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Dudley Council’s leader is set to meet with anti-asylum hotel campaigners after hearing their concerns during a demonstration.

A Dudley councillor declared she ‘would not give a toss’ if the council was down to its last pound as long as children were cared for.

As pupils return to school from their summer break, a state-of-the-art special school in Pensnett is preparing to welcome students this winter.

Dudley Council has announced five more permanent appointments to its senior leadership team.

Dudley town centre was alive with music and celebration on Saturday as thousands came together to celebrate Dudley Pride.

Parents and staff at St James’s C of E Primary School are hosting a sponsored Fire Walk next month to help fundraise for new toilets.

Under pressure children’s services at Dudley Council are being reviewed to create a new strategy for the next five years.

Dudley’s Liberal Democrat leader hit back at Labour criticism about a £75,000 consultation into a parish council for Cradley.

60 different companies have been named as finalists for one of the most prestigious awards events in the Midlands, celebrating the very best in Black Country businesses.

An ex-warehouse employee who posed as a teenage boy online to groom and sexually abuse three young girls has been jailed.

Dudley Council is paying up to £160,000 a year to place a single pupil in a private special needs school.

Falling numbers of community crimefighters in Dudley borough is opening the door for antisocial behaviour, according to Liberal Democrats

Dudley’s MP Sonia Kumar is urging the council to use new legal powers to revitalise the town’s high streets.

A brand-new Irish comedy night, curated and hosted by acclaimed stand up Jo Enright, is to launch at independent bar and venue Nortons Digbeth in Birmingham’s Irish Quarter.

Birmingham Rep’s highly anticipated world premiere of ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas’ has been extended to mid-January due to popular demand.

A seven-piece band which plays the hit dance anthems of the 90s is coming to Stourbridge next month, with tickets still available.

An ornate Victorian building has been given a new lease of life after being lovingly restored to provide new homes in the heart of Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter.

Dudley Council planners are set to rule on a proposal for new homes on a former Mitsubishi dealership near Halesowen.

Campaigners say plans for new homes on the site of a historic pub in Brierley Hill should be refused.

A shop could lose its licence after illegal alcohol and vapes were found during an inspection.

Birmingham City Council has insisted that a controversial change at Alexander Stadium ‘will enhance the venue’s legacy’.

Dudley councillors are to be told that complaints about children’s services were up by 18 per cent on last year.

People in Dudley borough will be able to enjoy a series of fun and helpful events this autumn, dedicated to celebrating a fitter and happier later life.

Borough residents are being urged to have their say on a new blueprint designed to protect and improve nature and green spaces across the West Midlands.

Dudley Council is on course to invest more than £1.5m on road safety schemes across the borough this financial year.

Parents are being reminded that applications for secondary school admissions are now open.

A controversial plan to convert a Coseley pub into an Asda convenience store is back on the agenda.

A Walsall couple restoring two listed buildings fear they will be reduced to rubble if concerns go unmet by Walsall Council and property developer Anthem Lovell.

Danny Beard and Deborah Stephenson join a host of stars who bring pantomime to Wolverhampton Grand this year.

Halloween House is back at Merry Hill for its seventh year, bringing even more thrills, chills and family fun to the West Midlands.

A fresh wave of excitement is landing at Brierley Hill Market as Matt Witts, a 20-year-old fishmonger from Gloucester, opens his new stall.

Dudley Council has approved the replacement of a leaking outdated roof on a historic Stourbridge college building.

Dudley’s leader says a ‘woke’ ruling allowing asylum seekers to stay in an Essex hotel will not change his policy.

Major proposals to extend Villa Park’s North Stand have officially been given the green light by council planners.

A restaurant chain, founded in the Midlands has launched its latest outlet in the Merry Hill Centre.

A housing development backed by a community project in Stourbridge has been given the go-ahead by council planners.

A Dudley councillor says there are too many houses of multiple occupation in Brierley Hill which is harming the community.

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar fears the future of Gornal’s Sycamore Adventure Centre is not as secure as council leaders claim.

Plans have been submitted for the proposed £45 million redevelopment of a former Masonic lodge on the Hagley Road in Birmingham.

Works of public art previously at the Black Country Living Museum having been refurbished are on their way to Dudley Canal & Tunnel Trust.

Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling on Birmingham City Council to reverse its 'divisive' busking crackdown.

Walsall-based arts charity, RicNic has launched The Big Walsall Waddle walking trail this summer to celebrate their 21st birthday.

Halesowen College is hosting a series of enrolment evenings for school leavers who have not yet secured a placement for September and adults who are looking to upskill or reskill to expand their career opportunities.

Dudley Council’s leader says the authority does not need lessons on saving cash from ‘maniacs’ after a fall in borrowing.

The Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker, has unveiled plans to revitalise the region’s street markets with a £300,000 support package to expand the variety of stalls on offer and draw in more shoppers.

Families from across Quarry Bank have enjoyed in a special mini beasts and fun event at Stevens Park today.

Sandwell Council is gearing up to deliver brand new blue recycling bags to households across the borough ahead of upcoming bin collection changes starting on 15 September 2025.

The Mayor of the West Midlands has appointed leading economist Bridget Rosewell CBE to provide independent advice on aligning the region’s capital investments with his recently launched Growth Plan.

A Black Country-born author has released his latest book that examines the theme of personal acquaintance through the lens of the great thinkers.

A former cadet is relishing his first year as a full-time cop on the frontline in Walsall.

A former ‘nuisance’ pub in Wolverhampton will be allowed to open as a new bar and grill.

Plans to extend Villa Park’s North Stand could help generate a huge £190 million boost for the region in 2028.

Dudley youth theatre group Bedazzle welcomed the Deputy Mayor in a visit this week, as the group prepares for Dudley Pride next month.

A woman’s been jailed for attacking and robbing an elderly man in Stourbridge.

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New market and food hall opening in West Bromwich at the end of August with the return of a much-loved high street bakery.

Birmingham Phoenix’s men’s and women’s teams will be back in action at Edgbaston for one final action-packed home fixture this Friday, as they take on Welsh Fire.

A thief who took a mobile phone from a wheelchair user in West Bromwich has been jailed after the public helped to identify him.

For the second year running, eligible schools will be given complementary coach travel when booking to see a show at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.

Birmingham Council has warned painting the St George’s Cross on mini-roundabouts across the city could be “dangerous” for motorists.

More roads, islands and roundabouts ate to be resurfaced in Wolverhampton thanks to an extra £2m funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority.

Dudley borough residents are being invited to sign up to a collective energy switching scheme which could help them to save hundreds of pounds on their bills.

A pub has been criticised for ‘hindering’ a police investigation after failing to record CCTV of a brawl which left a man with a dent in his head.

More than £16,000 has been raised to support campaigns to put up Union and cross of St George flags in and around Birmingham.

A Black Country Radio presenter has landed a daytime show on a national BBC radio station.

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.