Legendary referee Jack Taylor dies aged 82
Former referee Jack Taylor OBE, the first Englishman to officiate a World Cup final, has died aged 82.
Former referee Jack Taylor OBE, the first Englishman to officiate a World Cup final, has died aged 82.
Veteran actor Victor Spinetti, who appeared in three Beatles films, has died at the age of 82. Watch the star discuss his career with the Shropshire Star back in July 2010.
For 22 years Gerard Paris has spent his spare time working hard to help patients being cared for by Black Country charity Compton Hospice.
Tributes have been paid to one of the stalwarts of Sunday league football in the Black Country. Tom Bird has died at the age of 82.
An 82-year-old woman suffered a severe stroke in hospital that went untreated for five days, an inquest heard.
A popular former Wolverhampton businessman and Rotarian, who was the grandson of a Wolves FA Cup Final winner, has died at the age of 82.
A retired Black Country business leader and community stalwart has died aged 82 following a 15-year battle with cancer.
An 82-year-old man has died after being knocked down by a motorcycle on a Black Country road.
Tribute has been paid to a Shropshire member of the Dambusters RAF squadron who has died at the age of 82.
A vice-president of Hagley Light Car Club, who enjoyed a successful motorsport career spanning six decades, has died at the age of 82 after a long fight against cancer.
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An 82-year-old man admitted illegally claiming £9,400 in housing and council tax benefits by not revealing his wife was working part-time as a cleaner.
Tributes were today paid to a pub regular who was knocked down and killed in Tipton.
A Walsall pensioner who broke her hip on holiday returned home after a stay in hospital to find a court summons and a council demand for £800.
One of the men who helped to build Ironbridge Power Station died from cancer after years of exposure to asbestos in his career, a Wellington inquest heard. One of the men who helped to build Ironbridge Power Station died from cancer after years of exposure to asbestos in his career, a Wellington inquest heard. Nobody ever told Roy Hitchin about the dangers or the need for protective equipment during his work as a steel erector in Britain and abroad, the inquest was told. Telford & Wrekin coroner Michael Gwynne recorded a verdict of death due to industrial disease on Mr Hitchin, of Hollybirch Grove, St Georges. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star.