B'ham Mail 27 Aug Clampers released on bail
B'ham Mail 26 Aug Car clamping men arrested
B'ham Mail 20 Aug Walsall student clamped for ‘all day’ parking
Mercury 21 Aug Wheelclamping practices 'immoral'
Telegraph 17 Jul Birmingham clampers arrested
B'ham Mail 17 Jul Four bailed on rogue clamping
B'ham Mail 15 Jun Time to clamp down on parking menace
Bruce George Blog 7 Apr Campaign to ban rogue wheel clampers
New bridge will unlock the potential of Darlaston
03 Dec 09 18:44
New bridge will unlock the potential of Darlaston
Express & Star 3 Dec 09 video
Work is well under way on installing a new canal bridge along a main road through Walsall as part of a £1.2 million scheme...
Express & Star 25 Sep Darlaston road revamp leads to jobs hope
Express & Star 14 Sep Bentley canal bridge goes in £1.2m project
Express & Star 23 Jul Walsall transport overhauls to get £20m funding
B'ham Post 9 Jul Darlaston regeneration scheme latest casualty of AWM cuts
B'ham Post 8 July 09 (video) AWM to cut funding to Darlaston Strategic Development Area
Express & Star 3 July AWM to axe 121 projects
B'ham Post 3 Jul More than 100 regen projects axed
Express & Star 23 Jun Darlo to get new £3m road
TheYamYam 10 Jun Why Darlo hopes for election delay?
Express & Star 10 Jun Wait for new business park
Bentley residents take stand against thugs
29 Nov 09 17:30
Bentley residents take stand against thugs
Beacon Radio 29 Nov 09
Residents in Bentley have told how they took a stand against a group of 60 young people terrorising their estate, of how gangs would smash windows, drink and fight on the streets and scare locals on Western Avenue...
Express & Star 13 Nov Bentley cat ‘used for target practice’
Darlo Town Hall left standing at the alter
29 Nov 09 17:14
Darlo Town Hall left standing at the alter
Express & Star 27 Nov 09
Couples are shunning the chance to get hitched at Darlaston Town Hall – with no bookings for the venue made in the last six months. The opportunity to get married at the Victorian hall was launched in April following a £325,000 makeover...
Express & Star 15 May 08 Hall good after venue’s big revamp
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Moxley masked knife robber found guilty
27 Nov 09 13:39
Moxley masked knife robber found guilty
Express & Star 27 Nov 09
The masked man who attacked and stabbed a newsagent in the head during a bungled robbery at his shop has been convicted by a jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court of wounding him with intent...
Birmingham Post 17 June Man in court over Moxley newsagent stabbing
BBC News 15 June Arrest over Moxley newsagent stabbing
B'ham Mail 15 Jun Stabbed newsagent seriously ill
Express & Star 15 Jun Shopkeeper stabbed
BBC News 14 Jun Stabbing in Moxley newsagents struggle
Teletext 14 Jun Shopkeeper 'serious'
WM Police 14 Jun Bloxwich police seek 'bare-chested' Moxley stabber
Elderly Darlaston couple attacked and robbed in their home
24 Nov 09 12:36
Elderly Darlaston couple attacked and robbed in their home
Walsall Advertiser 24 Nov 09
An elderly couple in their eighties were by targeted by a callous thief who pushed his way into their home in Rough Hay Road before stealing a lady's handbag. The offender, believed to be in his 20s and white, was believed to have been speaking 'gibberish' as he made his way through the house...
Express & Star 19 Nov Police step up war on doorstep conmen
Advertiser 17 Nov Elderly targeted in Willenhall and Darlaston by conmen
B’ham Mail 9 Nov Conman sent packing by Delves woman's ID demand
Express & Star 28 Sep Vigilant pensioner captures burglar
Home Office Distraction Burglary
WM Police Bloxwich
Tributes paid to former Walsall minister
21 Nov 09 13:55
Tributes paid to former Walsall minister
Vicky Farncombe B’ham Mail 21 Nov 09
Tributes have been paid to the Reverend Bill Harris, of the Free Church of England, who has died in hospital in Manchester after a sudden stroke. He was minister at St Andrew Church, in Bentley, before retiring in 1991...
B’ham Mail 12 Nov Bill Harris: obituary notice
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Tragic alcoholic run over by car in Pleck
19 Nov 09 08:22
Tragic alcoholic run over by car in Pleck
B'ham Mail 19 Nov 09
A Walsall alcoholic died as the result of an accident after lying down in the middle of a road, the Black Country coroner has ruled...
Car key burglaries on rise in Walsall
17 Nov 09 16:56
Car key burglaries on rise in Walsall
Walsall Advertiser 17 Nov 09
Car key burglaries are on the rise in four areas of the Walsall borough. In recent weeks cars and motorcycles have been stolen across Bloxwich, Brownhills, Willenhall and Darlaston...
Elderly targeted in Willenhall and Darlaston by conmen
17 Nov 09 16:44
Elderly targeted in Willenhall and Darlaston by conmen
Walsall Advertiser 17 Nov 09
Elderly people are being targeted in Willenhall and Darlaston by bogus door-to-door callers. Using a variety of guises conmen have been responsible for a spate of distraction-type burglaries in the areas over the last month...
B’ham Mail 9 Nov Conman sent packing by Delves woman's ID demand
Express & Star 28 Sep Vigilant pensioner captures burglar
Home Office Distraction Burglary
Red route for Pleck and Bescot
14 Nov 09 12:16
Red route for Pleck and Bescot
The YamYam 14 Nov 09
Controversial plans for a £1.2 million red route road scheme are to be put before council bosses for approval.
The A4148 in Pleck Road and Bescot Road will become no stopping zones in the new year in an attempt to ease traffic congestion. But local businesses fear that the double red lines will deter shoppers and create difficulties in receiving vital deliveries. Walsall Council cabinet member for transport, Councillor Tom Ansell said:
“We have spent a great deal of time listening to what residents would like to see along the road. The great majority of people are in favour of the project and can see what we are trying to achieve for them which is heartening.”
Walsall has already introduced red routes on the A454 Wolverhampton Road at a cost of £900,000 and on Broadway North. Future red route schemes include the A461 Lichfield Road, the A452 Chester Road, the A4041 Queslett Road and the A4031 West Bromwich Road which are part of the plans to introduce 260 miles of red routes across the West Midlands by 2015 at a cost of £28 million.
Walsall Cabinet 18 Nov A4148 Red Route Scheme – Pleck Road/Bescot Road – Approval to Proposals pdf
Express & Star 14 Sep Bosses told to back Walsall red route scheme
Express & Star 14 Apr Future is red as battle lines drawn
Bentley cat ‘used for target practice’
13 Nov 09 11:56
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Bentley cat ‘used for target practice’
Express & Star 13 Nov 09
Thugs shot a cat twice with a pellet gun, shattering its teeth. Walsall animal lover Leslie Eccleston discovered his beloved three-year-old cat Peter with pellets embedded in the roof of his mouth and in his shoulder...
Bentley cat ‘used for target practice’
Express & Star 13 Nov 09
Thugs shot a cat twice with a pellet gun, shattering its teeth. Walsall animal lover Leslie Eccleston discovered his beloved three-year-old cat Peter with pellets embedded in the roof of his mouth and in his shoulder...
Darlaston park plan axed as school land grab halted
10 Nov 09 12:14
Darlaston park plan axed as school land grab halted
Express & Star 10 Nov 09
A £300,000 project to spruce up George Rose Park, in Darlaston has been halted after school expansion plans were scuppered. Walsall Council planning chiefs threw out proposals to increase the size of the Grace Academy which would have seen more than half of the park swallowed up to make way for a revamp of the school and create sports facilities...
YamYam 7 Nov Darlaston Academy land grab scheme thrown out
Express & Star 8 Oct Council urged to approve Darlaston Academy land grab
B'ham Mail 17 Apr Council's £30m plan for academy
Express & Star 3 Apr School may take park
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7ft Darlo python on the loose
07 Nov 09 13:25
7ft Darlo python on the loose
Express & Star 7 Nov 09
A 7ft snake believed to be a dangerous Burmese Python has been spotted on the loose in Darlaston by a dog walker on a canal towpath close to Midland Road, this week. RSPCA spokeswoman Judith Haw said: “It is brown and black in colour and if anyone else sees this snake we would advise them not to approach it or try and touch it.”
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Darlaston Academy land grab scheme thrown out
07 Nov 09 12:41
Darlaston Academy land grab scheme thrown out
The YamYam 7 Nov 09
Plans to allow the controversial Grace Academy in Darlaston to swallow up half of a local park have been dumped by a Walsall Council planning committee.
The proposal, tabled on behalf of Seymour Harris Architecture, involved the building of a fence to close off public access to 52 per cent of George Rose Park. The report, presented to Councillors on the Development Control Committee, stated that the land was needed for playing fields for the new Grace Academy. Campaigners opposed to the loss of a community green space feared the “change of use” application would pave the way for building development in the future. The Academy has outlined ambitious expansion plans since it took over the former Darlaston Community Science College 2 months ago. It has been suggested that the plan is to build a new school in the park and then demolish the old school and use that space for playing fields.
