Ernest Hemingway spent much of his time writing about how to write, and most of what he said was pretentious rubbish, and needed a Gerald Ratner to tell him so.
At last, two months after they first appeared at the Frankfurt motor show, the new front wheel drive Opel Kadetts are to appear in car showrooms here - on November 14.
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Cliff leaves audience breathless Ageless singer Cliff Richard gave one of the performances of his career when he opened a £2.5 million, 37-date UK tour in Birmingham.
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Walsall sets up war aid fund Walsall has decided to set up a local war-aid fund, the purpose of which is to assist local organisations engaged in war work.
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Did somebody get away with murder? In November 1973, a Wolverhampton teenager was found dead in a lock-up garage. The coroner said it was suicide. But for nearly 20 years, the youth's mother has claimed that he was killed to keep him quiet about drugs dealing. Peter Rhodes reports.
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Firm's £2m bid to grow Cannock's largest used car traders have submitted plans fora £2 million expansion which could create around 100 jobs.
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Lift ordeal as alarm ignored Three children spent the night trapped in a lift at a Willenhall block of flats. Some residents ignored the alarm bell because they thought it was youngsters fooling about.
50 YEARS AGO
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Wrong way round road Police were wondering today how long a derestriction sign on the Bridgnorth Road at Wollaston, Stourbridge, has been facing the wrong way - and how it was turned around in the first place.
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Bully is fit to lead Wolves charge Steve Bull is winning his battle to get fit and lead Wolves into tomorrow's opening game of the season against Reading at a packed Molineux tomorrow.
Midlands MemoriesThursday, July 21, 1994: Arthur appears in court in EastEnders, and see the last part of the gritty drama Roughnecks - tonight on BBC1.
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Spud bashing for scouts 1978: PIC CAP Spud bashing was all part of the fun for these members of the 14th Walsall (Shelfield) Scouts as they prepared Sunday lunch at Beaudesert camp on a sunny day in August 1978. Pictured from left to right are Mark Davis, Stephen Walsh, John Ellis, Adrian Davis, Ian Arrowsmith, Russell Cotton and David Jones
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Writing history of town's criminal past Crime in Walsall from medieval times to the start of the Second World War is the focus of a new book by a borough historian.
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