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- Families’ fury over removal of M6 fencing at Great Barr
20 May 12
Residents living close to the M6 in Great Barr say the removal of fencing along the carriageway for a road works scheme has increased the traffic noise threefold. - Midlands football thugs to have passports seized
19 May 12Three hundred violent football thugs from Staffordshire and the West Midlands will have their passports seized to prevent them from travelling to next month’s European Championships, it emerged today. - Olympic flame starts journey to Midlands
19 May 12Olympics fever was officially ignited in the UK today when the iconic flame started its 70-day nationwide tour. - Walsall drug dens pair must pay back £234,000
19 May 12The son of a former councillor and his ex-business partner have been ordered to pay back a total of £234,000 for their part in a drugs production empire. - Midlands hospitals meet waiting list targets
19 May 12Fewer patients are having to wait more than 18 weeks to start hospital treatment compared with two years ago, according to figures out today. - Derelict factory in £40k revamp is now church
18 May 12A derelict factory in Willenhall that was targeted by arsonists and used as a cannabis factory has now been given a new lease of life after more than £40,000 was spent to convert it into a church. - Birthdays stores set to close as jobs are axed
17 May 12Nearly 3,000 jobs are to be axed after the administrators of Clinton Cards announced plans to close 350 stores in the coming days. - Armed raiders strike at Walsall pub
17 May 12A landlord and two members of staff were held captive as armed raiders stormed a Walsall pub in broad daylight. - Delays as lorry and car in crash on the M6
17 May 12Thousands of rush-hour drivers were held up today following a crash between a lorry and car on the M6. - Arriva in talks over service facing axe
17 May 12Talks are being held to find out if a bus service running through Walsall, linking Cannock and Birmingham, can be saved after it initially faced the axe next month. - Wards shut as bug hits Walsall Manor Hospital
16 May 12Vomiting bug norovirus is back at Walsall Manor Hospital and has closed two wards – the fourth time the virus has broken out at the site. - Tools stolen in Walsall school vandal attack
16 May 12Vandals attacked a primary school in Walsall, leaving behind a £10,000 repair bill and hundreds of devastated children. - £800 bill for firm after lorries’ fuel is siphoned
16 May 12More than £800 worth of diesel has been siphoned from lorries at a haulage firm in the fifth raid at the Black Country business in about six months. - The Great Black Country census
16 May 12A hundred years ago, everybody knew what the Black Country was about. Glowing furnaces and smoky chimneys, the constant thrum of metal-on-metal, the world’s manufacturing heartland. We want you to take part in the Great Black Country Census… - Springtime shivers go on as snow hits region
15 May 12Snow hit parts of Staffordshire and the West Midlands today as the region continued to shiver through spring. Flurries hit Stone just before 7am and moved south. - Twenty hours of chaos as scrap falls onto M6
15 May 12Huge tailbacks built up on the M6 at Walsall during a 20-hour operation to remove scrap metal which had spilled onto the carriageway after a lorry overturned on a road bridge above. - Tell us about your meeting with the Queen
15 May 12Nobody forgets their brush with royalty. If you have ever met the Queen, the memory stays with you for a lifetime. - Memorial fund for Liam Keeling hits £100k in three years
15 May 12A memorial fund set up by the family of a young footballer from Staffordshire who died of bacterial meningitis has reached a milestone £100,000. - Brownhills West Primary School rated ‘good’ by Ofsted
15 May 12Staff and pupils at Brownhills West Primary School are celebrating after achieving a ‘good’ from Ofsted in their recent inspection. The school has been turned around after being placed in Special Measures back in 2008. - Chaos as metal rains on M6
14 May 12This was the chaotic scene on the M6 in the Black Country today after a scrap lorry overturned on a motorway bridge, spewing metal pieces on to the road below.
UK news
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- Rare Aston Martin fetches over £1.2 million at auction
- Falklands memorial to be unveiled
- Government backtracks on fracking
- Pathetic fantasist or Nazi spy? The mysterious Mrs O'Grady
- Cameron to view revived Severn barrage plan
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- Fighting rages in eastern DR Congo
- Several killed in Italian earthquake
- China dissident arrives in New York
- Obama says eurozone crisis threatens world
- Sri Lanka to free jailed ex-army chief
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999
- “Passports please†police tell footy hooligans
19 May 12
FOOTBALL hooligans have been ordered to hand over their passports ahead of next month’s European Championships or risk going to… - Force use social media to discuss business partnering
19 May 12WEST Midlands Police will be using social media next week to engage with people on its Business Partnering for Police… - Drug criminals forced to pay
18 May 12Two men in prison for conspiring to produce Class B drugs have been ordered to pay back 234,000 at a confiscation hearing at… - Four Injured in City Crash
17 May 12
Thursday 17th May 2012 – 8.30pm – Steve Parry.
