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Fake Xanax pills gang members jailed

The gang ignored the dangers and only "saw a money-making opportunity", prosecutors say.

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Plans for £45m warehouse on green space approved

The land off Neachells Lane was formerly a coal mine and landfill site.

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Council homes build starts at former tennis club site

The City of Wolverhampton Council says the work is expected to be finished by spring 2026.

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Fake £4m Xanax drug gang boss jailed

The gang, managed from Thailand, produced 11 million pills in the West Midlands to be sold online.

Shannan Paterson, sales and operations coordinator of the HGV School in Willenhall, stands in front of one of their HGVs which is used for training

Why don't young people want to be HGV drivers?

Workers, such as The HGV Girl, are trying to attract young people to the lorry driving industry.

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Staff, parents and pupils recall impact of lockdown

Bilston C of E Primary School remembers the lockdown as a difficult time but with positive changes.

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Councillor suffocated himself with plastic bag

Les Winwood was found dead in a chair at the home of a drug dealer in Bilston in July 2022.

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Crews remain at scene of large industrial fire

Firefighters are carrying out recover work after 15 tonnes of scrap metal were alight.

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West Midlands areas in £120m neighbourhoods boost

Bedworth, Bilston, Darlaston, Dudley, Smethwick and Sutton Coldfield are all set to benefit.