Two of the highest paid officers at Wolverhampton City Council received an extra £41,809 on top of £144,600 they were paid between them to leave their jobs.
More than 20,000 people will descend on Ludlow for its biggest and best food festival – giving the town a £1 million windfall.
Shropshire Council received a cash injection worth more than £1.6 million when its main schools and office supplier was sold off to a private company, it was revealed today.
A power cut has led to an unexpected windfall for residents in a block of flats in the Black Country – new televisions and other appliances, free of charge.
Stourbridge Football Club is expecting a bumper cash boost – including a TV windfall – after the team's FA Cup heroics brought a money-spinning replay.
Stourbridge could land a £67,500 TV windfall after prolonging their FA Cup fairytale with a stunning draw at League Two side Plymouth.
Shropshire Council has given the go-ahead for 48 properties on a drug-hit Oswestry housing estate to be demolished, with tenants each in line for £4,700 payouts. Shropshire Council has given the go-ahead for 48 properties on a drug-hit Oswestry housing estate to be demolished, with tenants each in line for £4,700 payouts. Cabinet members unanimously approved the demolition of the homes at Swan Lane during a meeting yesterday afternoon at Shirehall in Shrewsbury. The council plans to knock down the properties, claiming there is no demand for some of the homes and little demand for others, and regenerate the area. Members agreed to officers' recommendations, which will require the council to make 'home loss payments' to the tenants if their homes are demolished following a consultation process.
Wolves were today heading for a six-figure windfall after Norwich snapped up £1.5million winger Elliott Bennett from Brighton.
Plans to close Shrewsbury's Wakeman School will result in a £1 million plus windfall for town schools which will receive extra funding for their pupils, Shropshire Council says. Plans to close Shrewsbury's Wakeman School will result in a £1 million plus windfall for town schools which will receive extra funding for their pupils, Shropshire Council says. The authority wants to close the school, in Abbey Foregate, along with eight primary schools across the county in a bid to tackle issues such as empty classroom spaces and pupil funding. David Taylor, the council's director of children and young people's services, has claimed closing the Wakeman alone will save £376,440 per year in fixed costs. But the education chief also claims that axing the school will enable the council to provide more funding per pupil for those attending other schools in the area. Full story in today's Shropshire Star
Walsall were today set for an unexpected winter windfall with Matty Fryatt on the brink of a £1.5m switch to Hull.
Wolves owner Steve Morgan has helped a Wolverhampton special school reach a 'long dreamed-of' goal after donating £20,000 to help build a new soft play area.
Walsall were today hunting Troy Deeney's replacement - with boss Chris Hutchings handed a transfer warchest.
Dudley Zoo's red pandas are looking forward to an endless supply of bamboo, thanks to the generosity of a Shropshire family.
Susan Boyle has become a multi-millionairess on her birthday by receiving a £4million royalty cheque.
The hunt is on to find the person entitled to a £70,000 windfall set to be handed out by council bosses in Wolverhampton as part of plans to bring a derelict house back to life.