The report states: “Public reaction to this application has also attracted comments about the wider redevelopment scheme, including possible new access points. That is not part of this application, and these comments need to be considered separately, in relation to any redevelopment application that may come forward.”
It goes on to say: “George Rose Park is assessed as High Value but Low Quality and therefore the Council has a commitment to raising the quality of the park where possible and protecting the site through the planning process.”
Following the rejection of the planning application, Leader of the Council and Vice Chair of the Development Control Committee, Mike Bird, said: “This is a very sad day for Darlaston. This will allow the people who are not for the Academy to get their way. In my view the school is at risk of not being expanded. This has wider implications for the council.”
The decision to reject the proposal is unusual as it had the backing of senior planning officers and the Development Control Committee, made up of 20 Councillors, has a Conservative majority of four.
The future of the Grace Academy, run by evangelical millionaire Robert Edminston, is now in doubt and questions are being asked as to why the need for extra land was not included in the consultation process leading to the closure of the former Darlaston Community Science College. Some campaigners suspect that the land grab was part of a secret deal between the council and the controversial evangelical Christian. Public opposition to the Academy was ignored as the Council and Serco, the private firm that runs education in Walsall, rushed through the deal to take Darlaston Community Science College out of Local Authority control and place it in the hands of Mr Edminston.
Express & Star 8 Oct Council urged to approve Darlaston Academy land grab
B'ham Mail 17 Apr Council's £30m plan for academy
Express & Star 3 Apr School may take park
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Darlaston's youth volunteers start clinic to cut teen pregnancies
06 Nov 09 17:13
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Youth volunteers start clinic to cut teen pregnancies
Advertiser 06 Nov 09
A dedicated band of teenage volunteers have secured funding to help tackle Darlaston's soaring teenage pregnancy rates. Five 15 to 17-year-olds, under the guidance of Extended Schools co-ordinator Donna Magher, have launched a weekly sexual health drop-in clinic for secondary school age children...
B'ham Mail 16 Apr Teenagers could miss out on HPV jab
Times 06 Nov Mandatory sex lessons for every 15-year-old
BBC 07 Jul Teen pregnancy project ditched
Guardian 26 Feb Teenage pregnancy rates rise
NHS Jan 09 Darlaston Demographic and Health Profile pdf
Youth volunteers start clinic to cut teen pregnancies
Advertiser 06 Nov 09
A dedicated band of teenage volunteers have secured funding to help tackle Darlaston's soaring teenage pregnancy rates. Five 15 to 17-year-olds, under the guidance of Extended Schools co-ordinator Donna Magher, have launched a weekly sexual health drop-in clinic for secondary school age children...
B'ham Mail 16 Apr Teenagers could miss out on HPV jab
Times 06 Nov Mandatory sex lessons for every 15-year-old
BBC 07 Jul Teen pregnancy project ditched
Guardian 26 Feb Teenage pregnancy rates rise
NHS Jan 09 Darlaston Demographic and Health Profile pdf
Huge pile of rubbish dumped in Bentley
03 Nov 09 14:46
Huge pile of rubbish dumped in Bentley
Express & Star 3 Nov 09
Children’s toys, tyres and dozens of bags of rubbish – this is the mess that fly-tippers have dumped near the former Railway Tavern pub in Bentley - lorries have even been spotted pulling up and dumping commercial waste there...
BrownhillsBob 11 Oct Comment: Scum
Express & Star 21 Aug 30 tons of trash dumped each week
BBC News 20 Aug Walsall residents warned over fly-tipping
Express & Star 20 Jul Fly-tipping crackdown is paying off
Express & Star 30 Jun £2m bill to tackle fly-tippers (video)
Street Pride fly-tipping hotline 01922 65 33 44
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Walsall Advertiser 17 Sep Walsall residents beat recycling target
Walsall Council 17 Sep Recycling up and on target
Express & Star 10 Aug Thousands with no garden bin
Cll Mike Flower 5 Aug What next for rubbish collection?
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Calls for Walsall Council to wake up to flooding problems
02 Nov 09 11:14
Calls for Walsall Council to wake up to flooding problems
Cllr Ian Shires 2 Nov 09
Events over the weekend have shown that there is a desperate need for Walsall Council to get to grips with the issue of flooding in Willenhall, Darlaston, Walsall Wood and Aldridge...
Express & Star 2 Nov More storm misery on way
Cllr Ian Shires 1 Nov More flooding around Walsall
Pleck man gets celebs to help Walsall Hospice
22 Oct 09 15:07
Pleck man gets celebs to help Walsall Hospice
Express & Star 10 Oct 09 (pictures)
Mark Dabbs, fitness fanatic and self-styled “running ambassador” for Walsall, has been travelling the country persuading the rich and famous to get involved in his bid to raise cash for Walsall Hospice...
Advertiser 22 Oct Lyrics take a positive take on hospice life
Express & Star 26 Sep Work about to start on Walsall's £5.5m hospice
Express & Star 12 Sep Walkers light up Arbo for hospice
Express & Star 7 Sep BGT songster to appear for hospice
Express & Star 1 Sep Hospice work may start next month
Express & Star 31 Jul Health bosses give go-ahead.
Express & Star 27 Jun Supermodel adds hospice sparkle
Express & Star 11 Jun Starlight stroll for new hospice
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Growing opposition to Pleck banqueting hall proposal
21 Oct 09 03:07
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Growing opposition to Pleck banqueting hall proposal
The YamYam 21 Oct 09
Development plans for a former car rental garage in Pleck are again attracting opposition. The garage, in St John's Road, had originally been earmarked to become a mosque, but now owner Tahir Mahmood wants to convert the building into a banqueting hall.
About 50 people attended a public meeting at St John's Community Hall in Scarborough Road to object to the latest development plans. Local residents fear that the facility will worsen traffic congestion and parking problems in the area. Eileen Edwards of Scarborough Road said:
“I have nothing against mosques, nothing against wedding halls, but it is in the wrong place. You can't bring anything that will increase traffic to this area.”
Pleck Councillor Dennis Anson said: “It's going to be even worse than the mosque. If this were to get passed, it would be horrendous and if this comes up before planning, I will definitely ask to speak on it. With all the problems we have with the Manor Hospital, this is going to make the situation even worse.”
Landowner Tahir Mahmood said that the hall would be used for weddings, parties, conferences and other events. He said: “There is no facility for this sort of use and it would also create jobs, at a time when employment is needed in the area. It would be two halls which can be segregated and could be used for anything from wedding parties to private functions to political debates.”
Express & Star 15 Sep Former Pleck garage set for revamp
Islam & the West 2 Jul 08 Muslims join protest to stop Pleck mosque
Euro Islam 2 Jul 08 Muslims join battle to stop new mosque
Growing opposition to Pleck banqueting hall proposal
The YamYam 21 Oct 09
Development plans for a former car rental garage in Pleck are again attracting opposition. The garage, in St John's Road, had originally been earmarked to become a mosque, but now owner Tahir Mahmood wants to convert the building into a banqueting hall.
About 50 people attended a public meeting at St John's Community Hall in Scarborough Road to object to the latest development plans. Local residents fear that the facility will worsen traffic congestion and parking problems in the area. Eileen Edwards of Scarborough Road said:
“I have nothing against mosques, nothing against wedding halls, but it is in the wrong place. You can't bring anything that will increase traffic to this area.”
Pleck Councillor Dennis Anson said: “It's going to be even worse than the mosque. If this were to get passed, it would be horrendous and if this comes up before planning, I will definitely ask to speak on it. With all the problems we have with the Manor Hospital, this is going to make the situation even worse.”
Landowner Tahir Mahmood said that the hall would be used for weddings, parties, conferences and other events. He said: “There is no facility for this sort of use and it would also create jobs, at a time when employment is needed in the area. It would be two halls which can be segregated and could be used for anything from wedding parties to private functions to political debates.”
Express & Star 15 Sep Former Pleck garage set for revamp
Islam & the West 2 Jul 08 Muslims join protest to stop Pleck mosque
Euro Islam 2 Jul 08 Muslims join battle to stop new mosque
Arsonists strike at derelict Darlaston factory
19 Oct 09 13:31
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Arsonists strike at derelict Darlaston factory
B'ham mail 19 Oct 09
Arsonists struck at a derelict Midland factory leaving firefighters to tackle the blaze for nearly two hours. Two crews and an aerial appliance battled with the fire on Stafford Road, Darlaston, which had spread to an asbestos roof...
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Arsonists strike at derelict Darlaston factory
B'ham mail 19 Oct 09
Arsonists struck at a derelict Midland factory leaving firefighters to tackle the blaze for nearly two hours. Two crews and an aerial appliance battled with the fire on Stafford Road, Darlaston, which had spread to an asbestos roof...
WM Fire Services Incidents
Five rescued from Darlaston flats fire
13 Oct 09 11:40
Five rescued from Darlaston flats fire
Express & Star 13 Oct 09
Five people had to be rescued when fire broke out at a block of flats in Darlaston at 4:15am on Tuesday. Firefighters pulled the trapped residents from windows at the two-storey flats in Parklands Road as the blaze spread from the bin area at the front of the properties...
