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Midlands' most dangerous towns and cities named on new crime list
Areas were ranked based on violent crime levels
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Market traders to get two months' free rent after delays to huge regeneration scheme
The new multi-million-pound market was due to open this year but is now not expected to open until next June
Three people charged after £300k stolen from cash machine raids across country
Two men and a woman, from Wolverhampton, have been charged after 27 raids
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Boxing Day 2025 opening times for Bullring, Merry Hill, The Fort, Resorts World and more
Home Bargains, B&Q, The Works, Marks & Spencer, John Lewis and Aldi have already announced they'll close on Boxing Day - but most shopping centres will be open in general
Wetherspoon confirms Birmingham and West Midlands pubs open on Christmas Day - full list
A number of venues will be open on Christmas Day with reduced hours
One Stop fined £26k after 'illicit' cigarettes found under bed in shop basement
An illicit vape was sold to an underage test purchaser and a pack of illicit cigarettes were sold to an undercover council officer
Police issue update after raid on Midlands shops
Council officers also seized suspected fake perfume and fake Labubu products, with the local authority warning action will now be taken against the businesses
Midlands towns and cities ranked on 2025 UK crime list - with one among most dangerous
Places were given an overall score based on different types of offences
Lidl's plans to demolish and replace store approved
Lidl said its current Bilston supermarket was “poor quality and outdated” and was “falling short of modern standards"
Green light for new hotel and shops in Wolverhampton's former Sports Direct
The local authority’s planners welcomed the “significant investment” in the city centre and said the new hotel would “improve its vitality and viability"
Wolverhampton fly-tipping suspects fined huge amount after 'failing to comply' with probe
Three suspected fly-tippers have been ordered to pay thousands of pounds in total
Moment fly-tipper's van is destroyed as they are slapped with £4.6k bill
Colin Fullard, of Glyn Avenue in Bilston, pleaded guilty to one charge of fly tipping under the Environmental Protection Act
'Super-fit runner dies of heart attack after doctors misdiagnose him with indigestion'
Kristian Hudson, 42, collapsed while out jogging
Homes approved for ‘significantly contaminated’ former Midlands battery factory
The land has not been used for more than 25 years
The worst areas of life expectancy for men in the West Midlands
Birmingham was named among the lowest life expectancy rates in the region
Christmas 2025 opening times for Bullring, Merry Hill, The Fort and other shopping centres
All the opening hours you should know in case you need to buy a last minute Christmas present
The top Midlands M6 junctions for fines as 30,000 caught by average speed cameras
There are specific locations where speeding motorists are more likely to be caught by cameras
Ex-Wolves player pleads 'I'm not a gangster' as wine-bar request rejected
Chill Wine Bar will have its licence reviewed again after it was caught hosting more late-night lock-ins - 18 months after it was suspended for serving alcohol after hours
Why moving out to the country could help you live longer
Leafy Shire towns named the places where women are expected to live longest - but it's bad news for city-dwellers
Plans unveiled for flats at former M&S store in Midlands city centre
The city's near 100-year-old department store shut its doors permanently in September