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Heartless thieves steal charity collection box in raid on Halesowen pet shop
A PET food store in Halesowen was targeted by burglars - who took a collection box for an animal rescue - in an early hours raid. Butchers Own, on Halesowen Road, was broken into by burglars who stole pet treats, a float from the till and the collection
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Man, 69, fell from ladder while cutting tree, inquest told
A CORONER has recorded a verdict of accidental death after a 69-year-old Halesowen man fell from a ladder while cutting an overhanging tree. Jagdesh Ram died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on April 22 following the incident. Black
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Man arrested after cannabis farm found in Rowley Regis
A 21-YEAR-OLD man was arrested after police discovered a cannabis farm in Rowley Regis. The man is in police custody after being arrested when officers found 70 cannabis plants at a property in Palace Close. Rowley police team tweeted about the
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Landmark case sees stalking prevent order secured
POLICE have charged a Stourbridge man with breaching a Stalking Prevention Order after it is alleged he set up fake social media profiles to harass his ex-partner online. The man, aged 25, is accused of contacting the woman on Instagram with messages
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School friends collect food and funds for Black Country Foodbank
TWO Stourbridge schoolgirls have been keeping busy during lockdown by raising money and awareness for Black Country Foodbank. Isla Pearson, of Norton, and Molly Cambridge, of Hagley, who are both in year three at Gig Mill Primary School, have been
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Hunnington farmer forced to sell 20 prize-winning cows
A HUNNINGTON dairy farmer who had to make the "heartbreaking" decision to to sell 20 of her prize-winning herd is appealing for the public to help safeguard its future. Lisa Window-Walker runs Horsepool Farm in Bromsgrove Road, which now has 70
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500 people sign petition calling for action on Cradley fly-tipping
FED-UP residents are calling for urgent action to stop the scourge of fly-tipping blighting Cradley countryside. Around 500 people have signed a petition calling for action such as CCTV cameras and other measures to stop to dumping of huge loads
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Teenager grabbed in suspected attempted kidnap in Upper Gornal
A SUSPECTED kidnap attempt is being investigated after a teenager was grabbed and pulled towards a car by a man asking for directions in Upper Gornal. A 17-year-old was approached by a man in a white Mercedes asking for directions at the junction
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Inquest opens into widow's death after antibiotics delay
AN inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of a Brierley Hill widow who died of an infection after a delay in receiving antibiotics prescribed to her. Black Country coroner Zafar Siddique has decided to open an inquest into the death
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Coronavirus: Black Country and national news (May 4)
8:04pm That's all from us for today. Thank you for reading our live blog. We'll be back tomorrow.
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Before the court: Pensnett man jailed for string of driving offences
A PENSNETT man has been jailed for 24 weeks and banned from driving for three years after committing a string of driving offences while on bail. Mitchell Evans, of Queen Street, Pensnett, admitted to driving Ford Transit while over the legal alcohol