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Charles to visit historic pottery
The Prince of Wales will pay a visit to a Victorian pottery which was saved from closure by one of his charities.
5 hrs ago | Staffordshire Newsletter
Bomber flypast to mark Dambusters
A Lancaster bomber is to perform a flypast at Derwent Reservoir as part of events to mark the 70th anniversary of the war-time Dambusters air raid.
9 hrs ago | Staffordshire Newsletter
Staffordshire County Council leader unveils new priorities for new stripped down cabinet
STAFFORDSHIRE County Council leader Philip Atkins yesterday unveiled a new stripped down cabinet focused on uniting communities and rebuilding the economy.
13 hrs ago | Stourbridgenews.co.uk
Training charity's star pupil still can't find work
BOSSES at a Black Country training charity say they are completely baffled as to why their star pupil can't find a job.
18 hrs ago | Dudleynews.co.uk
Black Country MP urges people to speak up in Russells Hall death probe
A BLACK Country MP is urging people to reveal the good and bad about a Dudley hospital at the centre of a death rate probe.
Church hosts Britain's Got Talent star
STAFFORDSHIRE'S own finalist in the 2011 series of Britain's Got Talent is to play a special show in East Staffordshire tomorrow night.
Violent pair locked up for late-night Tunstall robbery
Jason Potts, aged 22, and a 16-year-old youth approached their victim as he walked along Brownhills Road, Tunstall, listening to his iPod.
Sam Fallows's 'big smile was so beautiful'
THE parents of 17-year-old Sam Fallows have paid tribute to a 'loving son who had a big, beautiful smile.' Sam, a student from Churnet View, Oakamoor, below, died last weekend after he was found unconscious at the JCB Academy in Rocester.
Birches Head students give Michael Gove the lowdown
TEENAGERS briefed Education Secretary Michael Gove on how to get students involved in running schools when he visited their own comprehensive to find out the secrets of its success.
Baby Macaques born in Staffordshire Woodland
While lambs leap in the fields and chicks spread their wings for the first time, some unexpected newborns are making themselves at home in a Staffordshire woodland.
Tributes paid to 'bright stars' killed in crash
David and Wendy Hewitt, from Llangoed, who were both in their 70s, suffered serious injuries after their car collided with another vehicle and a skip in Beaumaris last Wednesday.
Queen's A&E under strain as 50 per cent self-refer
STRAINING services in the A&E department at Queen's Hospital are being put under extra pressure by patients who fail to seek help from alternative sources.
Curtain opens on a summer of festivals
THE summer of festivals gets under way this weekend and the Midlands is once again the hub for all music lovers.
Smiles all round as care home is a hit with inspector
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Rebel offers hope of end to turmoil
ONE of four rebels who have cost the Tories their overall majority on East Staffordshire Borough Council by quitting the ruling group has said returning to the fold 'would be the ideal position'. Ex-cabinet member Malcolm Barrett offered hope of resolving the six-day crisis just 24 hours after the Mail revealed he and fellow malcontents Robert ... (more)
Black Country cyclist gears up for last leg of end to end challenge
MAGGIE Thompson is attempting to complete the final piece in her cycling jigsaw this week by riding from Glasgow to John O'Groats. It's the third and final leg in her solo length of Britain epic which the 61-year-old is determined to complete.
Two councillors have been promoted to the cabinet at Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
Hartshill and Basford councillor Shaun Pender is taking over the education brief and veteran politician Terry Crowe will be in charge of the city's finances.
Inspirational Halesowen student wins award
HALESOWEN student Chris Morgan has beaten the odds by clinching a City and Guilds medal for excellence while receiving treatment for leukaemia.
Councillor follows hubby's lead and quits Dudley Tories
THE wife of Dudley's former leader of the council has followed her husband's lead in quitting the borough's Conservative group in a bitter condemnation of ex-colleagues. Stourbridge Councillor Les Jones, former Dudley Council leader, resigned the whip after months of in-fighting following heavy local election defeats which handed control of the ... (more)
Traders say heritage-led regeneration is taking town in right direction
Talks have been held with developers over the town's former indoor market and Burslem Town Hall, which has been empty since the collapse of Millennium tourist attraction Ceramica.