Gas roadworks to force diversion
A major Black Country road is to be closed for two months while gas mains work is completed. A stretch of Noose Lane in Willenhall will be shut.
A major Black Country road is to be closed for two months while gas mains work is completed. A stretch of Noose Lane in Willenhall will be shut.
Wolves striker Andy Keogh has revealed the challenge of rejoining the survival bid and repaying boss Mick McCarthy was the driving force in his early return.
West Mercia Police was guilty of "a number of failings" in investigating a rape claim by a man who was later killed by the person he accused, a watchdog ruled today.
A Telford company, which was owed money by collapsed county firm Wrekin Construction, has folded with the loss of 30 jobs. [caption id="attachment_85852" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Eyre Electrical, Hadley Park. "][/caption] A Telford company, which was owed money by collapsed county firm Wrekin Construction, has folded with the loss of 30 jobs. Eyre Electrical Shropshire Ltd, based at Hadley Park, has closed down after operating in the town for 20 years. Both of the company's two operations, Eyre Electrical and Castle Security Systems, announced they have ceased trading. The news came on a grim day for Britain's beleaguered economy with figures showing huge public borrowing and plummeting mortgage lending last month. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Albion correspondent Steve Madeley reports from the Madjeski Stadium as the Baggies twice come from behind to force a replay against Reading in the FA Cup.
Chris Iwelumo insists Wolves' under-fire strikers can take the flak and challenged the club's goal-getters to prove the critics wrong.
Martin Gethin has vowed there will be a different boxer at work when the Walsall lightweight gets his shot at reclaiming the vacant English title.
Shoppers were hitting the streets early today early in a bid to beat the Christmas queues.
Staffordshire Police says it is stepping up efforts to cut red tape and free officers to spend more time in communities.
Kidderminster Harriers manager Mark Yates is set to unleash new strikers Damian Spencer and Ryan Charles in tandem for the first time when Tamworth are the visitors to Aggborough.
More than 25,000 DNA profiles have been uploaded onto the national database by West Midlands Police in the last year, it has been revealed. Just under 5,000 of them were from youngsters under the age of 18.
Pictures from the 20th annual Bells of Pattingham race and fun run around the village.
Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Simpson is confident there is much more to come from his trio of attacking summer signings. Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Simpson is confident there is much more to come from his trio of attacking summer signings. The Town chief swooped for Jake Robinson, Nathan Elder and Kris Bright during the close season to bolster his attacking options. Bright and Elder have failed to hold down first team berths after managing just one goal between them and are having to settle for cameos from the substitutes bench at present. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Criminals in Shropshire have been hit hard in their pockets with hundreds of thousands of pounds seized from them following investigations by specialist police. Criminals in Shropshire have been hit hard in their pockets with hundreds of thousands of pounds seized from them following investigations by specialist police. The cash was seized as part of a major operation which saw a total of £84 million seized nationally in the last financial year. And in Shropshire Operation Wire had been hailed as a major success - with £340,000 alone recovered from just one person in the past week. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Staffordshire Police has won a prestigious national award for the third time after fighting off tough competition from public and private sector leaders.