The cash, from a workers' sickness and distress fund, will go towards hospice projects instead as Goodyear closes in December.
Weekend match previews: Baggies and Blues
Richard Wilford
BBC WM Sport
In the Premier League, West Bromwich Albion are looking to chalk up a third successive win as they head to Hull.
The last time the Baggies achieved that feat was in November 2012 under the management of Steve Clarke – in fact they won four in a row then. There will be full commentary on BBC WM’s digital radio in the Black Country.
Birmingham City find themselves sitting in the Championship’s play-off places heading down to Brentford. The former Blues striker Dele Adebola joins the team on BBC WM 95.6 FM for the whole game live.
Boss Gary Rowett has a selection quandary at right-back with first-choice Jonathan Spector beginning a three-match suspension.
Weekend match previews: Villa, Wolves and Saddlers
Richard Wilford
BBC WM Sport
Aston Villa’s upturn in form under new boss Steve Bruce will come under the microscope as they host Cardiff City.
Ross McCormack is available for Villa - follow live coverage on BBC WM digital radio service in Birmingham.
Wolves will be without skipper Danny Batth at home to Sheffield Wednesday. A bumper crowd is expected at Molineux as the club celebrates the 30th anniversary of legends Steve Bull and Andy Thompson joining the club.
A documentary about a ground-breaking football match 37 years ago will be screened this weekend as part of the BBC Black and British season.
Whites vs Blacks is about the day an all-white team took on a side comprised solely of black players in 1979.
It was a testimonial game for West Bromwich Albion's Len Cantello. Some of those who played in the match came together for a recent preview screening.
Quote Message: It was great because we could talk Patwah in the dressing room and the lingo and have a laugh. It was so seismic to have so many black professionals in one dressing room from Cyrille Regis Ex West Bromwich Albion player 1977-84
It was great because we could talk Patwah in the dressing room and the lingo and have a laugh. It was so seismic to have so many black professionals in one dressing room
Six of the group are to be interviewed by immigration officials while the other four, who say they are minors, will be passed into the care of social services to be age-assessed.
All are male and have been arrested over suspected immigration offences. They were found inside a refrigerated lorry in Wednesbury near the M6 on Thursday.
Two Spanish men, aged 50 and 60, have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration.
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Hospice donation from union
Money raised by the Unite Union branch of Goodyear Wolverhampton will be used to enhance services at the city's Compton Hospice.
The cash, from a workers' sickness and distress fund, will go towards hospice projects instead as Goodyear closes in December.
Weekend match previews: Baggies and Blues
Richard Wilford
BBC WM Sport
In the Premier League, West Bromwich Albion are looking to chalk up a third successive win as they head to Hull.
The last time the Baggies achieved that feat was in November 2012 under the management of Steve Clarke – in fact they won four in a row then. There will be full commentary on BBC WM’s digital radio in the Black Country.
Birmingham City find themselves sitting in the Championship’s play-off places heading down to Brentford. The former Blues striker Dele Adebola joins the team on BBC WM 95.6 FM for the whole game live.
Boss Gary Rowett has a selection quandary at right-back with first-choice Jonathan Spector beginning a three-match suspension.
Weekend match previews: Villa, Wolves and Saddlers
Richard Wilford
BBC WM Sport
Aston Villa’s upturn in form under new boss Steve Bruce will come under the microscope as they host Cardiff City.
Ross McCormack is available for Villa - follow live coverage on BBC WM digital radio service in Birmingham.
Wolves will be without skipper Danny Batth at home to Sheffield Wednesday. A bumper crowd is expected at Molineux as the club celebrates the 30th anniversary of legends Steve Bull and Andy Thompson joining the club.
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A documentary about a ground-breaking football match 37 years ago will be screened this weekend as part of the BBC Black and British season.
Whites vs Blacks is about the day an all-white team took on a side comprised solely of black players in 1979.
It was a testimonial game for West Bromwich Albion's Len Cantello. Some of those who played in the match came together for a recent preview screening.
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Six of the group are to be interviewed by immigration officials while the other four, who say they are minors, will be passed into the care of social services to be age-assessed.
All are male and have been arrested over suspected immigration offences. They were found inside a refrigerated lorry in Wednesbury near the M6 on Thursday.
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