Co-op robbers put behind bars
They terrorised frightened staff at Co-op stores across the Midlands in a string of raids – but now three robbers who stole almost £35,000 in cash are behind bars.
Crime|Jan 30, 2014
Crime
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Three jailed over £35,000 Co-op raids across region
Three robbers who raided Co-op stores across the West Midlands and Shropshire were this afternoon jailed.
Bridgnorth|Jan 29, 2014
Bridgnorth
Telford
Three jailed over £35,000 Co-op raids across region
Three robbers who raided Co-op stores across the West Midlands and Shropshire were this afternoon jailed.
Crime|Jan 29, 2014
Cheslyn Hay & Great Wyrley
Crime
Kidderminster
Birmingham
Walsall
Woman hit by crowbar gang in raid on Co-op
Four men armed with crowbars hit a female shop worker as they stole alcohol and cigarettes in a raid on a Co-op store.
Wolverhampton|Dec 16, 2013
Willenhall
Wolverhampton
Co-op steps up security after Midlands armed robberies on same day
Security is being stepped up at a West Midlands Co-op store after it was one of two raided on the same day.
Crime|Dec 7, 2013
Wolverhampton
Crime
Brave op girl Evie to turn on festive lights
A six-year-old girl who underwent life changing surgery to allow her to walk independently is continuing to make remarkable progress as she prepares to switch on a town's Christmas lights.
Market Drayton|Nov 23, 2013
Market Drayton
Co-op sees sales boost for group
Sales were up by eight per cent for the Midlands Co-operative Society in the first half of its financial year.
Business|Nov 5, 2013
Business
Co-op bank axing 50 branches and jobs
The Co-op today revealed proposals to close 50 bank branches as part of a rescue plan that could see nearly a thousand jobs axed.
Business|Nov 4, 2013
Kidderminster
Walsall
Halesowen
Business
West Bromwich
Wolverhampton
Lichfield
Man admits role in Shropshire Co-op raids
A man has admitted conspiracy to rob Co-op stores across Shropshire and the West Midlands.
Crime|Oct 22, 2013
Crime
Bridgnorth
Evie Poole gets ready for op date after £46,000 raised
[gallery] Later this month little Evie Poole will undergo an operation which will help her to walk on her own – all thanks to people in Market Drayton who have helped her family raise £46,000 to pay for it. Joseph Masi reports.
Health|Sep 13, 2013
Market Drayton
Oswestry
Health
Shrewsbury Town's Jack Gwilliams booked in for an op
Shrewsbury Town winger Jack Gwilliams will require surgery to remedy his knee injury.
Shrewsbury Town FC|Sep 9, 2013
Shrewsbury Town FC
Cancer op blunder doctor struck off
A locum doctor who botched critical operations for cancer patients in Belfast almost made another serious blunder at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, a tribunal has heard.
Health|Aug 31, 2013
Health
Shrewsbury
Man in court accused over West Midlands Co-op robberies
A gang of robbers threatened staff and stole thousands of pounds from Co-op stores across the West Midlands, a court heard.
Crime|Jul 10, 2013
Crime
Kidderminster
Walsall
Third cancer op for Charlatans' drummer Jon Brookes
Charlatans drummer and Burntwood man Jon Brookes has undergone a third operation for cancer. The 44-year-old – who is suffering with a brain tumour – is said to be recovering at home following surgery.
Music|Jul 8, 2013
Music
Burntwood
Robber jailed for armed Telford Co-op raid
A robber who held up a Co-op store in Telford, brandishing a screwdriver and wearing a home-made balaclava, has been jailed for more than two years.
Crime|Jun 13, 2013
Crime
Telford