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Boxing Day shoppers out in force in search of post-Christmas bargains at Staffordshire retail outlet

The first day of the post-Christmas sales period was a busy one for shoppers and shops alike at a Staffordshire retail outlet, but less busy elsewhere.

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13 of the best music themed 'Ugly Jumpers' for Christmas 2024

Ten brilliant new shops that opened in the Black Country in 2024

Business|Dec 25

'Dodgy' firesticks: hidden dangers of using illegal streaming sticks at Christmas

See full list of Shoe Zone stores earmarked for closure in the West Midlands

‘I spent £6,000 a year on takeaways in the West Midlands until my wife nagged me to join a slimming club’

Owners’ joy as cat missing from Scottish home found 300 miles away in the West Midlands

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‘There’s no place like it’: Sephora fans on why they love the beauty brand as Birmingham Bullring welcomes new store

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'We couldn't stop smiling all day': Wolverhampton couple who met at work as youngsters mark platinum wedding anniversary

Six-bed Dudley property in 'sought after location' goes on the market

Lifestyle|Nov 5

Watch: Older generation in Bilston talk about ageism and other issues

Lifestyle|Oct 27

Merry Hill security guards ready to take on tough challenge made famous by the SAS

Watch: Wolverhampton mystery over huge pink peepers that have popped up in the city centre

Lifestyle|Oct 22

Wolverhampton cake baker to the stars serves another celebrity client

Food and Drink|Oct 21

Gamer grandmother says playing Fortnite was ‘love at first sight’

Lifestyle|Oct 21

New dawn for Merry Hill Centre as flagship lifestyle store replaces Debenhams and opens to the public

Brierley Hill|Oct 15

Romantic proposal makes waves at Tenby Boxing Day swim

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Man arrested after two women die and two injured in Christmas Day ‘stabbing’

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Record-breaking crowd takes the plunge at Tenby Boxing Day swim

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In Pictures: Crowds out in force for Boxing Day sales, swims, hunts and races

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More than 450 people cross Channel in small boats on Christmas Day

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Drop in Boxing Day shopper footfall ‘could be influenced by cost-of-living crisis’

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Dubliners brave ‘very cold’ Christmas sea swim

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21 NHS staff help deliver triplets born three weeks early

Viral news|Dec 23

Ukrainian girl who fled conflict designs Scottish Secretary’s Christmas card

Viral news|Dec 16

Rudolf retired? Santa uses helicopter to deliver hundreds of toys to hospital

Viral news|Dec 13

Peter Rhodes on a sub-standard snack, a horrible history and all you need to know about “trillion”

Irish woman wins award for invention to help cancer patients prevent hair loss

Viral news|Nov 13

Azerbaijan mourns for Kazakhstan plane crash victims amid claims of Russian role

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Israeli strike kills five Palestinian journalists in Gaza Strip

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Pope takes Holy Year and prayers for better future to Rome prison

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Russia arrests four over ‘plot to kill military officials on Ukraine’s orders’

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South Korean opposition submits motion to impeach acting president

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