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- One Direction at Men in Black premiere
24 May 12
One Direction, featuring Wolverhampton’s Liam Payne, rubbed shoulders with the stars at the premiere of Men in Black 3 in New York. - Stolen car left in front of police
24 May 12A stolen Audi was dropped off at a scrap yard near Wolverhampton today while police were visiting the site in a crackdown on metal thefts. - New arrest over armed robbery at luxury home
24 May 12A third man has been arrested in connection with a £50,000 armed robbery at the luxury home of a South Staffordshire businessman in March. - Councils failing to plan for superfast web connection
24 May 12Councils in the region have failed to draw up plans to spend £500,000 to provide superfast broadband internet connections, prompting a warning from culture secretary Jeremy Hunt. - File returned to Wolverhampton University- 21 years late
24 May 12A file on Dudley Castle’s archaeological digs has been returned – 21 years after a student borrowed it. - Amateur stars to turn pro at the Civic
24 May 12Amateur stars Ricky Summers and Andrew Robinson will make their professional debuts on the BoxNation bill at Wolverhampton Civic Hall on June 22. - John H Stracey tackles Jake LaMotta
24 May 12John H Stracey will be charged with interviewing fellow ring great Jake LaMotta in Wolverhampton next week - but his first act with the microphone will be to sing! - Bilston woman admits starving dog and seven ferrets to death
24 May 12
A MIDLAND woman has admitted starving a dog and seven ferrets to death – having pleaded with her ex-partner who owned them to take them away. - Green activists protest against Coseley Eco Park plan
23 May 12GREEN activists are seeing red over an energy recovery facility at a proposed £120m Midland housing development – claiming it will cause pollution. - Daughter admits stabbing father in Wolverhampton
22 May 12A 39-year-old woman has admitted stabbing her father in the chest at his Wolverhampton home. - Dragon boat race raises £260k for good causes
22 May 12An annual dragon boat race which raises thousands for charity has been declared a roaring success. - Instant news but principles remain same
22 May 12There was a time not very long ago when the first thought for a reporter sent out on an assignment was to ensure they had the loose change needed to call their story back from the nearest phone box. - Review – Murder on the Nile at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
22 May 12The queen of murder mystery, Agatha Christie, retains her crown even after all these years, with a compelling production of Murder on the Nile at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre this week, under the outstanding direction of Joe Harmston. - Girlfriend key to success of Games hopeful Andy
22 May 12He may be a champion cyclist, but Wolverhampton’s Andy Tennant is “a bit geeky” according to the girlfriend whom he met at a cycling club. - Detective levels cut on Wolverhampton and Walsall crime teams
22 May 12Cash-strapped West Midlands Police is cutting the number of detectives that deal with major crimes across Wolverhampton and Walsall, it emerged today. - I should have killed myself: 17-year-old Shafilea Ahmed wrote song lyrics in months before she died, jury told
22 May 12
Shafilea Ahmed, 17, penned lines including ‘we are not a happy family’ and ‘I feel trapped’ in the months before she was killed, the jury was told. - Express & Star is key publication for parents, says school
21 May 12Bosses at Wolverhampton Grammar School know scores of parents use the Express Star to research which schools to send their children to. Wolverhampton Grammar School has been advertising with the Express Star for several years. Mark Hand... - Cradley Heath mother spared jail in benefits fraud
21 May 12A benefits cheat from the Black Country who pocketed almost £55,000 after lying about living with her partner has been spared jail. - Black Country horses and carts spark complaints
21 May 12Tatters are increasingly returning to the use of horses and carts to collect scrap metal in the Black Country, prompting renewed calls for regulation of the trade amid concerns the old-style transport may be causing traffic problems. - Fourth round twice in PDC for Khayat
21 May 12Wolverhampton's Ash Khayat reached the fourth round of the PDC's latest Youth Tour events at the weekend - twice in the same day! - Wolverhampton ABC at the Connaught
21 May 12Wolverhampton Amateur Boxing Club will give a run out to their 'perfect 10' on their home show at the city's Connaught Hotel on Saturday night. - Birmingham City Council threaten graduate with court action over bill it sent in error
20 May 12
A BUNGLING council has launched fresh court proceedings against a university graduate over an unpaid council tax bill – despite previously admitting she does not owe a penny. - Olympic flame starts journey to Midlands
19 May 12Olympics fever was officially ignited in the UK today when the iconic flame started its 70-day nationwide tour. - Wolverhampton pensioner jailed for slashing neighbour
19 May 12A pensioner who slashed the face of his neighbour after accusing him of spitting on his car has been jailed for two years. - Midlands hospitals meet waiting list targets
19 May 12Fewer patients are having to wait more than 18 weeks to start hospital treatment compared with two years ago, according to figures out today.