Four people have been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Birmingham this evening.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the A38 Aston Expressway, near the Matalan… - West Midlands hosting Firefighters Challenge this weekend
17 May 12
Firefighters from all over the country will be putting their skills to the test in the West Midlands tomorrow (Saturday 19 May) when West Midlands Fire Service hosts a day of specialist skills challenges at its Academy in Dartmouth Road, Smethwick… - Seven of the 10 Walsall offenders featured on the force ''wanted'' site arrested
17 May 12Photos (from left to right) show Anthony Taylor, Matthew Houghton and Shaun Layton Police have released the images of… - No ‘for sale’ sign at West Midlands Police
17 May 12WEST Midlands Police Deputy Chief Constable David Thompson has thanked his workforce for their “tireless commitment” to keeping… - Overturned car on southbound M6
Walsall Council
- Social Care
19 May 12
Internal review request sent to Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council by Linda Burnip on 19 May 2012. Awaiting internal review. by law you should have responded to my FOI request. Please do so immediately. Yours faithfully, Linda Burnip - Meeting – Council
18 May 12
Mon, 21 May 2012 Council Chamber - Pot holes, 18th May, WS1 3BT
18 May 12
The pot holes on West Bromwich Street, Caldmore Green area, and Spour Lane intersection. I am disabled and so is my neighbour. She uses a mobility scooter and I walk slowly, using 1 or 2 sticks all the time. Trying to cross Spout Lnae is dangerous… - Who Cares? A taste of social care, Walsall-style
18 May 12
Carers, dementia awareness and support being given to people with disabilities to come back to Walsall to live will take centre stage next week in the second Who Cares? focus. - Book your place at Diamond Jubilee Barr Beacon
18 May 12Up to 200 residents will be able to join celebrations at a borough landmark next month when a beacon is lit in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year. - Help at hand at Streetly Dementia Support Group
16 May 12A newly formed support group for people coping with dementia has held its first meeting in Streetly – offering a range of information and advice. - Cyberbus a Wheel Benefit for Reducing ASB
16 May 12Walsall Council has put its weight behind a new initiative launched to steer young people away from crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB). - Pavement Parking, 15th May, B74 3QX
15 May 12Hotline taxi’s are using the pavement and bus stop outside Tesco Express for parking of their vehicles, this extends past the retirement apartments. They think they are a law unto themselves Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically… - Illegal Ramps installed in Public Highway, 15th May
15 May 12Sir, 121 Willenhall Street, Darlaston have installed ramps in the gutter presenting a hazard to drivers and cyclists. It also impedes water drainage, and is illegal under the highways Act 1980. Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically…
Outdoors
- May 19th – Junction 9 of the M6, and Wood Green, the area around…
20 May 12
May 19th – Junction 9 of the M6, and Wood Green, the area around it, is horrible. Heavy traffic, poor air quality, grime and an utterly inhuman, dystopian architecture all contribute to make this place awful. There is humanity here, and great buildings, in the backstreets. But in the immediate vicinity… - May 19th – A little bit of computer strife led me to PC World,…
20 May 12
May 19th – A little bit of computer strife led me to PC World, near Junction 9 at Wednesbury, a place I loathe visiting with a passion. I needed an new hard drive, and they had what I wanted. I reserved the drive online, and went to pick it up late afternoon. Strolling up to the desk with my note, there… - 123/365
19 May 12
I’d always been warned about Tamworth. To some, a place where Dragons breed and the unwanted of Birmingham were sold off in a urban cleansing exercise. To other’s merely a place where a couple of pigs tried to return to the wild. For me it was pretty much just a place my train passed through… - May 18th – Some things are changing, though. Up at Streets…
19 May 12
May 18th – Some things are changing, though. Up at Streets Corner, for example, work is well underway on the new Co-op store where Saturn Motor Sales had their yard. Although work has been ongoing for a while, signs have only just gone up, proclaiming the development to be complete by late 2012. This… - Intertropical convergence zone?
