Mick McCarthy is hoping that midfielder Stephen Hunt's return to fitness will provide a boost for his Wolves team as they take on Manchester United in the Carling Cup.
Pensioners were relieved today after National Express dropped a "ridiculous" policy forcing passengers to walk 300 yards across Wolverhampton to change buses.
The housing organisation in charge of Wolverhampton's council homes could be forced into a U-turn over a controversial ban on doormats and plants.
Midfielder David Jones believes Wolves will match Manchester United stride for stride in the Molineux clash.
A Cannock town centre pub and nightclub has gone up for sale with a price tag of £520,000.
A woman who was banned from displaying a pair of gnomes outside her home under strict health and safety rules will be allowed to keep them after council chiefs admitted they got it wrong.
More than 140 jobs have been saved in Shropshire after one of the county's biggest manufacturing plants announced a dramatic U-turn. More than 140 jobs have been saved in Shropshire after one of the county's biggest manufacturing plants announced a dramatic U-turn. Defence giant BAE Systems announced this year 211 people were to lose their jobs due to the closure of a factory site at Hadley Castle in Telford. The company said 144 of those affected would be offered the chance to transfer to Newcastle. But BAE spokesman Mike Sweeney today said a new support centre would instead be created in Donnington to save the 144 jobs. However, the remainder of the jobs will still be lost. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
The comeback fight of 'retired' Shropshire boxer Mark Lloyd is off. The comeback fight of 'retired' Shropshire boxer Mark Lloyd is off. The Shifnal welterweight, who had elected to hang up his gloves in the summer, was lured out of retirement by the prospect of meeting Mark Thompson in a British title eliminator next month. But those plans have now been shelved by Lloyd due to his work commitments as a plumber. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
A 20ft gantry to display road information on the M6 is being built near residents' homes six months after an agreement that it would be sited elsewhere.
Motorists were handed a last-minute reprieve today after councillors vowed to rethink the crippling closure of a key Shropshire road day and night for four weeks. Motorists were handed a last-minute reprieve today after councillors vowed to rethink the crippling closure of a key Shropshire road day and night for four weeks. Road users in north and east Shropshire had been facing a stark choice between crowding on to minor roads or taking a 30-mile diversion to bypass the planned closure on the A41 north of Newport. But senior Telford & Wrekin Council members promised to review the timetable for the essential resurfacing work during a heated public meeting attended by more than 40 people in Sambrook last night. Applause greeted the sensational U-turn, which came in response to a storm of public opposition to plans by the council to shut the road. Read more in the Shropshire Star
Plans to build a new junction on one of the Black Country's busiest roads have been scrapped.
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy accused his players of lacking belief after they lost 1-0 to 10-man Manchester United in the third round of the Carling Cup. Wolves boss Mick McCarthy accused his players of lacking belief after they lost 1-0 to 10-man Manchester United in the third round of the Carling Cup. McCarthy's Premier League new boys failed to take advantage of United making 11 changes to the side which started their last Premier League game. The first-half dismissal of full-back Fabio for a professional foul on Michael Kightly also had little effect on Wolves' ability to take something out of their trip to Old Trafford with Danny Welbeck's 66th-minute strike the difference. "I preferred it when they had 11," said McCarthy. For pictures click here Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Controversial plans to introduce parking charges at Merry Hill Shopping Centre have been shelved indefinitely, it was revealed today.
The only municipal golf course in Walsall has been given a temporary reprieve – but players now face heftier charges.
The Girl Guides will have a celebratory floral display in Oswestry's Cae Glas Park after all, after town councillors reversed their controversial earlier decision not to help fund the display. The Girl Guides will have a celebratory floral display in Oswestry's Cae Glas Park after all, after town councillors reversed their controversial earlier decision not to help fund the display. Oswestry Town Council members were criticised by Sally Symons, Girl Guides' Oswestry district commissioner, for rejecting their appeal for a floral display in Cae Glas Park to mark the centenary of Girlguiding UK in 2010. Mrs Symons, in a letter to the council's amenities committee, said she was disappointed at the council's decision, particularly because members had supported a similar request from the Scouts for a display to mark their centenary in 2007. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
