Demolition of 24-storey block
Watch our spectacular exclusive video of the demolition of a 24-storey block of flats in Sandwell.
Watch our spectacular exclusive video of the demolition of a 24-storey block of flats in Sandwell.
To win a brand new car is a rare feat, so never in their wildest dreams did one gobsmacked couple believe a £10,000 cash windfall would follow within 24 remarkable hours – courtesy of two rival radio station competitions. To win a brand new car is a rare feat, so never in their wildest dreams did one gobsmacked couple believe a £10,000 cash windfall would follow within 24 remarkable hours – courtesy of two rival radio station competitions. Wolves season ticket holders Peter Jefferson and Laura Price were celebrating after Peter won a Vauxhall Corsa as part of a giveaway by Heart FM. To cap off their good fortune, the next day Laura, a marketing assistant at Molineux, entered and won BRMB's big money game to take home £10,000. Read the full story in the Express & Star.
A 24-year-old former Shrewsbury man has been killed in a head-on collision with a lorry in Cornwall. A 24-year-old former Shrewsbury man has been killed in a head-on collision with a lorry in Cornwall. Sam Wentworth, who was a student at Meole Brace School and Shrewsbury College, died at the scene of the accident between Bodmin and Liskeard. Mr Wentworth's family were not at their home in Shrewsbury today, but close friend James Wood today paid tribute to the clothing store manager. Mr Wentworth was a keen traveller who also enjoyed mountain biking and football, Mr Wood said. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star
The family of a 24-year-old found dead in a Telford flat today paid tribute to a "happy, caring man who loved his family". The family of a 24-year-old found dead in a Telford flat today paid tribute to a "happy, caring man who loved his family". Thomas Mackie, pictured, was discovered in his home in Dalford Court, Hollinswood, last month. An inquest was opened yesterday, with the cause of death given as morphine poisoning. Dawn Barrowman, Mr Mackie's aunt, said her nephew was not a drug user and his death had come as a "terrible shock" to the family. "Thomas was a happy, caring man, who loved his family and was never happier than when everyone was around him," she said. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star
Parking wardens handed out 24 tickets on their first day patrolling the county to enforce the new legislation handed to local authorities.
A 24-year-old man has been reported missing from his Telford home. Andrew William Reed, known as Andy, was last seen by his mother on November 17 when he left his Spring Meadow home to go to New College in Wellington.
A 24-year-old man was punched and kicked to the ground when he was attacked by a gang outside a Wellington nightclub.