19 May 12
Yep that’s the way things are going, or to put it another way, we are heading into the birding Doldrums! That slow and dull period between the Spring and Autumn migration ( some people call it Summer !) when there is very little to see on the birding front! We still have time for the odd surprise though… - 122/365
18 May 12The only problem with putting everything you own on eBay is after the auction closes you have to parcel everything up and post it. That is if you can find it all. A week isn’t a very long time but long enough for items to disperse themselves around the house. I managed to sell my camera for a… - Mopping up on the Chase
- Tree Following – St Mark & God’s Cow
- 121/365
Crafts
- It’s polka dot dress day!
19 May 12
I’m totally thrilled that today’s the day my good friend Amanda marries her beau Mark. She’s been through some tough times but she’s come out of it smiling the other end. So as Miss S becomes Mrs E I’ll be wearing this gorgeous outfit trying not to cry tears of happiness… - In the Garden
19 May 12
Welcome to this weeks challenge at The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge This weeks themechosenby fellow teamy and very talented Helen is In The Garden This weeks sponsor is The Stamping Boutique and the prize is 5 Digi’s of your choice. I’ve done two simple cards for the challenge this week. I’ve been… - Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #186
19 May 12
This is my DT card for t his week’s challenge on SECRET CRAFTER SATURDAY CHALLENGE which is set by the lovely HELEN who will also be choosing the SPOTLIGHT CARD OF THE WEEK. She has set us a theme of:- IN THE GARDEN We want to see your projects based on in the garden. We are sponsored this week by… - <span class="rss_source_date"><span…
19 May 12
Hiya Peeps, Todays project is a my DT card for The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge – the theme, chosen this week by the lovely Helen is:- IN THE GARDEN We are sponsored this week by:- The prize for the winner is 3 digis of choice from the online shop. Visit the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge for… - I think too much…
17 May 12
So after reading other people’s blog posts and comments, I’m coming to the conclusion that I’m not eating enough to counteract the activity I’ve recently been doing. I went to Zumba last night and got talking to one of the instructors who asked me about my pedometer. She… - The sums don’t add up…
16 May 12
For those who know me by now, my post silence on a Tuesday evening usually equates to a gain on the scales. This week was just that. A gain. Scales showed I’d gained 0.5lb which is pretty frustrating. I was annoyed and fairly miffed off last night and whilst it’s ONLY half a pound, it…
Walsall blogs
- Happy and glorious
20 May 12
“The headlines at 10`clock: London 2012 frenzy sweeps the nation as the Olympic torch lands on British soil and begins its 8,000 mile journey around the country. This is the BBC news, good evening… - The Sunday Roast – In Search of Inspiration, While Baiting Local Councillors
20 May 12
I’m in hiding, and wondering what the hell I’m going to talk about this week. Had kids here since yesterday evening because we went to the theatre. They have been with me all day too, including a trip to Lichfield in the afternoon (which will become apparent why – a little later). However… - Wesley Day Service at Fishley Rock tomorrow
19 May 12
A special Wesley Day service is to take place at the so-called Fishley Rock, on Pelsall North Common, tomorrow (Sunday, May 19). See poster below for details. - Situation vacant
19 May 12
Christopher Steven Grayling MP is Minister of State at the Department of Work and Pensions. Earlier this week, the Department of Work and Pensions told a registered deaf, blind man who requires 24 hour care and needs to be fed through a tube that he is fit for work. John Kerr`s DLA benefit entitlement… - Silver Waters. I kid you not…
18 May 12
I notice with some amusement that the Taylor Wimpey housing development between the Watermead and the Tesco petrol station in Brownhills has been given the nod, and has been christened with the utterly preposterous name of ‘Silver Waters’. Obviously harking to the name Silver Street and the presence… - Take tea with the Queen and see her Coronation in Bloxwich!
