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Hundreds of runners expected at Christmas Day parkruns across the Black Country and Staffordshire

Runners across the Black Country and Staffordshire will once again pause the presents and mince pies to head to their local Christmas Day parkrun.

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Walsall banqueting venue prosecuted after rat droppings found

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Black Country Pharmacy Christmas and New Year opening times - including Boots, Lloyds and Superdrug

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New community health hub opens thanks to funding

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'The diagnosis has hit us all like a sledgehammer' - Girl, 4, battling cancer at Christmas

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Your World|Dec 21

Director of Public Health for Walsall announced

Your World|Dec 21

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Your World|Dec 19

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