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Council urged to approve Darlaston Academy land grab
08 Oct 09 13:10
Council urged to approve Darlaston Academy land grab
Express & Star 8 Oct 09
Council officers have recommended that an application to see large chunks of George Rose Park be handed over to the new Grace Academy run by Evangelical Christian Bob Edmiston. The proposals will be discussed at a meeting of the Council's Development Control Committee tonight...
B'ham Mail 17 Apr Council's £30m plan for academy
Express & Star 3 Apr School may take park
Hunt is on after man assaulted at Bentley cinema
06 Oct 09 12:38
Hunt is on after man assaulted at Bentley cinema
Express & Star 6 Oct 09
A cinema-goer was attacked when he asked another member of the audience to keep the noise down whilst watching Final Destination 3D at the Showcase Cinema in Walsall with his wife...
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Illegal Darlaston car wash facing legal action
02 Oct 09 12:43
Illegal Darlaston car wash facing legal action
Express & Star 2 Oct 09
The operators of an illegal car wash at the site of a fire-ravaged pub in Darlaston may face legal action to shut it down after being refused permission to keep the enterprise going. Planning officials scuppered an attempt to continue the business in the grounds of the former Boat Inn, in Bentley Road South...
Express & Star 11 July Rise in rogue Walsall car washes
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Darlaston park given makeover
01 Oct 09 20:19
Darlaston park given makeover
Walsall Advertiser 1 Oct 09
A new picnic area, footpath repairs and a noticeboard welcoming visitors are among the improvements being carried out at a Darlaston park. The £33,000 project, led by Walsall Council's Greenspaces team and the Friends of Darlaston South Parks, will be completed at Kings Hill Park within a month...
Walsall Council 28 Sep Facelift for Darlaston Park
Express & Star 13 Aug Darlaston park may be halved in size
Express & Star 23 May Camera ploy on off-road bikers
B'ham Mail 17 Apr £30m plan for Darlaston academy
Express & Star 3 Apr School may take park
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Darlaston heroin addict jailed for attack on wheelchair man
24 Sep 09 16:53
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Darlaston heroin addict jailed for attack on wheelchair man
Walsall Advertiser 24 Sep 09
A Darlaston drug addict who tried to rob a 61-year-old wheelchair-bound man has been put behind bars for four years...
Darlaston heroin addict jailed for attack on wheelchair man
Walsall Advertiser 24 Sep 09
A Darlaston drug addict who tried to rob a 61-year-old wheelchair-bound man has been put behind bars for four years...
Thieves go ‘nesting’ for Darlaston shop valuables
22 Sep 09 15:17
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Thieves go ‘nesting’ for Darlaston shop valuables
Express & Star 22 Sep 09
Shoplifters are using toilet rolls and other bulky items to smuggle high value goods out of supermarkets in a practice dubbed “nesting”. The trick involves creating a circle of cheaper bulkier items to nestle the more precious goodies inside...
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Thieves go ‘nesting’ for Darlaston shop valuables
Express & Star 22 Sep 09
Shoplifters are using toilet rolls and other bulky items to smuggle high value goods out of supermarkets in a practice dubbed “nesting”. The trick involves creating a circle of cheaper bulkier items to nestle the more precious goodies inside...
Opening times Darlaston Asda
Biker dies in crash near J10
20 Sep 09 12:54
Biker dies in crash near J10
BBC News 20 Sep 09
A motorcyclist has died in a crash involving a car and a lorry near Junction 10 of the M6, on the A454 Black Country Route on Saturday...
Benefits row led to threats with knife
17 Sep 09 23:15
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Benefits row led to threats with knife
Walsall Advertiser 17 Sep 09
A 51-year-old alcoholic threatened to stab a staff member at Bridle Court Jobcentre in Walsall after being told he would have to wait 48 hours before he could pick up his benefits...
Benefits row led to threats with knife
Walsall Advertiser 17 Sep 09
A 51-year-old alcoholic threatened to stab a staff member at Bridle Court Jobcentre in Walsall after being told he would have to wait 48 hours before he could pick up his benefits...
Former Pleck garage set for revamp
15 Sep 09 13:30
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Former Pleck garage set for revamp
Express & Star 15 Sep 09
A former Pleck garage could be transformed into a new banqueting hall catering for up to 500 people. But the plan for the former Hertz Rent-A-Car and Autocrash Repair Centre in St John’s Road, has attracted criticism from some who claim the change of business will create a parking nightmare in the area, the same reason residents gave when they successfully fought off plans for a mosque on the same site last year...
Islam & the West 2 Jul 08 Muslims join protest to stop Pleck mosque
Euro Islam 2 Jul 08 Muslims join battle to stop new mosque
Former Pleck garage set for revamp
Express & Star 15 Sep 09
A former Pleck garage could be transformed into a new banqueting hall catering for up to 500 people. But the plan for the former Hertz Rent-A-Car and Autocrash Repair Centre in St John’s Road, has attracted criticism from some who claim the change of business will create a parking nightmare in the area, the same reason residents gave when they successfully fought off plans for a mosque on the same site last year...
Islam & the West 2 Jul 08 Muslims join protest to stop Pleck mosque
Euro Islam 2 Jul 08 Muslims join battle to stop new mosque
Bentley canal bridge goes in £1.2m project
14 Sep 09 11:20
Bentley canal bridge goes in £1.2m project
Express & Star 14 Sep 09
The first major milestone of a £1.2 million 12-month scheme to replace a dilapidated canal bridge with a stronger structure, has been completed on Bentley Road South - to enable heavier lorries to travel over the canal...
WM community groups celebrate Lotto wins
08 Sep 09 14:37
WM community groups celebrate Lotto wins
Community Newswire 8 Sep 09
Community groups across the West Midlands are celebrating, including Darlaston Boys Club, thanks to the Big Lottery's Fund's Awards for All...
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Firefighters find body in Darlaston garage
05 Sep 09 12:42
Firefighters find body in Darlaston garage
Express & Star 3 Sep 09
A body has been discovered in a garage at a Black Country home where firefighters were called to a fire. The grim find was made after emergency services were called to Old Park Road on the Darlaston and Wednesbury border...
Express & Star 5 Sep Body identified as a man
Walsall crash sparks rush hour chaos
05 Sep 09 12:39
Walsall crash sparks rush hour chaos
Express & Star 4 Sep 09 (pictures)
One of Walsall's busiest roads was shut during rush-hour today after a smash involving a lorry and five other vehicles. Cars and vans were left scattered across the road near Junction 10 of the M6, at the bottom of Bloxwich Lane and Wolverhampton Road, after a lorry lost control...
B'ham Mail 5 Sep Six injured recovering
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Fans flocking to Walsall to see Osmond
05 Sep 09 12:01
Fans flocking in to see Osmond
Express & Star 5 Sep 09
Music fans from across the country are flocking to Walsall today for an annual convention to honour the Osmonds. The nephew of Donny Osmond is also due to appear at the Village Hotel near Junction 10 of the M6 to mark the event...
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Pleck's Churchill pallbearer in pension struggle
01 Sep 09 14:10
Pleck's Churchill pallbearer in pension struggle
Express & Star 1 September 09
He was a coffin bearer at one of the biggest funerals of the 20th century, standing tall and proud as he helped lay Sir Winston Churchill to rest. But today David Styles, stricken with lung cancer, believes the country he served with pride has let him down...
On this day Last farewell to Churchill video
Six injured in two-car Pleck Bridge collision
29 Aug 09 12:15
News
Six injured in two-car Pleck Bridge collision
BBC News 29 August 09
Six people have been taken to hospital following a crash between two cars on the Wednesbury Road, near to Pleck Bridge, Walsall, at about 2305 BST on Friday night...
Express & Star 29 Aug Car crashes into Green Lane homes
Six injured in two-car Pleck Bridge collision
BBC News 29 August 09
Six people have been taken to hospital following a crash between two cars on the Wednesbury Road, near to Pleck Bridge, Walsall, at about 2305 BST on Friday night...
Express & Star 29 Aug Car crashes into Green Lane homes
Green-fingered Pleck couple scoop top prize
27 Aug 09 21:07
Green-fingered Pleck couple scoop top prize
Walsall Advertiser 27 August 09
A Walsall couple have scooped a top prize in a national gardening competition. Maureen and Sid Allen, from Pleck, took first place in the Small Garden category in the Gardener of the Year 2009, a competition run by national weekly newspaper, Garden News...
700 say farewell to Moxley pub landlord shot in Bilston
25 Aug 09 12:13
700 say farewell to Moxley pub landlord shot in Bilston
Express & Star 25 August 09
Around 700 mourners lined the streets in Moxley to pay an emotional fare-well to popular father-of-four, Swinder Singh Batth, who was gunned down outside his Bilston pub...
