Strike duo a force for McCarthy
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy believes Irish duo Kevin Doyle and Andy Keogh can be 'a force to be reckoned with' this season – despite a trio of strikers still to return.
Wolves|Sep 3, 2009
Wolves
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G-Force
Don the snazzy, plastic spectacles for producer Jerry Bruckheimer's first 3D film, which proves that if you want a job done properly, hire a team of guinea pigs.
Entertainment|Aug 11, 2009
Entertainment
Force knife case convictions soar
The number of convictions for carrying a knife has more than doubled in a decade across West Mercia, figures reveal today. The number of convictions for carrying a knife has more than doubled in a decade across West Mercia, figures reveal today. They show that prosecutions have risen by 163 per cent - from 38 in 1998 to 100 in 2007 - across the force area, which includes Shropshire. Nationally, the number of convictions for carrying a knife has risen by half since 1998, when there were 3,805 successful prosecutions. But in 2007, the last year for which figures are available, the total hit 6,169 - a rise of more than 62 per cent. Some police forces in England and Wales have seen the level of convictions treble. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star.
News|Aug 8, 2009
News
G-Force
Don the snazzy, plastic spectacles for producer Jerry Bruckheimer's first 3D film, which proves that if you want a job done properly, hire a team of guinea pigs.
Entertainment|Jul 31, 2009
Entertainment
Sunday parking fees may be in force soon
Controversial new Sunday parking charges could finally be introduced in a Black Country town by the end of the summer, it has emerged today.
Walsall|Jul 6, 2009
Walsall
Money woes could force Flood to quit
Shropshire racehorse trainer David Flood is ready to walk away from the sport – claiming he is in financial trouble due to owners failing to pay their bills. Shropshire racehorse trainer David Flood is ready to walk away from the sport – claiming he is in financial trouble due to owners failing to pay their bills. Flood, 41, operates out of Helshaw Grange, near Market Drayton, having returned to the business after serving a two-year ban for a doping offence. But he now believes he will have little option but to quit if he cannot find new investment in a matter of days. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Sport|Jun 26, 2009
Sport
Morgan vows Wolves will be a force
Steve Morgan has vowed Wolves will be a "force" in the Premier League next season as the club closes in on more signings.
Wolves|Jun 24, 2009
Wolves
Meet the force behind Sky Sports
Chief Sports Writer Martin Swain meets Vic Wakeling - who is finally calling it a day after 20 years as Sky TV's most influential executive.
Sport|May 22, 2009
Wolverhampton
Sport
Birmingham
Housing crisis 'to force young out'
More than 100,000 young people will leave the English countryside during the coming three years due to a "chronic shortage" of affordable housing, it was claimed today. More than 100,000 young people will leave the English countryside during the coming three years due to a "chronic shortage" of affordable housing, it was claimed today. An estimated 103,000 people aged between 24 and 35 are expected to migrate from villages and market towns to urban areas by 2012, according to the National Housing Federation. It highlights south Shropshire as an area that has already been badly hit. The Federation, which represents housing associations in England, said the number of young people living in rural areas had been declining at an alarming rate for more than a decade. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
News|May 11, 2009
News
Police chief is retiring from force in July
Controversial police chief Richard Brunstrom has confirmed he will retire this summer.
News|May 2, 2009
News
Police house sales make force £2.5m
More than £2.5 million has been ploughed into police coffers with the sale of 20 police houses in Black Country boroughs in the last five years.
Stourbridge|Mar 26, 2009
Halesowen
Oldbury
Willenhall
Kingswinford
Aldridge
Wednesbury
Tipton
Wolverhampton
Stourbridge
West Mercia force to get 70 new Tasers
West Mercia Police is to receive 70 new Tasers as part of a major extension of the use of the controversial weapon.West Mercia Police is to receive 70 new Tasers as part of a major extension of the use of the controversial weapon. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced today that 6,000 more Tasers were being made available to forces across England and Wales. The Dyfed-Powys force serving Mid and West Wales will get 80 Tasers under a scheme which will allow specially trained officers to deploy them. West Mercia, which covers Shropshire, Worcestershire and Hereford, will also be able to draw on a new £2.3 million fund to pay for cartridges for the firearms. The Home Office said Tasers were safer for the police and for the public in situations where there was a risk of someone being seriously injured or killed. Read more in the Shropshire Star
North Shropshire|Mar 20, 2009
Oswestry
North Shropshire
South Shropshire
Bridgnorth
Boy racers force action
A Shropshire car park has had to be closed to stop boy racers from tearing around it, causing concern among local residents.
News|Mar 20, 2009
News
Public out in force to back care service
Dozens of concerned residents turned out in force to give their backing to a threatened Mid Wales health council. They are desperate to stop their service from merging.
Mid Wales|Mar 20, 2009
Mid Wales
New force helicopter on way
West Mercia Police is to receive a new state-of-the-art helicopter in its fight against crime, the Home Office announced today.
Kidderminster|Feb 23, 2009
Kidderminster