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Well-known bakery opens in former Shropshire bank

7+ hour, 32+ min ago  (242+ words) A Shropshire bakery chain has opened its new store in a former bank in Bridgnorth. Catherines has opened a branch of its artisan bakery in the long-vacant NatWest bank building. Moving beyond the traditional retail model, the new new branch…...

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Halesowen influencer goes from Vinted sales to high street success

13+ hour, 20+ min ago  (554+ words) A Halesowen entrepreneur who swapped reselling clothes online for town centre trading has said he hopes to bring more shoppers back onto the high streets. Joshua Wyer, who runs "Bargains with Josh" on Summer Hill in Halesowen, is a social…...

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expressandstar.com > sport > football > walsall-fc > darren-byfield-walsall-team-gillingham-preview-6534542

Darren Byfield: I would love to have played in this Walsall team

8+ hour, 56+ min ago  (537+ words) Darren Byfield says he would've loved to have played in his Walsall team - as he looks to continue his unbeaten start against Gillingham at Bescot on Good Friday. Walsall have emerged with eight points from a possible 12 since Byfield took…...

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Ice rink could give Dudley a rival to the Civic, says council chief as deal signed

15+ hour, 32+ min ago  (458+ words) Dudley's planned "9 million ice rink could give the town an attraction to rival Wolverhampton's rejuvenated Civic Hall, attracting thousands of people, the council leader has said. Councillor Patrick Harley said a deal had now been signed to build a 2,000 capacity…...

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60 homes planned after fire destroyed Wolverhampton warehouse

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (414+ words) Housing developer Stonebond has submitted a planning application to City of Wolverhampton Council asking for permission to build a mix of one-bed flats and new homes on the site of the former Grasshoppers building in Craddock Street, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton....

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expressandstar.com > sport > football > west-bromwich-albion > lewis-dobbin-west-brom-aston-villa-preston-6530478

Lewis Dobbin still wants Aston Villa career - despite zero appearances after £10 move

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (343+ words) The 23-year-old winger arrived at Albion on loan from Aston Villa in the summer of 2024. But it didn't go how he or Villa would have hoped - having signed at Villa Park from Everton in a "10m deal the same summer. He…...

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expressandstar.com > sport > football > aston-villa > aston-villa-john-mcginn-world-cup-scotland-6529926

'I was scared': John McGinn opens up on World Cup fear after Aston Villa return

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (517+ words) In McGinn's absence, Villa were unable to find any form and slipped out of the Premier League title. But for the Villa skipper, although he wanted to make a return to aid his club side - his fears were beyond the…...

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Reader urges action on unsafe pavement parking plus 1988 throwback

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (728+ words) Having had to help a chap to get past a car blocking his disabled buggy, whilst we passed the car on the road we nearly got floored by passing cars. Not one stopped or slowed down. Most parents and others,…...

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expressandstar.com > news > iron-left-on-carpet-sparks-house-fire-in-stone-6514366

Iron left on carpet sparks house fire in Stone

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (215+ words) Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service crews were called to tackle an accidental house fire in Stone after an iron was left switched on. A spokesperson for the service said: "Crews were called just before 1pm on Friday, March 20, to Newcastle Road following…...