Express & Star 21 Aug Family's funeral plea for Moxley man
B'ham Mail 8 Aug Moxley sports star murdered in Bilston to be honoured
Express & Star 3 Aug Seven remanded on Moxley landlord Bilston killing
Sikh Sangat 3 Aug Murder of Kabaddi legend
BBC News 3 Aug Eighth charge over bar shooting
Express & Star 1 Aug Seven charged for Bilston killing
B'ham Mail 31 Jul Police get more time to quiz 7 suspects
Express & Star 30 Jul Two more arrests in Bilston shooting
Advertiser 30 Jul Six questioned over Moxley man murder
Express & Star 29 Jul Five held after Bilston murder
BBC News 28 Jul Five arrested in shooting case
B'ham Mail 28 Jul Man shot dead at his Bilston pub
Express & Star 28 Jul Traders shock at shooting
Express & Star 28 Jul Landlord shot dead in Bilston
WM Police 28 Jul Appeal for witnesses
Wikipedia Kabaddi
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Family's funeral plea for Moxley man shot in Bilston
21 Aug 09 12:55
Family's funeral plea for Moxley man shot in Bilston
Express & Star 21 August 09
The family of Swinder Singh Batth, a popular Walsall father-of-four and international athlete, who was gunned down outside his Bilston pub have urged regulars to attend his funeral next week to pay their last respects...
B'ham Mail 8 Aug Moxley sports star murdered in Bilston to be honoured
Express & Star 3 Aug Seven remanded on Moxley landlord Bilston killing
Sikh Sangat 3 Aug Murder of Kabaddi legend
BBC News 3 Aug Eighth charge over bar shooting
Express & Star 1 Aug Seven charged for Bilston killing
B'ham Mail 31 Jul Police get more time to quiz 7 suspects
Express & Star 30 Jul Two more arrests in Bilston shooting
Advertiser 30 Jul Six questioned over Moxley man murder
Express & Star 29 Jul Five held after Bilston murder
BBC News 28 Jul Five arrested in shooting case
B'ham Mail 28 Jul Man shot dead at his Bilston pub
Express & Star 28 Jul Traders shock at shooting
Express & Star 28 Jul Landlord shot dead in Bilston
WM Police 28 Jul Appeal for witnesses
Wikipedia Kabaddi
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Darlaston park may be halved in size
14 Aug 09 22:20
Darlaston park may be halved in size
Express & Star 13 August 09
Firm proposals for controversial moves to swallow up more than half of a Darlaston park for a new academy have been submitted to council chiefs...
Express & Star Archive
B'ham Mail 17 Apr Council's £30m plan for Darlaston academy
Express & Star 3 Apr School may take park
Veteran in plea for help to trace army pals
14 Aug 09 16:47
Veteran in plea for help to trace army pals
Express & Star 14 August 09
A former Midland soldier has launched a search to try to find some of his old army mates from the South Staffordshire Regiment...
Wikipedia South Staffordshire Regiment
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Enjoying fun in Pleck park
11 Aug 09 12:10
Feature
Enjoying fun in Pleck park
Express & Star 11 August 09
Pleck Park was a hive of activity with a Punch & Judy show, musical entertainment and storytelling to delight the community...
Enjoying fun in Pleck park
Express & Star 11 August 09
Pleck Park was a hive of activity with a Punch & Judy show, musical entertainment and storytelling to delight the community...
Moxley sports star murdered in Bilston to be honoured
08 Aug 09 12:07
Moxley sports star murdered in Bilston to be honoured
Birmingham Mail 8 August 09
An Asian sporting star murdered outside his Midland pub is to be honoured at an international contest. Athletes will pay tribute to 47-year-old Suvinder Singh Batth, who was gunned down at Gavin’s Sports Bar, in Bilston, just after midnight on Tuesday last week. The father-of-four was a former professional wrestler and world class kabaddi competitor...
Express & Star 3 Aug Seven remanded on Moxley landlord Bilston killing
Sikh Sangat 3 Aug Murder of Kabaddi legend
BBC News 3 Aug Eighth charge over bar shooting
Express & Star 1 Aug Seven charged for Bilston killing
B'ham Mail 31 Jul Police get more time to quiz 7 suspects
Express & Star 30 Jul Two more arrests in Bilston shooting
Advertiser 30 Jul Six questioned over Moxley man murder
Express & Star 29 Jul Five held after Bilston murder
BBC News 28 Jul Five arrested in shooting case
B'ham Mail 28 Jul Man shot dead at his Bilston pub
Express & Star 28 Jul Traders shock at shooting
Express & Star 28 Jul Landlord shot dead in Bilston
WM Police 28 Jul Appeal for witnesses
Wikipedia Kabaddi
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£2m Bentley library plan to go to Walsall council
06 Aug 09 17:51
News
£2m Bentley library plan to go to Walsall council
Express & Star 6 August 09
Firm plans for the £2million library in Bentley could finally be submitted within the next month. An application to revamp the Queen Elizabeth Avenue site is hoped to be confirmed within weeks after several years in the pipeline....
Express & Star Archive
£2m Bentley library plan to go to Walsall council
Express & Star 6 August 09
Firm plans for the £2million library in Bentley could finally be submitted within the next month. An application to revamp the Queen Elizabeth Avenue site is hoped to be confirmed within weeks after several years in the pipeline....
Express & Star Archive
Lifetime ban for Bentley pensioners who neglected dog
04 Aug 09 20:10
News
Lifetime ban for Bentley pensioners who neglected dog
Express & Star 4 August 09
A couple from Bentley who neglected their underweight dog leaving it with fur grown over its face and gum disease have been banned from keeping animals for life...
Express & Star Archive
Lifetime ban for Bentley pensioners who neglected dog
Express & Star 4 August 09
A couple from Bentley who neglected their underweight dog leaving it with fur grown over its face and gum disease have been banned from keeping animals for life...
Express & Star Archive
Seven remanded on Moxley landlord Bilston killing - and an eighth charged
03 Aug 09 12:46
Seven remanded on Moxley landlord Bilston killing
Express & Star 3 August 09
Seven people who appeared in court charged with the murder of a Moxley man shot dead outside his Bilston pub have been remanded in custody. The group of seven appeared at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court on Saturday, and are jointly-charged with the murder of Swinder Singh Batth, who was gunned down outside Gavin’s Sports Bar in Bilston just after midnight last Tuesday...
BBC News 3 Aug Eighth charge over bar shooting
Express & Star 1 Aug Seven charged for Bilston killing
B'ham Mail 31 Jul Police get more time to quiz 7 suspects
Express & Star 30 Jul Two more arrests in Bilston shooting
Advertiser 30 Jul Six questioned over Moxley man murder
Express & Star 29 Jul Five held after Bilston murder
BBC News 28 Jul Five arrested in shooting case
B'ham Mail 28 Jul Man shot dead at his Bilston pub
Express & Star 28 Jul Traders shock at shooting
Express & Star 28 Jul Landlord shot dead in Bilston
WM Police 28 Jul Appeal for witnesses
Seven charged for Moxley man killing at Bilston pub
01 Aug 09 13:30
Seven charged for Moxley man killing at Bilston pub
Express & Star 1 August 09
Seven people have been charged with the murder of a father-of-four from Moxley who was shot dead outside a pub in Bilston. Six men and one woman have been charged following the killing of Swinder Singh Batth on Tuesday at Gavin’s Sports Bar which he ran...
B'ham Mail 31 Jul Police get more time to quiz 7 suspects
Express & Star 30 Jul Two more arrests in Bilston shooting
Advertiser 30 Jul Six questioned over Moxley man murder
Express & Star 29 Jul Five held after Bilston murder
BBC News 28 Jul Five arrested in shooting case
B'ham Mail 28 Jul Man shot dead at his Bilston pub
Express & Star 28 Jul Traders shock at shooting
Express & Star 28 Jul Landlord shot dead in Bilston
WM Police 28 Jul Appeal for witnesses
Police get more time to quiz seven about Bilston shooting
31 Jul 09 23:33
Police get more time to quiz seven about Bilston shooting
Birmingham Mail 31 July 09
Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of a father-of-four from Moxley outside his Bilston club have been given more time to question seven people. Swinder Singh Batth died of a single gunshot wound to the chest outside Gavin’s Sports Bar early on Tuesday...
Express & Star 30 Jul Two more arrests in Bilston shooting
Advertiser 30 Jul Six questioned over Moxley man murder
Express & Star 29 Jul Five held after Bilston murder
BBC News 28 Jul Five arrested in shooting case
B'ham Mail 28 Jul Man shot dead at his Bilston pub
Express & Star 28 Jul Traders shock at shooting
Express & Star 28 Jul Landlord shot dead in Bilston
WM Police 28 Jul Appeal for witnesses
Urgent appeal over Moxley recycling fire
30 Jul 09 16:22
Urgent appeal over Moxley recycling fire
BBC News 30 July 09
Detectives investigating a suspicious fire at a recycling plant in Moxley are appealing for an anonymous phone-caller to get back in touch...
