In the pouring rain, Nicola Pickett wiped a tear from her eye as she stared up at a 12-foot (3.7m) monument that finally gave recognition to her father, Job. “This means the world,” she told me. An imposing steel sculpture of a Black Country chain maker, stands at the edge …
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Officers were called to an industrial estate off Woodburn Road this morning Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman’s body was discovered in Smethwick. A scene remains in place after officers were called to an industrial estate off Woodburn Road this morning (Monday, August 11). West Midlands Police …
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The council’s deputy leader claimed Sandwell has some of the best roads in the country (front row from left) Cllr Maria Crompton; Cllr Kerrie Carmichael, leader of Sandwell Council, Lilian Greenwood MP, minister for future of roads; Cllr Paul Moore, deputy leader of Sandwell Council with highways workers(Image: LDRS) A …
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Pensioners are being warned that they have just two months left to cash in £200 cost of living vouchers. Certain people living in Sandwell received a letter from the council before Christmas. It included a £200 payment, funded by Sandwell Council’s portion of the Household Support Fund. The government’s scheme …
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A fresh move has been made to build flats on a town centre plot left to run to ruin for nearly 20 years. A planning application to build eight two-bed flats in Pipes Meadow, Bilston, has been made by developer Billy Singh – three years after he was granted permission …
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Black Country Living Museum is open all year round, however, for one weekend only this July, they invite visitors to don their vintage threads to step back in time to the 1940s and see the Museum’s historic streets transformed. During this special weekend, the open-air Museum provides an immersive experience …
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An ‘aggressive’ thug knocked out a good Samaritan’s dentures and fractured a pensioner’s jaw during a brutal drunken punching spree. Cruel Elvis Cani pounced on his victims ‘out of nowhere’, wounding three strangers who were walking through West Bromwich town centre. The 30-year-old landed single blows on the unsuspecting passers-by …
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They concocted a huge web of lies, hoping their tales of deception would set them free. But jurors rejected their claims of innocence, convicting them of their crime after listening to hours of evidence. Now four murderers face life behind bars after being found guilty of killing DPD worker Aurman …
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Two people have been arrested after thousands of pounds was recovered by cops in West Bromwich. The police officers posted a warning online urging people not to send cash or cards through the post. It comes after thousands of pounds was recovered by West Midlands Police in partnership with Royal …
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A teenager was arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after a search warrant was carried out by cops in Dudley. The warrant was carried out in Gornal yesterday (February 4) as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour in the area. An 18-year-old man from Dudley was arrested on suspicion …
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