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Frequently updated headlines and news snippets for the Sandwell locality - provided courtesy of Express & Star. Full coverage of stories can be viewed online at ExpressandStar.com.
Cameras catch 17 speeders a day on M5
Around 17 drivers a day have been caught speeding on just seven miles of the M5 since the start of a £9.32 million roadworks scheme, it emerged today....
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Number of empty shops among country’s highest
High streets in the Black Country have some of the largest number of empty shops in the country, new figures revealed today....
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Teenager caught with riots theft ring
A teenager caught with a ring stolen from a jewellery shop in Wolverhampton during the summer riots has avoided being locked up....
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Hospitals in concern at rate of patient deaths
More patients than expected are dying at three out of five hospital trusts in the West Midlands and Staffordshire, latest NHS figures show....
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Councils are hit with big bills in battle over the bins
Litter bins worth thousands of pounds have been stolen by metal thieves or damaged in Staffordshire and the Black Country last year, it has emerged....
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Months of roadworks begin on busy routes
Motorists were today facing months of hold-ups as several sets of roadworks kicked off across the Black Country and South Staffordshire....
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Superfan Hustles his way on to TV show
TV superfan Mark Wilson has proven his devotion to a popular show – by hustling his way on set for a guest appearance....
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Walsall council and college support Real Apprentice Showcase
Thousands of young people from schools across the region are being invited to find out about apprenticeship schemes at a series of events this week....
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Weekly bin rounds stay as councils bid for cash
Weekly bin collections are to be protected in parts of the West Midlands as councils bid for millions of pounds of Government cash to maintain the number of rounds. Fortnightly rounds will stay in South Staffordshire....
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Warning as snow forecast for West Midlands
A severe weather warning was today issued for the West Midlands, with heavy snow expected to blanket the region over the weekend....
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Uncollected taxes bill hits £100m for region
Around £102 million of council tax and business rates went uncollected in the West Midlands last year, a new study has found....
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Fear early and late trains could be cut
Train services in the Black Country and Staffordshire could be cut when the deal to run the West Coast Main Line is renewed later this year, it emerged today....
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Worker injured as hand trapped in machine
A man was airlifted to hospital after his hand became trapped in machinery at a Wednesbury factory....
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Driver dies as car hits bollards and flips on side
A driver in his 70s has died after his car went out of control on a bend, hit metal bollards in West Bromwich and then flipped over on to its side today....
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Grit mountain builds up due to mild winter
A grit mountain has built up in Staffordshire and the West Midlands, meaning there is surplus stock available for the current cold snap....
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Police station reduced to pile of rubble
A pile of rubble is all that remains of West Bromwich’s former police station which has been bulldozed to pave the way for the next step in the £200 million regeneration of the town....
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Vicarage to get £25,000 refit for training scheme
A West Bromwich vicarage is to get a £25,000 revamp in a move to welcome ministry trainees to the church....
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Fears murder suspect fugitive John Anslow may be abroad
Fugitive murder suspect John Anslow may have fled the country, detectives said today as they revealed they had received almost 100 calls about his whereabouts....
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Tributes paid to charity founder
A former bank manager who dedicated his spare time to helping people less fortunate has died....
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£20m investment in new buses for West Midlands
A total of £20 million will be spent on more than 100 new buses in the West Midlands this year, transport bosses revealed today....
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