WM Police 30 Jul Re-appeal following Moxley fire
Express & Star 25 Jul Troubles at Moxley recycle firm
Express & Star 24 Jul Hunt for clues after arson blaze
B'ham Mail 24 Jul Police hunt for arsonists
Express & Star 23 Jul Police hunt for arson suspects
B'ham Mail 23 Jul No bodies found
Express & Star 23 Jul Crews still fight blaze
Walsall Advetiser 23 Jul Moxley homes evacuated
Express & Star 22 Jul Huge fire at recycle site (pics)
Express & Star 22 Jul Blaze engulfs plant (video)
B'ham Post 22 Jul Evacuations after fire (video)
BBC News 22 Jul Severe blaze at recycling plant
B'ham Mail 22 Jul Residents evacuated
Walsall Council 22 Jul Health advice following fire
AWM Group Home
Two more arrests in Bilston shooting of Moxley man
30 Jul 09 13:10
Two more arrests in Bilston shooting
Express & Star 30 July 09
Two more people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal shooting in Bilston which saw a father of four from Moxley gunned down. Swinder Singh Batth died of a single gunshot wound to the chest outside Gavin’s Sports Bar early on Tuesday...
Advertiser 30 Jul Six questioned over Moxley man murder
Express & Star 29 Jul Five held after Bilston murder
BBC News 28 Jul Five arrested in shooting case
B'ham Mail 28 Jul Man shot dead at his Bilston pub
Express & Star 28 Jul Traders shock at shooting
Express & Star 28 Jul Landlord shot dead in Bilston
WM Police 28 Jul Appeal for witnesses
Five held after Bilston gun murder of Moxley man
29 Jul 09 12:53
Five held after Bilston gun murder
Express & Star 29 July 09
Four men and a 19-year-old girl are being held on suspicion of murder after a Moxley landlord was shot outside the Bilston pub he ran with his son. The suspects were arrested in a series of raids and searches on Tuesday and overnight by officers, some of them armed, after the killing of father-of-four Swinder Singh Batth...
BBC News 28 Jul Five arrested in shooting case
B'ham Mail 28 Jul Man shot dead at his Bilston pub
Express & Star 28 Jul Traders shock at shooting
Express & Star 28 Jul Landlord shot dead in Bilston
WM Police 28 Jul Appeal for witnesses
Five arrested in Bilston pub Moxley man murder shooting case
28 Jul 09 20:03
Five arrested in Bilston pub Moxley man murder shooting case
BBC News 28 July 09
Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a licensee who died after being shot outside his West Midlands bar. Swinder Singh Batth, 47, from Moxley, was shot outside Gavin's Sports Bar in The Orchard, Bilston, in Wolverhampton, a few minutes after midnight...
B'ham Mail 28 Jul Man shot dead at his Bilston pub
Express & Star 28 Jul Traders shock at shooting
Express & Star 28 Jul Landlord shot dead in Bilston
WM Police 28 Jul Appeal for witnesses
Walsall landlord shot dead outside his Bilston Pub
28 Jul 09 14:48
Walsall man shot dead outside his Bilston pub
Birmingham Mail 28 July 09
A pub boss was shot dead outside his own Bilston bar. Swinder Singh Batth, 47, a husband and father-of-four from Moxley, Walsall, was the licensee of Gavin’s Sports Bar in The Orchard, Bilston, where the incident took place just after midnight. A hunt for Mr Batth’s killer has been launched, with detectives from the major investigation unit, based at West Bromwich, conducting house-to-house enquiries near the scene...
Express & Star 28 Jul Traders shock at shooting
Express & Star 28 Jul Landlord shot dead in Bilston
WM Police 28 Jul Appeal for witnesses
Landlord shot dead outside Bilston pub
28 Jul 09 11:36
Landlord shot dead outside Bilston pub
Express & Star 28 July 09
A man was gunned down outside Gavins Sports Bar in Bilston where he worked. Residents in the area today said the victim was a licensee of the venue. Police have sealed off Hall Street and the Orchard close to the town’s busy bus station, as they searched for the gunman...
WM Police 28 Jul Appeal for witnesses
Officer’s son jailed over fatal Darlaston collision
25 Jul 09 14:54
Officer’s son jailed over fatal Darlaston collision
Express & Star 25 July 09
A policeman’s son who killed two neighbours in a head-on crash during a “a moment of madness” has been jailed for five years and four months. Timothy Summers, 28, was driving at over 70mph on the 30mph Willenhall Road in Darlaston when his Mitsubishi Evo hit a taxi in September 2007...
Express & Star 13 May Driver admits killing neighbours
Troubles at Moxley recycle firm hit by blaze
25 Jul 09 14:38
Troubles at Moxley recycle firm hit by blaze
Express & Star 25 July 09
The company whose recycling plant was destroyed in an arson attack is being wound up. It has emerged AWM’s Coseley base had been repossessed a week before the alleged arson attack at the company's Moxley premises on Wednesday...
Express & Star 24 Jul Hunt for clues after arson blaze
B'ham Mail 24 Jul Police hunt for arsonists
Express & Star 23 Jul Police hunt for arson suspects
B'ham Mail 23 Jul No bodies found
Express & Star 23 Jul Crews still fight blaze
Walsall Advetiser 23 Jul Moxley homes evacuated
Express & Star 22 Jul Huge fire at recycle site (pics)
Express & Star 22 Jul Blaze engulfs plant (video)
B'ham Post 22 Jul Evacuations after fire (video)
BBC News 22 Jul Severe blaze at recycling plant
B'ham Mail 22 Jul Residents evacuated
Walsall Council 22 Jul Health advice following fire
AWM Group Home
Hunt for clues after Moxley arson blaze
24 Jul 09 13:50
Hunt for clues after Moxley arson blaze
Express & Star 24 July 09
Detectives and forensic teams have scoured the site of a recycling plant destroyed in an arson attack to hunt for clues that could lead them to the culprits. CCTV footage has been seized from businesses near AWM Recycling Ltd in Western Way in Moxley. Police revealed yesterday they are hunting for four people seen around the site shortly before the huge blaze broke out at 4am on Wednesday...
B'ham Mail 24 Jul Police hunt for arsonists
Express & Star 23 Jul Police hunt for arson suspects
WM Police 23 Jul Appeal: 4 suspected arsonists
B'ham Mail 23 Jul No bodies found
Express & Star 23 Jul Crews still fight blaze
Walsall Advetiser 23 Jul Moxley homes evacuated
Express & Star 22 Jul Huge fire at recycle site (pics)
Express & Star 22 Jul Blaze engulfs plant (video)
B'ham Post 22 Jul Evacuations after fire (video)
BBC News 22 Jul Severe blaze at recycling plant
B'ham Mail 22 Jul Residents evacuated
Walsall Council 22 Jul Health advice following fire
WM Police 22 Jul Statement
AWM Group Home
Police hunt for Moxley arson suspects
23 Jul 09 15:05
Police hunt for Moxley arson suspects
Express & Star 23 July 09
Four people are being hunted by police after a suspected arson attack at a recycling plant in Moxley, which sent smoke containing asbestos across Walsall...
WM Police 23 Jul Appeal: 4 suspected arsonists
B'ham Mail 23 Jul No bodies found
Express & Star 23 Jul Crews still fight blaze
Walsall Advetiser 23 Jul Moxley homes evacuated
Express & Star 22 Jul Huge fire at recycle site (pics)
Express & Star 22 Jul Blaze engulfs plant (video)
B'ham Post 22 Jul Evacuations after fire (video)
BBC News 22 Jul Severe blaze at recycling plant
B'ham Mail 22 Jul Residents evacuated
Walsall Council 22 Jul Health advice following fire
WM Police 22 Jul Statement
AWM Group Home
Express & Star Archive
Walsall fire crews still at Moxley plant after recycling blaze
23 Jul 09 11:59
Crews still at Moxley plant after recycling blaze
Express & Star 23 July 09
Firefighters were today still on the scene of a huge blaze at a recycling plant in Walsall – as residents were issued health warnings. Families were forced to flee their homes when the fire at AWM Recycling Ltd in Western Way, Moxley, caused acrid black smoke containing asbestos to fill the skies...
B'ham Mail 23 Jul No bodies found
WM Police 23 Jul Appeal: 4 suspected arsonists
Walsall Advetiser 23 Jul Moxley homes evacuated
Express & Star 22 Jul Huge fire at recycle site (pics)
Express & Star 22 Jul Blaze engulfs plant (video)
B'ham Post 22 Jul Evacuations after fire (video)
BBC News 22 Jul Severe blaze at recycling plant
B'ham Mail 22 Jul Residents evacuated
Walsall Council 22 Jul Health advice following fire
WM Police 22 Jul Statement
AWM Group Home
Health advice from authorities following Moxley fire
22 Jul 09 16:06
News
Health advice following Walsall fire
Walsall Council Advisory 22 July 09
Following a fire at a warehouse in Western Way, Wednesbury, the Health Protection Agency are advising local residents who have not been evacuated to keep their windows and doors closed and stay indoors as a precautionary measure, while the fire continues. This advice restates previous advice given to people in the affected area.
The site involved in this fire may have an asbestos-cement roof and it is possible that these materials may have been deposited in ash or debris over the vicinity surrounding the industrial site. However, this is of no particular health concern as asbestos fibres are not readily released from asbestos containing material into the air.
