Community could hold key to finding missing Aldridge woman 

Police in Walsall believe the local community could hold the key to finding a woman who has been missing for almost four weeks, as officers grow desperately concerned for her welfare.Ruth Smith is well known in Aldridge but has not been seen since leaving her home on the morning of Friday 15 April at around 10.20am. A woman of routine, 42-year-old Ruth is regularly spotted in and around the village particularly at the library and The Croft. She is also a keen walker, who crosses fields near