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Sat, 20 Mar 2021 09:02:08 +0000MPs call on Government to allow prote...
More than 60 parliamentarians have signed a letter warning current restrictions are ‘not acceptable and arguably not lawful’.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 09:01:09 +0000UK on verge of passing 50% of adults ...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson received his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Friday evening.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 08:57:11 +0000Race is on to bring back services lost during year-long virus battle
An NHS boss has today spoken of the battle ahead to restore services at a Black Country hospital.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 08:25:10 +0000Project will tackle digital
divide among youngsters
A major new project has been launched to help tackle the digital divide among youngsters in a city.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:04:30 +0000NHS staff left ‘psychologically scarred’ by the pandemic
Hospital staff have been left “psychologically scarred” by the traumatic experience of dealing with seriously ill Covid patients, an NHS boss has said.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:04:00 +0000Live music scene set to ‘flourish’ after deal
The region’s live music scene is set to flourish after a top venue operator takes over at the Civic halls, Tom Watson has said.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:03:30 +0000Hot iron murderer to spend at least 17 years behind bars
A murderer who burned his victim with an iron after he stabbed him so hard he broke the blade will spend at least 17 years behind bars.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:03:00 +000068319718
Julie Hambleton simply wants to see justice, not just for her sister but for all victims of crime.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:02:30 +0000Council’s £69m pledge to tackle road upgrades
Almost £70 million will be spent over the next year on projects to ease traffic flow and improve safety across a county.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:02:00 +0000Country parks set to receive £450k funding to boost visitor experience
New areas for children to play and exciting new walking trails will be among the improvements at two country parks after a funding boost.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:01:30 +0000Eyesore hangover at brewery
clears to reveal university site
New aerial images have revealed the transformation of disused brownfield land into a £120 million university campus in Wolverhampton.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:01:00 +000068680224
Waiter, waiter, this food is terrible. And such small portions!
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:00:50 +0000Stepping out on challenge in memory of Louis
A mother and her friends are taking on a massive walking challenge to honour the memory of her late son.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:00:40 +0000City ‘leading the way’ thanks to new street lighting scheme
More than 7,000 street lights have been converted into greener and more cost-effective low-energy LEDs.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:00:30 +0000Easter bonnet efforts continue
The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped a creative mother from using her skills to make fundraising Easter bonnets.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:00:20 +0000Kind councillor goes back to school
Pupils were delighted when a former governor dropped in to deliver laptops and computer equipment to help them in their studies.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 06:00:10 +0000Lynda magics up second book
A South Staffordshire-based author has released her second children’s book, despite lockdown.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 19:15:09 +0000The shifting tone of Government messa...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson had previously admitted that over time the rules have been ‘complicated and confusing’.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:33:12 +0000Boris Johnson to receive ‘safe and ef...
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the vaccine’s benefits in reducing Covid-19 outweighed any potential risks.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:02:15 +0000How many coronavirus deaths in my area?
See the latest figures for coronavirus cases and deaths in your area.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:30:15 +0000Woman who hid drugs avoids jail
A Wolverhampton who tried to hide hundreds of pounds worth of heroin and crack cocaine in an intimate place when she was spotted drug dealing has narrowly escaped being jailed.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:26:10 +0000Armed raider in
Co-op robbery
Staff were threatened with a knife when a man robbed a Dudley supermarket today.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:23:27 +0000Now singer puts
out debut video
The Voice winner Blessing Annatoria, is marking the release of the music video from her debut album.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:17:13 +0000MP claims system ‘fails women’ after ...
Pc Oliver Banfield of West Midlands Police admitted attacking a woman.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:47:09 +000068765019
Dudley's new £18 million leisure centre is set to be named after Duncan Edwards, it has been revealed.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:35:10 +0000Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine: Notable p...
The European Medicines Agency has said the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab is a ‘safe and effective vaccine after its use was suspended by multiple countries.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:33:15 +000068757937
Walsall’s growing army of litter picking volunteers have been praised as council bosses vowed to keep up the fight against fly-tippers.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:33:10 +000068756299
A company answered an SOS call from a Walsall charity to provide more than 100 food parcels for residents in need.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:30:14 +000068736505
Neighbours have today told of how they attempted to fight through smoke to rescue a man killed in a house fire in the Black Country.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:27:11 +000068756517
A real ale pub in Willenhall hit by the Covid lockdown has been handed a boost with its refurbishment plans finally given the go-ahead.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:23:09 +000068756332
A further nine coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:22:10 +000068756573
A Staffordshire pub that has changed ownership five times in 22 years is now helping a landscaping business to expand.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:19:09 +000068757525
Three new units have been given the green light for two plots on a South Staffordshire business park.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:18:10 +000068757618
A business centre near Penkridge is set to expand after plans for 12 new office cabins were passed.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:16:12 +000068757708
Care providers in Wolverhampton are to receive a 1.8 per cent rise in fees to cover the rising cost of supplying services to the elderly and infirm in the city.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:14:13 +000068757753
A plan to expand a special school in Oldbury to allow it to take in more children has been approved.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:11:10 +000068757787
Council bosses in Wolverhampton are investing £2 million in helping young people across the city plan and set up their own community activities.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:53:14 +0000Stolen Audi rams police car in Dudley after trying to hide from helicopter
A stolen Audi rammed a police car when it was tracked to a Black Country driveway by a helicopter.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:52:18 +000068757778
Smethwick has seen a surge of Covid infections in recent weeks – despite a fast fall of Covid cases across the Sandwell borough.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:45:15 +0000Hygiene, pet stores, outsourcers and ...