Dr Naveed Syed, Consultant for the Health Protection Agency said: “It is important to reassure people that the risks to health are low and there is unlikely to be any significant exposure to asbestos following fires involving materials containing asbestos. There is no direct evidence of long-term health risks from fires involving asbestos containing materials but it is sensible that any asbestos containing debris is removed to minimise any potential exposure.”
Councillor Mike Bird, Walsall Council Leader, said: "Once again we must praise the excellent job that the emergency services have done in responding to this very large fire. It goes without saying that any help we can give we will be more than happy to offer."
Walsall Council is arranging clean-up of asbestos-containing materials burnt in the fire which may have dropped into the surrounding area. In the meantime, If residents do find ash or debris from the fire on their property, they are advised to leave it alone and to contact the local authority on 01922 653348 so that clean-up can be arranged.
If it is absolutely necessary for residents to move or remove debris themselves (e.g. from a car windscreen) they should first damp down the debris using water, and either gently flush away small particles to the drain or, wearing protective gloves to prevent scratches, pick up larger pieces carefully, place in two plastic bags, seal and dispose of at a local refuse collection point. Do not sweep up or vacuum debris as this could create airborne dust.
If residents experience any symptoms such as difficulty in breathing, watery eyes or cough please contact their GP or NHS direct on 0845 45 46 47.
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Huge fire at Moxley asbestos recycle site
Express & Star 22 July 09
A severe fire ripped through an asbestos recycling plant in Moxley today, forcing up to 80 residents to be evacuated from their homes and causing chaos on the roads...
BBC News 22 Jul Severe blaze at recycling plant
B'ham Mail 22 Jul Residents evacuated
Walsall Council 22 Jul Statement
WM Police 22 Jul Statement
AWM Group Home
Health advice following Walsall fire
Walsall Council Advisory 22 July 09
Following a fire at a warehouse in Western Way, Wednesbury, the Health Protection Agency are advising local residents who have not been evacuated to keep their windows and doors closed and stay indoors as a precautionary measure, while the fire continues. This advice restates previous advice given to people in the affected area.
The site involved in this fire may have an asbestos-cement roof and it is possible that these materials may have been deposited in ash or debris over the vicinity surrounding the industrial site. However, this is of no particular health concern as asbestos fibres are not readily released from asbestos containing material into the air.
Dr Naveed Syed, Consultant for the Health Protection Agency said: “It is important to reassure people that the risks to health are low and there is unlikely to be any significant exposure to asbestos following fires involving materials containing asbestos. There is no direct evidence of long-term health risks from fires involving asbestos containing materials but it is sensible that any asbestos containing debris is removed to minimise any potential exposure.”
Councillor Mike Bird, Walsall Council Leader, said: "Once again we must praise the excellent job that the emergency services have done in responding to this very large fire. It goes without saying that any help we can give we will be more than happy to offer."
Walsall Council is arranging clean-up of asbestos-containing materials burnt in the fire which may have dropped into the surrounding area. In the meantime, If residents do find ash or debris from the fire on their property, they are advised to leave it alone and to contact the local authority on 01922 653348 so that clean-up can be arranged.
If it is absolutely necessary for residents to move or remove debris themselves (e.g. from a car windscreen) they should first damp down the debris using water, and either gently flush away small particles to the drain or, wearing protective gloves to prevent scratches, pick up larger pieces carefully, place in two plastic bags, seal and dispose of at a local refuse collection point. Do not sweep up or vacuum debris as this could create airborne dust.
If residents experience any symptoms such as difficulty in breathing, watery eyes or cough please contact their GP or NHS direct on 0845 45 46 47.
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Huge fire at Moxley asbestos recycle site
Express & Star 22 July 09
A severe fire ripped through an asbestos recycling plant in Moxley today, forcing up to 80 residents to be evacuated from their homes and causing chaos on the roads...
BBC News 22 Jul Severe blaze at recycling plant
B'ham Mail 22 Jul Residents evacuated
Walsall Council 22 Jul Statement
WM Police 22 Jul Statement
AWM Group Home
Huge fire at Moxley asbestos recycle site
22 Jul 09 12:48
Huge fire at Moxley asbestos recycle site
Express & Star 22 July 09 (pictures)
A severe fire ripped through an asbestos recycling plant in Moxley today, forcing up to 80 residents to be evacuated from their homes and causing chaos on the roads...
Express & Star 22 Jul Blaze engulfs plant (video)
B'ham Post 22 Jul Evacuations after fire (video)
BBC News 22 Jul Severe blaze at recycling plant
B'ham Mail 22 Jul Residents evacuated
Walsall Council 22 Jul Health advice following fire
WM Police 22 Jul Statement
AWM Group Home
Young girl pushed off bike in Pleck theft
21 Jul 09 19:52
News
Young girl pushed off bike in Pleck theft
Walsall Advertiser 21 July 09
A 13-year-old girl was pushed off her bike by a male youth who then rode off on it. The victim was riding her bike with a friend in Pleck Park at 7pm on Sunday, July 12 when the youth approached and pushed them off the bike before riding away on it...
Young girl pushed off bike in Pleck theft
Walsall Advertiser 21 July 09
A 13-year-old girl was pushed off her bike by a male youth who then rode off on it. The victim was riding her bike with a friend in Pleck Park at 7pm on Sunday, July 12 when the youth approached and pushed them off the bike before riding away on it...
Man injured in Darlaston pub brawl
15 Jul 09 16:40
Police appeal
Man injured in Darlo pub brawl
WM Police 15 July 09
Police in Bloxwich are appealing for witnesses following a pub disturbance on Friday night (10 July). The incident took place between 22.30 and 22.45 inside the pub and in the car park of the Robin Hood Public House, The Crescent, Darlaston...
Man injured in Darlo pub brawl
WM Police 15 July 09
Police in Bloxwich are appealing for witnesses following a pub disturbance on Friday night (10 July). The incident took place between 22.30 and 22.45 inside the pub and in the car park of the Robin Hood Public House, The Crescent, Darlaston...
Major Darlaston blueprint seeks public opinion
15 Jul 09 15:16
News
Major Darlaston blueprint seeks public opinion
Walsall Advertiser 15 July 09
A major blueprint for the future of Darlaston is being drawn up and residents of the town are being urged to give their opinions. Walsall Housing Group and Walsall Council are requesting help to shape the priorities for the town's long term plan...
B'ham Post 9 July Darlaston regeneration scheme latest casualty of AWM cuts
Walsall Council Darlaston
Walsall Housing Group Home
Major Darlaston blueprint seeks public opinion
Walsall Advertiser 15 July 09
A major blueprint for the future of Darlaston is being drawn up and residents of the town are being urged to give their opinions. Walsall Housing Group and Walsall Council are requesting help to shape the priorities for the town's long term plan...
B'ham Post 9 July Darlaston regeneration scheme latest casualty of AWM cuts
Walsall Council Darlaston
Walsall Housing Group Home
Worker tells of Pleck robbery taser terror
10 Jul 09 12:25
Worker tells of Pleck robbery taser terror
Express & Star 10 July 09
A worker has spoken of his terrifying ordeal after being stunned with a taser gun as robbers made off with cash and belongings worth more than £1,500. Daniel Davies was punched, kicked and prodded with the taser gun three times sending a small electric shock through his body during the attack at his home in Waterfront Way...
WM Police 8 Ju Police issue taser attack e-fit photo
Police issue e-fit photo after Darlaston sex assault
08 Jul 09 17:14
Police issue e-fit photo after Darlaston sex assault
WM Police 8 July 09
Detectives in Walsall have issued an e-fit of a man they would like to trace after a 23-year-old woman was sexually assaulted whilst walking along Westbourne Road at 3am on Friday 3 July...
WM Police 8 Jul Police appeal after man robbed at knifepoint at Bridge Street cashpoint 11:30pm last Thursday 2 July
Darlaston pensioner dragged along ground
06 Jul 09 19:10
Darlaston pensioner dragged along ground
Beacon Radio 6 July 09
A 75-year-old woman was dragged along the ground in Darlaston by two men wearing balaclavas after refusing to hand over her bag...
Darlaston to get new £3m jam-busting road
23 Jun 09 13:09
Darlaston to get new £3m jam-busting road
Express & Star 23 June 09
A £3 million new Black Country road allowing motorists to travel more quickly between Walsall and Darlaston is being planned, it was revealed today. Walsall Council is aiming to construct the new two-mile stretch from Pleck Road through the centre of the former 26-acre James Bridge Copperworks, which extends either side of the M6, into the heart of Darlaston...
TheYamYam 10 Jun Why Darlaston hopes for general election delay?
Express & Star 10 Jun Wait for new business park
The Times 10 Jun Tories would cut budgets, says Cameron ally
Contract Journal 18 May WM contractors braced for Tory cuts in public spending
Advantage West Midlands News
Morrison Construction Ltd News
Challenge for Walsall Poker players
21 Jun 09 14:01
News
Challenge for Walsall Poker players
Sunday Mercury 21 June 09
The best card players in Britain are heading for Walsall for the hottest event in the region’s poker calendar...