18 May 12
With national Diamond Jubilee celebrations imminent, Bloxwich Library Forum is doing its loyal duty by joining forces with Bloxwich Library and Walsall Council to mark the historic event in style. On Saturday 9th June, local library users are being invited to ‘take tea with the Queen’ when the Forum… - Maybe today, maybe tomorrow
18 May 12
Until now, it was beyond imagination that police officers should take to the streets to protest against government cuts. Mind you, they were protesting against government cuts to the police service. Other protesters against government cuts have been photographed as suspected terrorists, kettled and… - Wet noses and Waggy Tails
17 May 12I’ve been sent this press release by Lichfield District Council about a fun looking event this Sunday for dog owners and canine aficionados of all kinds. I’m unsure of the wisdom of holding a ‘Prettiest Bitch’ competition in such close proximity to Norton Canes and Brownhills, due to the possibility… - Valerie meets delegation of women MP’s from Afghanistan and Pakistan
17 May 12
On 14 May 2012, Valerie took part in a round table discussion with a delegation of women Members of the Parliaments of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The meeting was addressed by British Parliamentarians, Baroness Corston who chaired the meeting, Jo Swinson MP and Mary McCleod MP. The meeting was held… - Valerie welcomes the Great British Walking Challenge
17 May 12 This year, the national charity Living Streets has put forward the Great British Walking Challenge campaign to encourage people to walk to school and to work to promote healthy lifestyles within communities. The Walk to School week takes place from 21-25 May 2012. Valerie said: “I would encourage…
- Resolution for Aiden
17 May 12I’m pleased to say that the sad case of Aiden McHaffie, covered here several times, seems to have reached a satisfactory resolution with apologies and other remedial action from West Midlands Police. Aiden himself wrote about it on his blog last night, and his partner Linda Mason has written a great… - One word, five letters and a whole new outlook
17 May 12
‘Sorry’; it’s such a tiny word when you look at it but sometimes it’s an enormous word to say. On a personal level it can be difficult to say because pride gets in the way. On a professional level uttering such a word can leave you open to doubts over competency, even disciplinary proceedings and at… - Valerie questions Minister about the failings of outsourced court interpreters
17 May 12On Tuesday 15 May 2012, at Justice Oral Questions, Valerie Vaz, MP for Walsall South, asked the Justice Minister, Crispin Blunt MP, about the performance of the outsourced court interpreters, Applied Language Solutions (ALS). Valerie Vaz MP said: “Previously, courts were able to select interpreters… - Open Letter to Councillors
17 May 12
On May 23rd Walsall’s councillors will decide which path the council will take in over the next two years. As I write this the latest unemployment figures show that 10,677 people in our borough are dependent on jobseekers allowance but more telling over… - Pelsall Civic Society to celebrate Diamond Jubilee
16 May 12
Pelsall Civic Society is marking the Diamond Jubilee with a series of free events on June 4, 7 and 9. - Phone Mast to Stay
16 May 12
The Great Barr Observer has just said on FB that the legal battle to remove the Waverley Avenue phone mast has been lost. A High Court bid to remove a mobile phone mast, which was erected at the junction of Waverley Avenue and Beacon Road without planning permission, has failed. Walsall Council brought… - Exclusive WV11 offer: 3 driving lessons for £30
16 May 12
WV11 are pleased to bring readers who are looking to learn to drive an exclusive offer from a local independent driving school. Willenhall based Ultimate Driving Skool’s Scott Rathbone is a DSA approved ADI Grade 6 driving instructor who has taught over 650 pupils to drive in the last 8 years… - Phone Mast to stay, Tory run Council to blame
16 May 12
Due to the incompetence of Tory led Walsall Council we now see that the high court bid to remove the pone Mast at Waverley Avenue has now failed. From the Great Barr Observer Due to the incompetence of Tory led Walsall Council we now see that the high court bid to remove the pone Mast at Waverley Avenue… - Community prays for the Queen’s Jubliee
14 May 12
Alumwell residents are set to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a multi-faith, multi-cultural, fun day giving thanks for her 60 years of service. - Message of thanks from outgoing Mayor of Walsall
14 May 12
As my term of office has finally come to an end, what a fantastic year the Mayoress and I have had. I have felt extremely honoured to represent Walsall as Mayor and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The former Mayor of Walsall, Coun Garry Perry, and his mother June, who was mayoress I hope that I have… - Return to the Forbidden Planet – Comedy Jukebox Musical, this week in Great Wyrley, Walsall.
14 May 12
Great Wyrley is the venue this week for Return to the Forbidden Planet , the latest production from the excellent Aldridge Musical Comedy Society . From Thurs 17 to Sat 19 May (7.30pm plus 2.30pm Sat Matinee), rock roll meets outer space as classic songs: Great Balls of Fire, Good Vibrations and many… - The Sunday Roast – British Talent has Gone to the Dogs.
