Local Headlines

Spring cleaning isn’t just for homes, as viral jewellery hacks are sending searches soaring across the country with Dudley one of the top towns leading the Midlands. 

West Midlands Ambulance Service is supporting Deaf Awareness Week to challenge misconceptions and provide practical advice on communicating with people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Leading Dudley councillors clashed over continuing delays in waste and recycling collections which put unexpected strain on services.

Dudley goes to the polls tomorrow with crucial seats up for grabs in local council elections.

A Black Country NHS Trust is implementing an early‑identification programme, working in partnership with local education and health services to support children with motor coordination needs.

Dudley Council’s leader has issued a warning on the future of green belt in the borough and called for unity to fight off developers.

A man has been charged following an investigation into multiple shop thefts across Dudley.

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire MP, Mike Wood has shared his thoughts following reports of a fire at the site of The Crooked House pub near Himley.

A former care home in Dudley is set to be converted into self-contained flats for adults with mental health issues.

Worried medics fear people in Walsall are increasing their risk of succumbing to bowel cancer due to poor take up of screening services.

An appeal has been lodged into a recent refusal of a rooftop street food venue in Walsall.

Dudley’s Labour leader is backing Keir Starmer despite facing a tough day when voters go to the polls for local elections.

Three green spaces in Dudley borough are receiving enhanced protections to help retain them for future generations.

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This is the moment police officers arrested a sex attacker less than 90 minutes after he targeted a woman in Brierley Hill.

Residents in the Black Country are being reminded how to access NHS services should they need help during the upcoming Bank Holidays.

A Sedgley health centre which faced possible closure looks set to also become home to a housing hub and police offices.

The Mayor of Walsall has rejected a call for a special meeting over the relocation of the Leather Museum.

A landmark city centre office block is set for a huge makeover as part of plans to relocate a leading pension firm.

A school’s SEND provision will be expanded as part of £500,000 work approved by a council.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is set to host a dedicated Drowning Conference at its Cosford airbase and charity headquarters on Tuesday 2nd June 2026, bringing together professionals from across emergency medicine, search and rescue and water safety sectors.

20,000 food and drink fans from across the Midlands have visited new Midlands food and culture venue Dockworks Waterfront in its first two months, the team behind the destination have revealed.

Residents of Wollaston village are being invited to take part in an exciting new research project exploring the role of everyday objects in preserving family history and memory.

The former partner of an ex-Dudley councillor jailed for sex offences involving children says his sentence is not enough.

The actions of the Labour administration at Birmingham City Council have been slammed as “desperate” and “pathetic” following a bins strike update.

Long Lane Library in Dudley will celebrate its 90th birthday this Thursday with a series of special events taking place before, after and on the day itself.

The internationally acclaimed Johns’ Boys Welsh Male Choir will perform live at Dudley Town Hall on Saturday 16 May 2026 as part of their 2026 UK tour.

A former health centre could now be turned into flats after plans for a 38-bed HMO were scrapped after a wave of objections.

Officers investigating a reported incident in Dudley are keen to speak to the driver and passenger of a car as part of their enquiries.

Dudley Council have issued a statement following a BBC investigation concerning illegal activities on the borough’s high streets.

A former Dudley councillor, who sat on the Children's Services Committee, has been sentenced after admitting four sexual offences involving children.

Students from Wolverhampton Grammar School are preparing to take on their annual Coast 2 Coast Challenge next month to raise funds for Wolverhampton‑based charity, Good Shepherd.

A drone is taking to the sky in Dudley Council’s fight against anti-social behaviour this summer.

Multi-award-winning comedian Mark Watson will bring his latest stand-up show, 'Before It Overtakes Us' to Stourbridge Town Hall on Friday 15 May.

Five councillors in Walsall have called for an extraordinary meeting to pause the relocation of the Leather Museum.

Dudley councillors complained a two-year delay for a report on the failed sale of a former leisure centre is ‘unacceptable’.

A Reform UK election leaflet claiming Dudley Council is £652m in debt has been dismissed as misguided by the authority’s leader.

A shop in Walsall has been fined after selling a vape to a person under the age of 18 during a test purchasing exercise.

The founder of a pioneering football supporters group set up to strengthen the connection between Birmingham City FC and the South Asian community has been honoured with the Lord Mayor’s Award.

The first ever UK and International tour of The Talented Mr Ripley has arrived in Wolverhampton with stars Ed McVey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle and Maisie Smith being photographed at the Grand Theatre.

Halesowen College is proud to announce its 60th anniversary celebrations, marking six decades of serving learners and the wider community.

Rogue trader Anthony Millward was handed a 32-month prison sentence and has been ordered to pay £16,000 following sentencing at Wolverhampton Crown Court earlier this month.

Dudley Zoo and Castle is celebrating its best Easter since 2019, welcoming more than 27,500 visitors over the two-week holiday period.

Dudley Council says it is working round the clock to catch up on late rubbish and recycling collections in the face of online complaints.

Dudley’s Green Party is aiming high in the borough’s local elections with an almost full slate of candidates.

Unsung community heroes from across Dudley borough were celebrated at the Mayor’s Ball and Civic Awards 2026, held in front of more than 250 guests at the Copthorne Hotel in Brierley Hill.

Dudley politicians are gearing up for hotly contested elections which will shape how the borough is run for the coming year.

Dudley Council needs to rethink how it spends taxpayers cash according to the leader of a party with an anti-cuts agenda.

Dudley’s Liberal Democrat leader is making no apologies for doing ‘potholes by postcode’ deals with council leaders.

Following months of hard work by teams across Dudley Council a series of new brown tourism signs are in place.

Major plans for Birmingham’s new HS2 station which could forever change a key city centre area have been approved.

Dudley Council’s leader has a stark message to highly paid officers at the authority – deliver the goods or face the axe.

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.