PA takes a look at some of the sectors that gained most from the global pandemic, and some that lost out.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:45:10 +0000Londoners told not to join protests i...
People risk a fine or arrest, the Metropolitan Police said, despite ongoing criticism for their handling of the Sarah Everard vigil last weekend.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:43:18 +0000Third wave of Covid could hit Wales, ...
Public Health Wales reported nine further deaths, taking the total in the country since the start of the pandemic to 5,476.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:43:13 +0000UK gaming market hit record £7bn in 2...
Digital sales surged as people sought more entertainment at home throughout the pandemic.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:32:18 +0000Police scour CCTV after
man in his 30s stabbed
A man in his 30s has been stabbed in Tipton.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:13:13 +000068752846
An off–duty firefighter has been praised after rescuing a young child trapped in a severe house fire in the West Midlands.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:07:09 +0000Earlier lockdown would have saved bus...
The research focused on the 27 London bus drivers who had been working in February 2020 and died from coronavirus between March and May.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:00:10 +0000Survey work starts on site for new council homes
Preparation work has started ahead of the building of new council homes as part of a major transformation of a Wolverhampton estate.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:25:09 +0000Lockdown laws on protest ‘a mess’ – h...
The committee hit out at the confusing ambiguity of protest laws under lockdown.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:24:08 +0000A year of hundreds of coronavirus law...
Court cases were reviewed after it emerged errors had led to wrongful coronavirus prosecutions.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:23:09 +0000Surgery swamped with 126,000 patient ...
One person was thought to have tried to call 300 times, using re-dial.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:21:13 +0000‘Thank God for Zoom’ – religious lead...
Churches, synagogues and mosques are among religious buildings which had to close in March 2020.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:21:08 +0000A year of lockdowns: The things that ...
From a takeaway treat to award-winning TV, this is how we kept ourselves amused through 12 difficult months.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:19:14 +0000Almost four in 10 adults say they wil...
A further 23% of UK adults said they were more likely to keep away from public transport.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:19:09 +0000Excess deaths in UK among highest lev...
Only Bulgaria recorded a higher rate of cumulative excess mortality for this age group, figures show
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:15:13 +0000Top bands coming to Wolverhampton as major global venue operator to run Civic halls
One of the world's top venue operators is set to run Wolverhampton's Civic halls when they reopen next year.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:12:15 +000068751540
Plans have been unveiled for a new £12 million campus at a Black Country special needs school.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:08:33 +000068735615
More than 800 weapons including knives, swords and a bayonet have been taken off the streets of the West Midlands through weapon surrender bins.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:59:08 +0000Hospital works to reopen more service...
The PA news agency was granted rare behind-the-scenes access to the hospital as staff try to restart more non-Covid services.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:56:12 +000068711661
The 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham are expected to deliver 35,000 jobs as part of a boost to the West Midlands and wider UK.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:53:10 +0000£5m support plans
will boost business
and apprenticeships
A £5 million county-wide package of support programmes for small businesses and apprentices has been launched through a Staffordshire councils partnership.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:51:27 +0000Glimpse inside Nightingale Court
This is the first look inside a hotel and spa which has been converted into a Nightingale court as part of plans to tackle a backlog of cases.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:13:16 +0000Death of victim hit
by bike an accident
coroner concludes
A Black Country man was in the middle of a carriageway when he was hit by a motorcycle sustaining injuries which later killed him, an inquest has heard.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:00:09 +000068737852
Boris Johnson said his road map for easing restrictions depends on coronavirus cases continuing to drop.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:58:09 +000068746616
Surveys suggest that many people will now want to split their working week between home and office.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:57:14 +000068737874
The AstraZeneca vaccine officially being declared safe leads Friday’s front pages.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:57:08 +000068737743
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, BMA council chairman, said “forcing doctors to just ‘get back to normal’ without respite and support is not the way forward.”
