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Jay Morgan in the orange-painted stands of Bilston Town. He has a football jersey on and is smiling. He is clean shaven and has short cropped hair.

'Football fan ownership is ring of steel around us'

The club is one of the oldest in the Midlands but wants to make sure it can succeed in the future.

Poundland founder would have bought business back

Steve Smith says he made an attempt to buy his old firm, but was too late.

Christopher White in his shop. We can see clothes behind him. He is wearing a blue fleece and a blue polo underneath. He is clean shaven and has little hair.

'Time to retire after 45 years of six-day weeks'

One of Bilston's oldest and most recognisable businesses is closing its doors after 96 years.

A man in a fluorescent yellow police jacket, walking away from camera. His back and head can be seen and he is wearing a black and white police hat. A blurred block of flats can be seen in the background. The word police is written across the back of his jacket.

More than 70 arrested in crime crackdown

The force's Operation Redfox is focusing on violence and serious organised crime in the city.

Two men shake hands outside a newly-built house which has a red ribbon tied to a black front door. There are trees and further houses in the background.

New council homes ready for tenants to move in

Eleven newbuild homes have been completed on formerly empty land on Ettingshall Road in Bilston.

A building with a pink exterior and a red brick wall around its perimeter. It has a large black and white sign that reads "The Foxy, dance bar, adult shop, adult cinema". There is a silhouette of a woman leaning against a pole.

Sex shop and adult cinema granted new licence

Andrea Parsons also applied to extend the Foxy Lady's opening hours from midday until 06:00 BST.

A picture of road with houses on either side. There is also a pedestrian island with tactile paving and a sign with the road name. There is a white van and red car on the road in the distance.

Police probe pub disorder involving machetes

An incident involving machetes took place at a pub on Moseley Road in Bilston on Monday afternoon.

A pub building painted in grey, surrounded on three sides by a retail car park. "The Swan" is spelled out in black letters on the front of the building, and there is a gold, black and red Banks's Brewery sign outside.

Pub could be demolished for Lidl car parking

Planning documents say an extra 12 spaces would be created by flattening the 125-year old inn.

A building with a pink exterior and a red brick wall around its perimeter. It has a large black and white sign that reads "the foxy, dance bar, adult shop, adult cinema". there is a silhouette of a woman leaning against a pole.

Strip club applies for new licence

Andrea Parsons also applied to extend Foxy Lady's opening hours from midday until 06:00 BST.