Supermarket giant Lidl has unveiled fresh plans to build a brand new store in Wolverhampton.
The new store, which would create up to 40 new jobs, would be built at the Goldthorn Hotel site off Penn Road, replacing the existing hotel building which would be demolished following planning approval.
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YouTube collective, The Sidemen, have closed their Merry Hill ‘Sides’ restaurant, in Merry Hill, Brierley Hill, after they found that the franchiser of the location was ‘no longer able to deliver’ the experience or standards that their customers expect.
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'I went back to a special place I loved as a kid in North Wales to see what it's like now'
Our reporter James Vukmirovic took a nostalgic trip to a house his former school owns to see how much it had changed over the years - and was surprised at how much smaller it felt.
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A couple from the Black Country celebrated a very special wedding anniversary at a place very special to them both - their favourite bingo hall.
Mary, 88, and Lewis Nock, 92, celebrated their special 70th wedding anniversary on Tuesday (March 24).
The pair, from Pensnett, have had five children, even fostered, travelled together, and shared a lot of laughs and good times.
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The extent of the damage caused by a huge fire at a Grade II-listed former car factory in Wolverhampton has been revealed.
More than 100 firefighters tackled the huge blaze at the former Moorfields Sunbeam Works in Upper Villiers Street and Sunbeam Street in Wolverhampton in January this year.
The Grade II-listed former factory site, once home to the city’s historic Sunbeam Motor Car Company and one of the earliest purpose-built car factories in the country, was severely damaged by the fire leading to the building’s roof collapsing.
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Royal Mail is still failing to deliver a decent postal service for the West Midlands.
That is the conclusion of a snapshot test carried out by the Star as customers across the region continue to complain about later deliveries.
Ofcom targets under the Universal Service Obligation, require say that 93 per cent of first-class mail should arrive the following day, and 99 per cent of all letters within three working days.
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A chef who cooked for the England national football team and Wolves is joining a new restaurant in South Staffordshire.
He has trained under some of the biggest names in British cuisine and cooked for Wolves and England football stars.
Now Sean Kyle has been appointed Head Chef at The Bourne Grill, a new restaurant opening in Wombourne later this month.
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Former Star reporter Wayne Beese has just given up his day job to become a full-time comedian. But the road hasn't always been smooth, as he explains to readers
It is amazing how deafening silence can be for a wannabe stand-up comedian, when you are standing alone on stage and dying.
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A trio of attractive Grade II-listed shop premises on historic street in Wolverhampton city centre are set to go under the hammer.
Situated on the western side of Snow Hill, just off the A4150 Ring Road at St Johns, the properties form part of a row of three-storey 18th-century townhouses, with ground floors converted into shops.
All are officially Grade II listed, reflecting their architectural and historic importance.
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Old Swinford Hospital’s boarding provision has been judged ‘Outstanding’ in every category for the third consecutive time.
Ofsted inspected the school in January and has now published its report.
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Flooding on the A41 has slowed traffic in and out of Wolverhampton.
Part of the A41 Holyhead Road/Wergs Road near Tettenhall is partially flooded today (March 13) after heavy rainfall last night.
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Thousands travelled to the region's heritage museum on Thursday 12 March to make the most of the free entry day.
The open week is a way for National Lottery to say thank you for the millions raised for good causes each week, with hundreds of venues across the UK opening up with free and low-cost days out.
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