Challenge for Walsall Poker players
Sunday Mercury 21 June 09
The best card players in Britain are heading for Walsall for the hottest event in the region’s poker calendar...
Darlaston Pc asked to be godfather of young accident girl
20 Jun 09 14:08
Darlaston Pc asked to be godfather of young accident girl
Express & Star 20 June 09
A dedicated police officer who helped a little Black Country girl recover after she was injured in an horrific accident has been asked to become her godfather...
Gong for Bentley police officer
18 Jun 09 14:03
Gong for Bentley officer
WM Police 18 June 09
Tireless work and a desire to help others has won a Bentley police community support officer a top award. Rachel Pearce-Plater has been named Police Community Support Officer of the Year for the West Midlands and she will now go on to a celebration night in London later this year, where she will learn if she has won the coveted national title to add to the force award...
Man in court over Moxley newsagent stabbing
17 Jun 09 05:37
Man in court over Moxley newsagent stabbing
Birmingham Post 17 June 09
A 23-year old man is due in court today accused of attacking a 53-year-old Moxley newsagent, Harinder Dhadi, who was stabbed twice in the chest with a kitchen knife when he refused to hand over money at Kendrick News on Saturday evening...
BBC News 15 June Arrest over Moxley newsagent stabbing
B'ham Mail 15 Jun Stabbed newsagent seriously ill
Express & Star 15 Jun Shopkeeper stabbed
BBC News 14 Jun Stabbing in Moxley newsagents struggle
Teletext 14 Jun Shopkeeper 'serious'
WM Police 14 Jun Bloxwich police seek 'bare-chested' Moxley stabber
Arrest over Moxley newsagent stabbing
15 Jun 09 23:08
Arrest over Moxley newsagent stabbing
BBC News 15 June 09
A man has been arrested after a 53-year-old Moxley newsagent was stabbed twice in the chest with a kitchen knife when he refused to hand over money at Kendrick News on Saturday evening...
B'ham Mail 15 Jun Stabbed newsagent seriously ill
Express & Star 15 Jun Shopkeeper stabbed
BBC News 14 Jun Stabbing in Moxley newsagents struggle
Teletext 14 Jun Shopkeeper 'serious'
WM Police 14 Jun Bloxwich police seek 'bare-chested' Moxley stabber
Newsagent stabbed in Moxley raid is seriously ill
15 Jun 09 15:11
Moxley stabbed newsagent seriously ill
Birmingham Mail 15 June 09
A hero newsagent stabbed as he sent an armed raider packing half-naked was today seriously ill in hospital. The trader, named by neighbours simply as Bill, was stabbed twice in the chest with a kitchen knife after he refused to hand over cash to a thug who burst into his Moxley store in Kendrick Road just before 8pm on Saturday...
Express & Star 15 Jun Shopkeeper stabbed
BBC News 14 Jun Stabbing in Moxley newsagents struggle
Teletext 14 Jun Shopkeeper 'serious'
WM Police 14 Jun Bloxwich police seek 'bare-chested' Moxley stabber
Stabbing in Moxley newsagents struggle
15 Jun 09 14:13
Stabbing in Moxley newsagents struggle
BBC News 14 June 09
A shopkeeper was stabbed twice in the chest with a kitchen knife when he refused to hand over money. The 53-year-old was stabbed at Kendrick News in Moxley as he grappled with a man on Saturday evening...
Express & Star 15 Jun Asian shopkeeper stabbed
Teletext 14 Jun Shopkeeper 'serious'
WM Police 14 Jun Bloxwich police seek 'bare-chested' Moxley stabber
Bloxwich police seek 'bare-chested' Moxley stabber
14 Jun 09 14:00
Bloxwich police seek 'bare-chested' Moxley stabber
WM Police 14 June 09
Police in Bloxwich are appealing for witnesses after a shopkeeper was stabbed during a raid at Kendrick News newsagents in Moxley, Walsall just before 8pm last night, Saturday 13 June, 2009...
Teletext 14 Jun Shopkeeper 'serious'
Baby and parents rescued from Darlaston fire
12 Jun 09 10:03
Baby and parents rescued from Darlaston fire
Walsall Observer 12 June 09
A five-month-old baby and her parents were rescued from their burning flat when fire broke out in their kitchen...
WM Fire Service Home
Body found in Pleck canal
08 Jun 09 13:34
Body found in Pleck canal
Express & Star 8 June 09
The body of a 49-year-old man has been dragged from a stretch of canal in the Black Country. A passer-by made the grim discovery yesterday morning at the Scarborough Road canal bridge, off Darlaston Road, in Walsall...
Camera ploy on off-road bikers
23 May 09 14:51
Camera ploy on off-road bikers
Express & Star 23 May 09
Cameras are being used to record off-road bikers terrorising people living near a Darlaston park... Footage may be used in court as evidence to get anti-social behaviour orders for yobs...
Birmingham Mail 21 May Illegal bikes sent to the Cannock crusher
Blog Brownhills Bob 18 May Illegal motorbikes at Chasewater
Bentley man shot 50 times but survived
22 May 09 13:33
News
Shot 50 times, but I survived
Birmingham Mail 22 May 09
A Bentley man has spoken for the first time about how he miraculously survived being shot 50 times in the chest, neck and shoulder during an armed robbery in Nigeria...
Shot 50 times, but I survived
Birmingham Mail 22 May 09
A Bentley man has spoken for the first time about how he miraculously survived being shot 50 times in the chest, neck and shoulder during an armed robbery in Nigeria...
Moxley old school arson attack
20 May 09 12:07
Moxley old school arson attack
Express & Star 20 May 09 (pictures)
Moxley Infants School, which has been closed since November 2006 and due for demolition, has been set on fire in a suspected arson attack last night (Tue)...
New signs point way for traders
20 May 09 02:56
News
New signs point way to traders
Walsall Observer 19 May 09
Signs pointing Darlaston shoppers in the direction of traders have been erected in a bid to increase takings in the ailing town...
Darlaston Community Website Home
New signs point way to traders
Walsall Observer 19 May 09
Signs pointing Darlaston shoppers in the direction of traders have been erected in a bid to increase takings in the ailing town...
Darlaston Community Website Home
Spaniel Betty in class of her own
18 May 09 13:34
Spaniel Betty in class of her own
Express & Star 18 May 09
Springer spaniel Betty was introduced to Rough Hay Primary School in Darlaston in October 2007 as a young puppy to help foster a positive effect on pupils and enhance learning in an experiment believed to be the first of its kind in Britain. Now 18 months on, the school say Betty has had a profound effect on children...
Emotional service to honour Great War hero
15 May 09 12:32
Emotional service to honour Great War hero
Express & Star 15 May 09
It was an emotional service at Moxley War Memorial yesterday as the family of Lance Corporal William Fellows were joined by civic dignitaries and war veterans who turned up to pay their respects to the fallen serviceman...
Express & Star 6 May Memorial at last of 1916 soldier
Birmingham Mail 5 May Part-time WM soldiers face axe
Birmingham Post 5 May Comment: TA cuts leave volunteer soldiers facing uncertain future
Express & Star 5 May Basra memorial coming home
The Mercury 5 May Tributes at Great War mass grave
The Mercury 5 May Royal support for Gurkhas
Express & Star 4 May Arnhem war hero dies at 90
Hero soldier and medium dies aged 83
14 May 09 13:44
Hero soldier and medium dies aged 83
Express & Star 14 May 09
Philip Saunders, better known by his middle name Howard, has died aged 83. Mr Saunders, father of psychic Philip Solomon, lived in Bilston and Willenhall and organised popular rock ’n’ roll hops and dances throughout the Midlands in his younger days and was a former member and secretary at Darlaston Spiritualist Church...
Husband gets life for brutal murders
12 May 09 12:28
Husband gets life for brutal murders
Express & Star 12 May 09
A jealous former Darlaston man murdered his estranged wife and her new boyfriend after sneaking into her flat and slitting her throat...
Memorial at last for 1916 soldier
06 May 09 12:50
Memorial at last for 1916 soldier
Express & Star 6 May 09
Standing over the grave of Lance Corporal William Fellows at a cemetery in Belgium, Fred Blades made an emotional vow that he would get his great-uncle’s name carved in stone on Moxley War Memorial...
Birmingham Mail 5 May Part-time WM soldiers face axe
Birmingham Post 5 May Comment: TA cuts leave volunteer soldiers facing uncertain future
Express & Star 5 May Basra memorial coming home
The Mercury 5 May Tributes at Great War mass grave
The Mercury 5 May Royal support for Gurkhas
Express & Star 4 May Arnhem war hero dies at 90
Victims tell of thug attacks
01 May 09 12:44
Victims tell of thug attacks
Express & Star 1 May 09
A father-of-three was punched to the ground by youths in Sedgley and a pensioner was left with a broken knee cap and fractures to her shoulder in Darlaston during two separate attacks...
Lovesick woman set fire to partner's pub
30 Apr 09 15:27
News
Lovesick woman set fire to partner's pub
Walsall Advertiser 30 Apr 09
A Walswall woman who started a fire in the Aladdin's Lamp pub in Darlaston run by her partner as their relationship broke down has been put behind bars for 15 months...
