There were extraordinary scenes at a meeting of Dudley Council after a ‘rant’ from the mayor sparked a walkout.

The Severn Valley Railway is making family adventures more affordable than ever with the launch of its ‘Kids for a Quid’ offer for the May half-term holiday from 24 May to 1 June.

Balvinder Heran has been formally appointed as the new Chief Executive at Dudley Council.

Only two of Dudley’s top eleven jobs currently have a permanent officer in post after more directors left the council.

More action on speeding drivers will be taken thanks to a major new agreement signed by West Midlands Police with our region’s seven local authorities, the Police and Crime Commissioner and West Midlands Combined Authority.

Dudley Council’s trading standards team closed 19 shops across the borough during the last financial year, after they were found to be run illegally.

Unsung heroes from the world of sport, business, environment, arts, community and education were celebrated at the Mayor of Dudley's Ball and Civic Awards 2025 on Friday evening.

Beloved Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire will be packing up her suitcase and hitting the road next year as her West End and Broadway musical arrives in Birmingham.

Proposed alterations to a Stourbridge landmark building could do ‘irreparable damage’ if Dudley Council planners give their approval, it has been claimed.

An increasingly bad-tempered dispute about the future of Dudley borough leisure centres is set to heat up further.

Five million extra bus journeys have been taken since Mayor Richard Parker took office a year ago, thanks to a landmark free travel scheme to get more people to try the bus.

Acorns Children’s Hospice is bringing its biggest-ever Bubble Rush to the Black Country this summer, and you’re invited to join the foamy festivities at a special early bird price.

A scheme set up by the West Midlands Combined Authority to help cover the costs of apprenticeship training for small and medium-sized enterprises has now funded more than 5,000 apprentices.

The Police and Crime Commissioner of West Midlands Police attended a scrutiny committee meeting last week at Walsall Council.

A historic Stourbridge church is set for big changes after permission was granted to convert the building into flats.

A Wolverhampton cafe which offers training and employment for those experiencing homelessness has welcomed the first former service-user turned employee to its team.

Sandwell council will use a new £155,000 machine in its bid to slash the time it takes to fill some of the borough’s most treacherous potholes. 

Plans for an extension to a care home in Netherton have been rejected for a second time by Dudley Council.

Dudley Council is set to debate the crisis at Stourbridge FC’s Amblecote home which was facing the threat of closure.

A local retailer is appealing for support to help reinstate a postbox in Colley Gate.

Dudley’s Liberal Democrats received a boost when another former Labour councillor defected to their ranks after attacking government tax policy.

Three men have been charged following a fatal collision in Shenstone resulting in the death of Suzanne Cherry.

West Midlands Police have arrested dozens of crime suspects as they seek to deal with offences across the Black Country.

Everyone is invited to a groovy 70s theme party to help celebrate 50 years of Age Concern Stourbridge and Halesowen.

British Youth Music Theatre’s production of ‘The Naughty Carriage on the Orphan Train’ is on track for Birmingham Hippodrome’s Patrick Studio later this week.

Leader of Walsall Council, Councillor Garry Perry, has called upon agencies in Staffordshire in a bid to collectively tackle the use of illegal off-road bikes.

Three creative winners have had their Easter bonnets chosen in a competition held at a Brierley Hill social club aimed at the over 60s. 

A lease on the purpose-built Ladies Walk Health Centre and Library expires in March 2026 and no deal has been done to secure it’s continued use.

A new set of priorities has been set out at Dudley Council, as it looks to continue on its road to recovery.

Dudley Council and NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board have published their plan to address improvements required following their recent SEND inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.

A former derelict site in Brierley Hill has been transformed into a vibrant community space and pedestrian access way as part of ongoing regeneration in the town.

A woman has been airlifted to a specialist burns unit after being involved in a house fire in Wolverhampton.

Volunteers at Wordsley Park have welcomed section 106 funding for improvements totalling almost £25,000.

Casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of 'Fawlty Towers - The Play' which will play at two West Midlands venues in early 2026.

Two people are in custody after a boy aged 14 was assaulted and threatened with a knife in Stourbridge.

A number of fun-packed family shows are being hosted at borough halls over the next few months, with tickets still available.

An outdoor space at the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick has been brightened up by a community garden installation.

Walsall Council has withdrawn its offer to open two tips for Birmingham residents during the ongoing bin strikes in the city. 

Dudley is the safest region in the West Midlands Police area according to the latest crime data statistics.

The CPS has authorised a charge of manslaughter following the death of a toddler at Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley in 2022.

Halesowen is missing out on regeneration despite millions being spent around Dudley borough according to a leading councillor.

Dudley’s new Labour leader says he aims to unify his fractured group of councillors with a battle cry to take on the Tories.

A new pedestrian walkway connecting Brierley Hill High Street to the planned Midland Metro terminus in the town will open this week.

Residents have expressed relief that Birmingham’s huge backlog of rubbish has begun to be cleared – but anger towards the city council remains.

Dudley borough’s regeneration projects have been hit by staff shortages and spending cuts that are costing the authority income.

Following the government's recent announcement on investment in neighbourhood policing, the Chief Constable who successfully bid to the Home Office for the extra officers with the support of the PCC is now pushing on with recruitment.

Work on a £150,000 scheme to improve Dudley Market by creating an outdoor seating area and pop-up food stalls will start on Monday.

Parents are being reminded to keep an eye on their inbox as primary school decision emails will be sent next week.

Residents have welcomed work from Dudley Council to make road safety improvements in the Norton area of Stourbridge.

Police in Walsall have have charged two men with multiple shop thefts in the town centre.

Brockmoor is the first new Net Zero Neighbourhood where homes and public buildings are going green with cash from the West Midlands Combined Authority.

Sandwell council refused to let a vulnerable mother have her representative present at an important meeting and made serious and unsubstantiated allegations about both of them during an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

A 20 year-old man’s been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting in Bartley Green on Sunday.