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Third bid made to build new petrol station 20 years after closure

The site next to the busy Tettenhall Road in Wolverhampton was home to a petrol station before it closed in 2005

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Midlands M6 drivers fined while doing under 70mph

Thousands of motorists have been issued speeding tickets this year

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Prison officer caught in intricate plot to smuggle drugs to jailbird boyfriend in Birmingham jail

A gang of four from the Black Country including a serving prison custody officer conspired to smuggle cannabis and tobacco into HMP Birmingham

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'Callous' hit-and-run driver jailed over death of man with 'heart of gold' - what you need to know

Aden Wright was driving a VW Golf when he struck and fatally injured 29-year-old Ryan Griffiths

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

'Calculated' hit-and-run driver jailed after he killed man and tried to frame someone else

Aden Wright was behind the wheel of the VW Golf that hit Ryan Griffiths on Burleigh Road, Wolverhampton

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Best secondary schools in the West Midlands for 2026 ranked by The Sunday Times

Edgbaston, Stratford-upon-Avon and Solihull are included locations in Parent Power's top 10 lists for the West Midlands

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Council to buy eyesore former pub where dad-of-two was shot dead

The former Bagot Arms closed in 2008 after it was the site of a fatal shooting and has been left empty ever since despite plans to revitalise the site

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Fly-tipper ordered to pay £2.7k after dumping rubbish in alleyway

Andrei Stoica was tracked down using information on packaging left in the rubbish bags

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Former Wolves star asks to extend wine bar’s opening hours despite noise complaint probe

The wine bar was forced to close for a month after complaints about several late-night lock-ins last year

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£2.6m plans to expand Wolverhampton secondary school to cope with rising demand

Colton Hills Community School has already expanded its number of classes and will be expected to take on more pupils in the coming years

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Best Midlands secondary schools which 'punch above weight' named in exam league table

Private and grammar schools dominated the lists in some areas, but there were state schools which also performed exceptionally well

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Six charged in County Lines probe as 'cash and drugs seized'

The individuals are aged between 18 and 23

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Strike to cause ‘significant disruption’ to Birmingham CrossCountry services – full details

Action by RMT members set to cause havoc in December with CrossCountry confirming services affected on the first strike day

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Machete-wielding thugs unleashed 'horrific attack' on man in broad daylight

Faisal Hussain and Jassdeep Singh have both been jailed

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Double murderer's 'lenient' sentence increased to one of the longest this year

Vitalie Tanga murdered his cellmate at HMP Birmingham while he was under investigation for killing Alfred Mattox in Wolverhampton

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Murder suspect in court after dad, 26, killed in Wolverhampton

Jashan Singh, 20, denies murdering Navpreet Singh earlier this year

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Heavily pregnant teen's worrying last Facebook post before disappearing

A search for 17-year-old Kacey-Rae is ongoing

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Moment gunman is discovered on West Midlands rooftop having blasted victim near city park

Kieron Thomas, 27, admitted attempted murder and has now been sentenced

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton double murder accused appears in court over double shooting

Maneer Khan has been charged with the murders of Duaine Mills and Syed Zain Ali

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Heavily pregnant teen missing alongside boy, 17, 'could be heading to the Midlands'

Kacey-Rae, 17, who lives in the Forest of Dean, was believed to be with another 17-year-old called George, who has also been reported as missing from Wolverhampton