Lovesick woman set fire to partner's pub
Walsall Advertiser 30 Apr 09
A Walswall woman who started a fire in the Aladdin's Lamp pub in Darlaston run by her partner as their relationship broke down has been put behind bars for 15 months...
Hunt for missing Darlaston family
30 Apr 09 13:31
News
Hunt for missing Darlaston family
Birmingham Mail 30 Apr 09
Fears are growing for a Darlaston family missing for almost two weeks. Dave and Balbir Kumar and sons Sachin, 18, and Rishi, 15, have not been seen since 17 April when they left the Frying Pan pub on Willenhall Street, Darlaston, where they had been staying ...
Hunt for missing Darlaston family
Birmingham Mail 30 Apr 09
Fears are growing for a Darlaston family missing for almost two weeks. Dave and Balbir Kumar and sons Sachin, 18, and Rishi, 15, have not been seen since 17 April when they left the Frying Pan pub on Willenhall Street, Darlaston, where they had been staying ...
Man who Tasered himself goes free
22 Apr 09 11:50
Man who Tasered himself goes free
Express & Star 22 Apr 09
A Leamore man described as the real-life Homer Simpson by his own solicitor for stupidly shooting himself with a one-million volt stun gun has avoided jail...
New look for Darlaston slimmer gran
22 Apr 09 11:45
New look for Darlaston slimmer gran
Express & Star 22 Apr 09
Weighing 18 and a half stone and squeezing into huge clothes, it was only when Rachel Stanton’s doctor told her she was on the verge of being diabetic that she knew her lifestyle had to change...
Graffiti spruces up Bentley building site
22 Apr 09 11:22
Graffiti spruces up Bentley building site
Birmingham Mail 22 Apr 09
Young people aged between 13 and 17 in Bentley spent last week coming up with designs and spraying them on to 140-metre long boards surrounding a building site...
Walsall Housing Group Press releases
Porter threatened with gun in Bentley hotel robbery
21 Apr 09 13:03
News
Porter threatened with gun in Bentley hotel robbery
Walsall Advertiser 21 Apr 09
A hotel porter was threatened with a gun and crow bar by robbers who stole cash from the Compass Hotel in Wolverhampton Road West, in an early morning attack on Monday...
BBC News 21 Apr Porter threatened in raid
Express & Star 21 Apr Armed robbery at hotel
West Midlands Police Appeal for information
Porter threatened with gun in Bentley hotel robbery
Walsall Advertiser 21 Apr 09
A hotel porter was threatened with a gun and crow bar by robbers who stole cash from the Compass Hotel in Wolverhampton Road West, in an early morning attack on Monday...
BBC News 21 Apr Porter threatened in raid
Express & Star 21 Apr Armed robbery at hotel
West Midlands Police Appeal for information
Council's £30m plan for Darlaston academy
17 Apr 09 15:53
News
Council's £30m plan for Darlaston academy
Birmingham Mail 17 Apr 09
Proposals to open an academy on the site of Darlaston Community Science College will be discussed at a cabinet meeting next Friday...
Express & Star 3 Apr School may take park
Walsall Council PR 17 Apr Company to take forward Darlaston regeneration
Council's £30m plan for Darlaston academy
Birmingham Mail 17 Apr 09
Proposals to open an academy on the site of Darlaston Community Science College will be discussed at a cabinet meeting next Friday...
Express & Star 3 Apr School may take park
Walsall Council PR 17 Apr Company to take forward Darlaston regeneration
Pleck man banned from keeping animals and ordered to pay £3,500
14 Apr 09 23:22
Pleck man banned from keeping animals and ordered to pay £3,500
Express & Star 14 Apr 09
Gregory Stewart, of Resevoir Street, who kept a bull terrier in an emaciated state without food or water, has been ordered by Walsall Magistrates Court to pay more than £3,500 in costs...
Expat revives link with Darlaston
07 Apr 09 16:22
Expat revives link with Darlaston
Express & Star 7 Apr 09
He may be thousands of miles away in Australia, but Darlaston-born Sam Brookes has been rekindling all his links with his home town thanks to an Express & Star appeal...
Volunteer for a grant
03 Apr 09 19:22
Volunteer for a grant
Walsall Observer, 3 Apr 09
Darlaston Local Neighbourhood Partnership (LNP) is offering grants of up to £200 for community and voluntary organisations...
Walsall Observer, 3 Apr 09
Darlaston Local Neighbourhood Partnership (LNP) is offering grants of up to £200 for community and voluntary organisations...
Chapel fate campaign
03 Apr 09 19:11
Chapel fate campaign
Walsall Observer, 3 Apr 09
Campaigners from across the country were this week hoping to learn the fate of Bentley Cemetery Chapel, built in 1898, earmarked for demolition on Wolverhampton Road West, Willenhall...
Walsall Observer, 3 Apr 09
Campaigners from across the country were this week hoping to learn the fate of Bentley Cemetery Chapel, built in 1898, earmarked for demolition on Wolverhampton Road West, Willenhall...
School may take park
03 Apr 09 18:48
expressandstar.com, 3 Apr 09
An 85-year-old public park will be swallowed up under controversial plans to extend privately-run Darlaston Academy...
Homes to transform wasteland
03 Apr 09 13:18
expressandstar.com, 3 Apr 09
The transformation of acres of wasteland in Walsall is under way, with 130 homes being created at four different sites in Bentley...
Cleaver killing alcoholic loses appeal
03 Apr 09 13:13
expressandstar.com, 3 Apr 09
An alcoholic from Walsall who hacked his friend to death with a meat cleaver has lost a bid to get his life sentence slashed...
Alert over dangerous skin lightening cream
30 Mar 09 16:12
Alert over dangerous skin lightening cream
Birmingham Mail, 30 Mar 09
A beauty cream from Pakistan, distributed by a company from Darlaston, which is being sold in shops across the Midlands has been found to contain dangerous levels of lead...
The Blackburn Citizen, 25 Mar 09: Contaminated skin cream warning
Birmingham Mail, 30 Mar 09
A beauty cream from Pakistan, distributed by a company from Darlaston, which is being sold in shops across the Midlands has been found to contain dangerous levels of lead...
The Blackburn Citizen, 25 Mar 09: Contaminated skin cream warning
Noisy pub fined
27 Mar 09 14:04
Noisy pub fined
Birmingham Mail, 27 Mar 09
The manager of The Crown pub, on King Edward Street, Darlaston, failed to comply with an order to keep the music down must pay fines and costs to the tune of £450...
Birmingham Mail, 27 Mar 09
The manager of The Crown pub, on King Edward Street, Darlaston, failed to comply with an order to keep the music down must pay fines and costs to the tune of £450...
Contaminated skin cream warning
26 Mar 09 01:55
Contaminated skin cream warning
The Blackburn Citizen, 25 Mar 09
Shoppers as far away as Lancashire are being warned to immediately stop using a contaminated beauty cream which contains dangerous levels of lead, distributed by a company in Darlaston...
The Blackburn Citizen, 25 Mar 09
Shoppers as far away as Lancashire are being warned to immediately stop using a contaminated beauty cream which contains dangerous levels of lead, distributed by a company in Darlaston...
Boy, 15, punched to ground by yob gang
24 Mar 09 16:38
Boy, 15, punched to ground by yob gang
Walsall Advertiser, 24 Mar 09
A gang of four teenagers kicked and punched a 15-year-old boy to the ground in Darlaston after he refused to hand over his possessions...
Walsall Advertiser, 24 Mar 09
A gang of four teenagers kicked and punched a 15-year-old boy to the ground in Darlaston after he refused to hand over his possessions...
Boy caught on CCTV returns home
22 Mar 09 17:17
BBC News, 22 Mar 09
A boy who sparked an "intensive" police search after being captured on CCTV wandering alone has returned home.
Birmingham Mail, 22 Mar 09: Police search for boy
Sunday Mail, 22 Mar 09: Haunting image of young boy
Police search for boy spotted walking streets on CCTV
22 Mar 09 14:13
Birmingham Mail, 22 Mar 09
An "intensive" police search is underway after a young boy was spotted wandering around Darlaston town alone...
Arctic mission for two men and their dogs
19 Mar 09 11:39
Walsall Advertiser, 19 Mar 09
Unforgiving icy terrain awaits a Bloxwich adventurer as he and his band of husky dogs head off on an epic fundraising mission to support a special school...
Drug dealer back in prison
18 Mar 09 20:43
Drug dealer back in prison
Walsall Advertiser, 18 Mar 09
A drug dealer from Bentley who went on the run during his trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court more than five years ago is back in jail...
Walsall Advertiser, 18 Mar 09
A drug dealer from Bentley who went on the run during his trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court more than five years ago is back in jail...
Steve shows dogged resolve for Arctic
16 Mar 09 20:10
expressandstar.com, 16 Mar 09
Steve Beach will soon be swapping the West Midlands for the Arctic Circle to take on an epic challenge in aid of his son’s special school in Bentley...
The Jane Lane School, Bentley