The Guardian Walsall
- ‘The Edward Hopper of the Black Country’: the photographer whose epic shots captured Sikh life in Walsall
by Stuart Jeffries on 5 June 2026 at 4:05 pmPaths You Walk is a show that finds beauty in images of alienation as Billy Dosanjh turns his lens on race, identity, empire – and the men who kept the furnaces glowingIt was bitter in Walsall that […]
- How the Walsall rapist John Ashby exposed his misogyny rapping online
by Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent on 25 April 2026 at 7:00 amThe 32-year-old jailed for life for a racially motivated sex attack on a Sikh woman had a collection of hate-filled uploadsJohn Ashby is a man who did not hide his hatred of women.In fact, the […]
- Man admits rape and religiously aggravated assault after court confrontation
by Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent on 21 April 2026 at 6:15 pmJohn Ashby, 32, admits using Islamophobic slurs during attack on Sikh woman he thought was Muslim A man who racially abused a Sikh woman as he raped her has pleaded guilty to the assault after being […]
- Asylum seeker jailed for at least 29 years for murdering Walsall hotel worker
by Matthew Weaver on 30 January 2026 at 3:41 pmDeng Chol Majek stabbed Rhiannon Whyte 23 times in ‘sadistic’ attack at railway stationA Sudanese asylum seeker has been jailed for at least 29 years for the “sadistic” murder of a woman who […]
- ‘Our last heritage asset’: fears for Walsall Leather Museum as council plans to sell
by Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent on 27 October 2025 at 4:00 pmProtesters say selling building to local college could end a trade dating back to middle ages, if new premises not foundCampaigners protesting against the sale of Walsall Leather Museum have said the […]