13 May 12
Not – Living with David (for a week). Yippee! David is going away on an outward bound course to Bryntisillio in Wales next week. He’s gone there every year since 2006 and it’s going to be sad with him leaving school in July; this will be his last trip. Fortunately for me, it is also the… - I Light A Scented Candle
12 May 12
I am conscious that I haven’t blogged on this site for a while, but the delay was made worse by the deaths of my father and his sister within a month of each other in March this year. Both died as a result of our family curse, strokes, which previously took both their parents and another brother…
Blog features
- A different pace of life…
20 May 12
There is something fascinating about narrow boats. I suppose they represent a slower pace of life away from the madness of modern life. They might be slow, but they get there. Someone has nicked all the lighting from the canal and stripped out the cable; it would have been dark staying there overnight… - Primitive worship
19 May 12Top reader and local history wonk David Evans sent me an essay this week that neatly connects in with the enquiry I made a week ago about religion in mining communities. One of the most prolific forms of ecclesiastical architure in the industrial Britain of the early 20th century wasn’t the handsome… - Wednesbury remembered…
19 May 12
I remember fishing that canal with my dad years ago. There was a pool near by too, I remember it getting dark and I saw a train passing by; things were different in those days. Wednesbury had it’s own council and it was run by the town clerk. There was no chief executive on 140,000 a year in those days… - See you in Walsall town centre 12-2pm TODAY
19 May 12
Join the Caldmore Diamond Jubilee Festival team in Walsall Town Centre TODAY, for live music, carnival workshops and information about the upcoming The Walsall Mela, three day Jubilee Festival and how to take part in the Jubilee Parade on the 4th June from Walsall Town Centre. Be there - Finance Friday | Eurozone Crisis
18 May 12
The problems in the Eurozone rumbles on and it appears to affect the UK economy . The left wingers in Europe want to borrow money and print money and go on a spending spree and the right wingers want austerity. The former appears to be folly and the latter means fewer police officers and nurses and… - High Court test case sides with built mast
18 May 12
A HIGH Court bid to remove a mobile phone mast erected in Walsall without council permission has failed. Walsall Council brought action against Vodafone, which used a legal loophole to install a mast near the junction of Waverley Avenue and Beacon Road in Pheasey Park Farm last year. The council had… - Chuckery Festival Community Networking Event – 22nd May 2012
18 May 12
If you are a Chuckery based business, community group, charity or church you are invited to the Community Networking Event … - Olympic Sessions 2012 : Sportsmaker Award
18 May 12
On May 10th at Wolverhampton University, Joseph Leckie Community Association and Volunteer Kally Sidhu won the Sports Maker Award 2012 for outstanding contribution to the development of sport related activity within the community. This award is connected to our current Olympic Saturday Sessions, of… - 'Auschwitz is very eerie'
18 May 12
BLOXWICH resident Amelia France, aged 16, represented Great Wyrley School on the trip. “I felt very guilty after my trip to Auschwitz for all the minor things that I complain about in my life, you really have nothing to moan about once you’ve seen such atrocious things. “Its a very eerie place, much… - Caldmore Village Diamond Jubilee Festival
17 May 12
Join us on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th June on Caldmore Road for what promises to be a spectacular 2012 special Diamond Jubilee festival… - Here, there and everywhere!
17 May 12
IN THE LAST instalment of Bill Pace’s life as a college lecturer, the New Wulfrun College had just opened and the staff and students were enjoying the start of a new era in further education at Wolverhampton. But a prominent figure at the forefront of
Greenhalgh.St. Peter’s School in Edwardian times… - Velvet green
15 May 12Although it’s been quite windy and cool of late, there have been some lovely, sunny days. On both Saturday and Sunday last, I managed to get in some excellent bike rides in around south Staffordshire. As usual, the GoPro camera was rolling and I compiled to videos; one from Saturday’s ride, and the… - Pictures from today’s MGs in the Trees event at Chasewater
13 May 12I’m not much of a petrol head, really, as regular readers will have worked out. I do, however, love old cars and car shows, particularly local ones like the Chasewater Transport Show. Since it was such a bright sunny day today, I hopped along to the MG event I advertised yesterday. I’ve always had a… - The Delves Venture
13 May 12
Thanks to the peeps of Delves for making us feel so welcome! Gigging in Delves was a pleasure. And you guys look like you know how to have fun. Join the club hahaha!! Rock n Roll Baby!!! Facebook Comments - on-Tenori-on: Recommended Albums of 2012
Sport
- Poll Result: Butler to remain as captain?
