Casino bid may be on Molineux agenda
Molineux could still be one of the venues chosen for a multi-million pound casino, it emerged today.
Molineux could still be one of the venues chosen for a multi-million pound casino, it emerged today.
Graham Dorrans has set his sights on the Scotland national team after successfully forcing his way into the reckoning at Albion.
A casino in Wolverhampton city centre is set to miss out on hosting three major poker tournaments because of the chaos surrounding the stalled £300 million Summer Row shopping scheme.
Wolverhampton's historic Low Level station will be "mothballed" in February if no buyers put in a bid, developers said after no casino firms came forward.
The Bank of Japan last night cuts the nation's interest rates to 0.1 per cent.
The Japanese economy has entered a recession for the first time since 2001 after shrinking by 0.1 per cent in the third quarter.
The Bank of Japan has cut the country's interest rate for the first time in seven years to 0.3 per cent after a split vote.
Japan declined to join central banks across the world in cutting interest rates yesterday but has ordered an additional economic package as the financial crisis deepens.
A gang of cheats which targeted casinos in Wolverhampton and around the country in an attempt to steal tens of thousands of pounds was facing jail this afternoon.
A casino in Wolverhampton set to be demolished to make way for a shopping complex unveiled plans today to create 30 new jobs in an expansion.
A casino development in Wolverhampton to transform the Low Level Station site has been axed at the 11th hour, the Express & Star can reveal today.
A small village near Oswestry is soon to be seen by million of music fans all over Japan.A small village near Oswestry is soon to be seen by million of music fans all over Japan. Midlands Indie-rock band, the Subkicks, spent two days shooting their new video in and around the Old Chapel in Pant. The Old Chapel is owned by the band's manager Vince Davey. He recently converted it into his home. He said: "Somehow, the band has made it in Japan before the UK. "The filming did cause a lot of interest to the locals as some shots were taken outside, under bright lights with large cameras on tracks and two borrowed brand-new Mercedes cars. "It is quite bizarre to think that MTV in Japan will be showing the video and on that video will be a little village like Pant." Read more in the Shropshire Star
The fight is on to create a casino in Wolverhampton after plans cleared their final parliamentary hurdle.
A regeneration scheme is to be announced for the areas which competed to host the abandoned plans for Britain's first super-casino.
Gambling machines, poker tables and Las Vegas-style fitt-ings worth up to £6 million are being installed at Wolverhampton's newest casino, the Express & Star can reveal today.Gambling machines, poker tables and Las Vegas-style fitt-ings worth up to £6 million are being installed at Wolverhampton's newest casino, the Express & Star can reveal today. The historic former Low Level station is currently being transformed into a casino, bar and restaurant. Oswin Developments, the firm behind the renovation, has spent around 18 months studying old photographs of the station to bring it back to its former glory. It had initially hoped the striking complex would open its doors at the end of summer. But bosses today revealed the project had been delayed due to the original building firm going into liquidation. New contractors are now finishing off and the complex is on course to open before Christmas. Intricate ceiling plasterwork has been replicated to exact detail to stand alongside original features to give a new generation of customers a taste of the past. Read the full story in the Express & Star