Walsall Chronicle

Walsall Arboretum has never been the same since that new gardener took over...

Funnyman takes stage in Walsall this weekend . . .

There's a feast of renovation work to read about in @Walsall_Chron this week. The historic @BWBaronsCourths undergone a £1m refit, an upgrade has been completed of an historic block of flats and work has started on a #Bloxwich church after the fundraising target was reached

Housing minister @JBrokenshire has vowed to get first-time buyers on the property ladder and paid a visit to #Walsall to outline his pledge. Find out more in @Walsall_Chron

A #Walsall schoolboy is about to rock the stage in the musical of @NativityFilmUK. Keep in tune with your @Walsall_Chron

Plans for a shop to takeover an empty unit in #Walsall have been turned down as it would take trade away from the town centre. Your @Walsall_Chron has details this week. Councillors say the town centre is on a 'knife-edge' and have launched a 10-year masterplan

A teenager has been charged with the murder of Arthur Gumbley, the 87-year-old man who died after a violent burglary at his Staffordshire home last year expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2…

He should be so lucky, lucky lucky. Cop a load of who this @WSTaskforce officer met in #Birmingham. Now, he just can't get @kylieminogue out of his head

"I always wanted to do something like this." A seven-year-old ##Walsall boy, who survived leukaemia has opened a @CR_UK shop in his home town. See @Walsall_Chron for story and picture

Tributes have been paid to a @F1 grid girl who died in a car crash. An appeal fund to pay for funeral costs is growing. See @Walsall_Chron

A derelict plot of land in #Willenhall that formerly housed a pub could be transformed into housing. Concerns have been raised over the proposals by highways and environmental chiefs @Walsall_Chron takes up the story . . .

"It's two clubs, two unfancied clubs who are punching well above their weight at the moment," #saddlers expressandstar.com/sport/football…

1953, Born on this day, Jim Diamond, singer, songwriter, (solo UK No.1 single 'I Should Have Know Better'), PHD, (1982 UK No.3 single 'I Won't Let You Down'). He died on 8 October 2015.

Today, 2009, Lucy Vodden, the childhood pal of Julian Lennon, died at 46 from lupus. She was the inspiration for 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds', written after Julian showed his father a nursery school drawing he called the same title, depicting his classmate.

Today, 1968, The Beatles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hey Jude'. The Paul McCartney song written about Lennon's son Julian gave the group their 16th US No.1. In 1996, Julian paid £25,000 for the recording notes to the song at an auction.

**** UPDATE**** The Centre is now back open to the public :) Community bar is also back open tonight services back to normal next week :) Thank you for your co-operation and continued support WDPC Team

Last day of the month, let's make it count everyone 👍😀👊

Re the previous tweet, 40 years on from Eric Clapton's sponsorship of the Galatasaray game... here's a nice piccie of him with John Wile

Forty years ago today: 1978, Eric Clapton sponsored a West Bromwich Albion UEFA cup-tie against Galatasarey of Turkey. After the game, Eric presented each player with a gold copy of his latest album 'Slowhand''.....

Wolves ambition: "To win the Premier League, not to survive in it", says MD #wwfc expressandstar.com/news/business/…