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:56:09 +000068737930
Helen Dickinson, chief executive of British Retail Consortium (BRC), said the current shopping environment feels ‘a world apart’ from a year ago.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:55:09 +000068737940
Jordan Lever, 33, had to look elsewhere for work when the pandemic hit the theatre industry.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:54:19 +000068738112
A study says vaccinating all adults in the UK is unlikely to achieve herd immunity and fully contain the virus.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:54:14 +000068738042
The annual World Happiness Report found no overall global decline in people’s perceptions of their wellbeing.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:54:10 +000068737982
Latest Government figures show bus usage outside London is at 46% of pre-pandemic levels after reaching a high of 63% in November 2020.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:52:08 +000068738133
Researchers investigated whether the risk differed between adults living with and without school-age children during the first two waves last year.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:51:09 +000068745208
Lockdown has forced people away from pubs, gyms and shops and turned their attentions to online quizzes, Zoom calls and Netflix binges.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:46:09 +000068738400
Public sector debt rose above £2 trillion in 2020.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:44:09 +000068738758
The pub chain plans to reopen almost 400 sites when outdoor service is allowed again in April.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:42:09 +000068744954
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis compared the situation to being told you could not celebrate Christmas with others until Boxing Day.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:38:08 +000068745305
The Culture Secretary emphasised the importance of getting crowds back into stadiums and theatres this summer.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:47:08 +0000MP urges people
to test for strain
An MP has urged residents to get a Covid test after the South African strain of coronavirus was found in part of the Black Country.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:45:15 +0000700 laptops on
way to schools
thanks to police
making donation
Police have donated hundreds of laptops to schools to help disadvantaged children.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:03:30 +0000Concern for future of food bank
A city foodbank has said it fears it will not make it past the end of the month without help with donations.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:03:15 +0000Labour deputy attacks
one per cent pay offer
Labour's deputy leader has branded a proposed one per cent pay rise for NHS workers a "smack in the face" to staff in the Midlands.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:02:15 +0000‘Our staff have charged up
the hill to face Covid crisis’
A hospital boss has today spoken of the bravery and courage of staff who have fought against Covid-19 on the frontline for around a year.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:02:00 +000068704237
The closure of another high street store in the region has been described as "yet another casualty of the pandemic" – as even more businesses face uncertain futures as they await to reopen next month.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:01:10 +0000Pair going the extra mile for uncle
Schoolgirls Annie Bourne and Layla Kulik have taken on a running challenge to help raise funds for the Motor Neurone Association after their uncle, Mark Lythgoe, from Cannock, was diagnosed with the disease.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:01:01 +0000£2,000 grants to
help taxi drivers
One-off payments of £2,000 have been offered to self-employed taxi drivers in Dudley who have been affected by Covid-19.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:00:04 +0000Cameron Homes offers workforce rapid testing
Cameron Homes has opened a drive-through lateral flow Covid test centre, which is open to all employees, at its Chasetown headquarters.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:00:01 +0000Pop-up vaccination
centre at care home
Staff and residents at a south Staffordshire care home have been speaking of their joy after a local surgery created a pop-up vaccination centre for its patients.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:00:01 +000068724256
Labour is not prepared to let this one go. It knows it has the Government in a tough spot on an emotive issue.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:14:10 +0000Flats fire investigated
as suspected arson
Nine people were left needing medical treatment after a suspected arson attack at a block of flats in Wolverhampton today.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:02:13 +0000Woman is arrested in
£1.6m cocaine probe
A woman has been arrested in Wolverhampton following the seizure of cocaine worth around £1.6 million.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:44:18 +0000Driver, 44, banned after
high-speed car chase
A man has been banned from driving after leading police on a drunken chase through Staffordshire roads.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:42:13 +0000One arrested and drugs seized
One man has been arrested after a quantity of class A and B drugs were seized in Cannock.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:40:10 +0000Man 18,charged with murdering Jack Barry in Great Barr to lodge plea
A teenager accused of murdering another young man in Great Barr is himself in hospital after being stabbed
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:28:09 +0000Two men bailed
over stabbing
Two men arrested in connection with a stabbing at Walsall Railway Station have been released on bail.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:24:17 +0000Crew tackles fire started after van broke down
Emergency services were called to put out a fire started after two men broke down in a van near Bridgnorth.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:05:11 +0000One million have had
their first vaccine jab
More than one million people across the region have now received their first Covid vaccine.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:49:18 +000068717034
Under the Government’s current plans, up to 10,000 fans could be allowed in outdoor seated venues from May 17.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:49:14 +000068715655
Sir Simon Stevens said the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab he received at the Westminster Abbey vaccination site was ‘quick, painless and effective’.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:49:09 +000068714630
A total of 6.3 million tests were conducted in the week to March 10, up from 2.8 million in the previous week.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:47:08 +000068718366
The duke and duchess were visiting Newham ambulance station in east London.