20 May 12
Poll Result: Butler to remain as captain? Vitalfootball:Walsall:20/05/2012 06:12:00 The results of Vital Walsall's latest poll… - Contract offers: Update
20 May 12Contract offers: Update Vitalfootball:Walsall:20/05/2012 03:36:00 Further released information about the end of season retained list… - Charity Night proves a success
20 May 12Charity Night proves a success Vitalfootball:Walsall:20/05/2012 02:59:00 Walsall v Wolves played out a game in aid of charity this week with great results on and off the pitch… - Saddlers rare link with the England squad.
20 May 12Saddlers rare link with the England squad. Vitalfootball:Walsall:20/05/2012 02:42:00 As Roy Hodgson announce his squad for the Euro's, Walsall FC have a rare and albeit brief link… - From Walsall to England
19 May 12
John Ruddy’s recent call-up to the England Euro 2012 squad may have surprised many Walsall fans who saw him play five games for us when he joined on loan from Everton in September 2005.It would be a surprise as, although he certainly… - Girls Under 11′s Pumas Cup Finals against Chasetown!
19 May 12
The whistle blew for kick off at 9.30am in somewhat cold and wet conditions. The Wyrley Pumas had a distinct look of sheer determination on their faces as they battled through the first half showing a fantastic 1st goal scored by the talented… - Southampton and Sunderland release former Walsall loanees
19 May 12
Former Walsall loanees Jordan Cook and Lee Holmes have been released by Sunderland and Southampton. - Gnapka wants Luton Town return but has had League Two talks
19 May 12Unattached former Saddlers winger Claude Gnakpa has said he would love to rejoin Luton but has already received an offer from a League Two side. - COMING SOON TO DALES LANE
18 May 12
A must for all lovers of Soul & Motown… - New Contract Details Revealed
18 May 12
Walsall Football Club today released further information on the contracts offered to players coming to the end of their current deals; Mat Sadler, Emmanuele Smith and Emmanuel Ledesma have all been offered two-year deals whilst Lee Beevers… - Six Saddlers offered new deals
18 May 12
Walsall trio Mat Sadler, Emmanuele Smith and Emmanuel Ledesma have been offered two-year deals by the club. - Six Saddlers sign up
18 May 12
Walsall trio Mat Sadler, Emmanuele Smith and Emmanuel Ledesma have been offered two-year deals by the club. - ONLINE CFA PERCEPTION TRACKER SURVEY
18 May 12
Players, coaches and the football workforce throughout Staffordshire can again have their say on the future of the grassroots game locally by taking part in a new online survey. - Sam Mantom refusing to close door on Saddlers return
18 May 12Sam Mantom today refused to rule out a return to Walsall – but targeted making an Albion impact first. - Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Football – PLACES STILL AVAILABLE
18 May 12Places are still available on the Level 2 course in June 2012 at Chesterton High School, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 7LP. - Transfer rumours – May 18
18 May 12Expressandstar.com brings you the latest transfer talk from Wolves, West Brom, Aston Villa, Birmingham and Walsall. - Ex Lockman Is New Crawley Boss
17 May 12
Sean O’Driscoll has been named as the new manger at League One side Crawley Town. - Butler urges Saddlers to sign
17 May 12
Skipper Andy Butler has urged Walsall’s out-of-contract players to pen new deals at the club as they aim for greater things next season. - Andy Butler urges pals to sign
17 May 12Andy Butler today urged his team-mates to stay at Walsall and help transform the Saddlers. - Protecting Playing Fields
17 May 12Sport England’s funding programme, Protecting Playing Fields ( PPF ) is part of our Places People Play Olympic legacy mass participation programme and is investing £10 million of National Lottery funding in community sports projects over three… - Willenhall On The Wireless 21st May 2012
- NO 'COMFORT ZONE' FOR PICS' PLAYERS
- Transfer rumours – May 17
- Birmingham Mail Back Page: Thursday, May 17th, 2012
- Birmingham Mail Back Page: Friday 18th May, 2012
- KITCHING REFLECTS ON SEASON
- BOSS DELIGHTED TO GET HIS HANDS ON SOME SILVERWARE
- Dean Smith: Clubs hold the upper hand
- Transfer rumours – May 16
- Trophies won so far this season
Property
Business
- Punch set for bitter control battle
20 May 12Britain’s biggest pub operator has reportedly started controversial talks to reduce its £2.3 billion debt mountain which are set to spark a bitter battle for control of the company. - US Stocks fall on Europe worries
18 May 12It’s going to take more than Facebook’s initial public offering to push the US stock market higher. - ‘Madhubala’ to replace ‘Veer Shivaji’ on Colors
18 May 12
'Madhubala' to replace 'Veer Shivaji' on Colors Colors has confirmed that the period drama ‘Veer Shivaji’ is coming to an end next week, which will result in ‘Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon’ taking… - M&B “on the front foot” as 200th Harvester opens
18 May 12
BIRMINGHAM pub and restaurant company Mitchells & Butlers has reported what it describes as resilient operating performance for the half year to April 7.And it says its business transformation program… - Europe fears keep markets on edge
18 May 12Concerns that Europe’s debt crisis could drag down parts of the continent’s banking system have hit most global markets though social network Facebook’s imminent flotation buoyed sentiment on Wall Street. - Business Profile: Steve Hollis, regional chairman of KPMG
17 May 12
KPMG’s regional chairman Steve Hollis talks to Ian Halstead about his career, his philosophy… and bling - Birmingham Airport boosted by new services to Ireland
17 May 12
SERVICES to Ireland from Birmingham Airport have been boosted with two airlines announcing they are to introduce new flights.Irish airline Aer Lingus Regional, which is operated by Aer Arann, has step… - Aer Lingus to run Birmingham-Knock route after bmibaby closure
17 May 12Irish airline Aer Lingus is to take over the route linking Birmingham Airport with Knock in the west of Ireland after the closure of budget airline bmibaby was announced.
Weather
Traffic
Roads
Traffic England West Midlands updates
- M5 northbound between J7 and J6 | Northbound | Accident
- M54 J6 westbound exit | Westbound | Roadworks
- M54 J6 eastbound exit | Eastbound | Roadworks
- A5 northbound between M54 and A49 near Shrewsbury (east) | Northbound | Roadworks
- M42 J9 southbound exit | Southbound | Roadworks
More blogs
- Sun Lego Offer May 2012
19 May 12
The Sun newspapers are again giving away small Lego toys with the paper, the voucher can be redeemed at either WH Smiths or Toy-r-us, the vouchers on the Sundays can be redeemed the next day. As I always write and post pictures about these offers, this time I am going to try and post a photo of that… - Over £40 million loss for the M6 Toll
18 May 12
Owners of the M6 Toll have admitted a “slight loss” in the last 12 months. Midland Expressway Limited has confirmed that the road has made a £41 million loss in this last year. We spoke to Director Dick Brown from MEL as bailiffs removed furniture from his mansion.. It’s just a blip… - Theme Day: Africa
18 May 12
The next Barr Beacon Theme Day will be a delicious African feast! See the Menu Below. - Aprica Skiing Trip 2013
18 May 12
This trip is open to all years, for letters and information about this trip. See Miss Kovács in M7 before of after school or at break times. - Mr Sizzle Sausage
17 May 12
Just a quick shot from the grand pier at Weston Super Mare, The other half said it looked like me as I always stick on tongue out when concentrating :-) - Wolseley Nature Centre
17 May 12
We recently went to the Wolseley Centre which is just outside of Rugeley town centre on the A51, it is next to the wyevale garden centre. The Wolseley centre is a great nature reserve run by the Staffordshire wildlife trust. I have been here several times before but it is always a place to keep visiting… - Lion Hudson’s latest 3 for 2 promotion is now in…
17 May 12
Lion Hudson’s latest 3 for 2 promotion is now in store. Ideal for christening, confirmation, or to stock up early for prize-giving, or just to stock up your children’s libraries. Mix and match, across a wide range of items, and collect loyalty card stamps too. - Beacon’s Got Talent: Tickets Available Tuesday!
16 May 12
It’s that time again! Time to show the world what you can do. Barr Beacon’s Got Talent! 26th June 2012 Tickets are £2 available Tuesday from the finance office!
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20 May 12
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiasticPrimary Teacherfor generalsupply,for arole in a primary school in the Walsall area. Essential requirements: Qualified teachers are required with a PGCE. Experience of teaching KS1 & KS2. Newly Qualified… - First Line Manager
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19 May 12
Textiles Teacher Needed in WalsallA position has opened in Walsall for a Textiles Teacher to teach KS3 to KS4. This is on a long term basis starting… - CNC Machinist /Centre Lathe Turner – Setter / Programmer
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