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Age Concern Stourbridge and Halesowen, the charity who helps and supports older people in the area are inviting users and their family and friends to attend their annual general meeting.

A copy of B (SWWY) Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry’s Freedom of the Borough Scroll has recently gone on display in the Mayor’s Parlour in Dudley Council House.

The Mayor of Dudley took a tour of the Blowfish Glass studio at the Red House Cone this week.

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Sandwell Council's Youth Service has been shortlisted for the Children and Young People Now Awards in the Workforce Development category, for its “Grow Our Own” Youth Work Volunteer Programme.

West Midlands Mayor, Richard Parker has launched an ambitious plan to help 93,000 people into quality jobs over the next 10 years and raise the regional employment rate by five per cent.

Children and young people can now visit registered safe spaces in Walsall if they are worried, upset or need help whilst out and about.

New data from the British Heart Foundation shows almost half of school defibrillators in the West Midlands are not registered on the national defibrillator database, The Circuit.

Sandwell Leisure Trust has been awarded two prestigious honours in the UK Active Awards for 2025, which herald the vital role of the UK’s physical activity sector.

Dudley Council is making “good progress” on its improvement journey, councillors will be told at a meeting this week.

A real-life Fiddler on the Roof visited Birmingham ahead of the smash-hit show opening at The Alexandra Theatre next month.

An historic public house in Birmingham, designed by renowned architects and built before the advent of electricity, has reopened to the public following a £100,000 restoration.

A man has been banned from keeping animals for a decade after being caught on camera mistreating his dogs.

MP, Mike Wood has launched his annual Christmas Card Competition open to primary school children from across Kingswinford and South Staffordshire. 

More than 2,000 people who live or work in an identified area of the borough have had their say on priorities for its future.

Himley Fireworks event is taking place on Saturday, with the last few premium and hall access tickets remaining on sale.

Dudley Council is on track to deliver more than £50 million of savings this year to further ease the pressure on its finances.

A shop could lose its licence after it was caught selling alcohol and an illegal vape to a child.

Dudley Council may backtrack on ‘morally wrong’ and ‘discriminative’ proposals after a consultation to save cash on school transport.

A leading Dudley councillor says he is frustrated with delays to Midlands Metro construction after hearing the project called ‘a debacle’.

A butcher in Lye was temporarily shut down after environmental health officers discovered evidence rats were in the shop, a court was told.

A council chief has hailed the authority’s “superb” trading standards team after its latest high-profile court victory.

Devastated Birmingham Pub Bombings campaigners have “no intention” of taking part in an independent commission to look into the attacks.

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Aerial footage has been released showing significant progress on the new Dudley Interchange, which is set to transform public transport services in the town centre.

Kingswinford Labour Party has apologised after an image depicting hotel protestors as Neanderthals appeared on its social media.

The Molineux Sleepout returns on Friday November 14th, offering supporters an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for two charities - but this year you don’t have to be at the stadium to take part. 

The ribbon has officially been cut on the newly refurbished Wednesbury Hub thanks to a cash injection from the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation.

The Crown Prosecution Service has announced charges against a man in connection with a racially aggravated rape in Walsall.

A woman has died from her injuries sustained in a road traffic collision in Oldbury.

An empty and boarded-up former pub will be converted into shops and flats under new plans.

A Stourbridge primary school is set for a new era when it joins the Dudley Academies Trust.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has announced acclaimed singer and actress Beverley Knight as its first ever Patron.

Workers must get back to the ‘real world’ by returning to the office according to Dudley Council leader, Patrick Harley.

Stalled plans for an Eton college in Dudley have prompted calls from a leading councillor for the scheme to be scrapped.

Police have been investigating after a property in Netherton was broken into last month, and a sound bar was taken along with a games console, controller, and games.

West Midlands Police have arrested a man after a woman was raped in Walsall in what they are treating as a racially aggravated attack.

The owner of Halesowen Mini Market & Butchers pleaded guilty to six offences under food hygiene and safety legislation at Dudley Magistrates’ Court last week.

A 100-year-old D-Day veteran has been officially presented with the freedom of Dudley borough.

An attempt to build more homes on a new-build estate ‘cut off’ after landslides has been blocked by Sandwell Council.

Dudley Council is planning to save big money by cutting back on placing children with special needs in independent schools.

Major roadworks being carried out as part of the new Metro tram route to Merry Hill shopping centre will be suspended to support shoppers and businesses in the run up to Christmas.

A stunning rainbow sculpture made of steel and hundreds of colourful glass hearts has been officially unveiled at the entrance to Russells Hall Hospital.

If you've got a great idea for a garden, applications for the 2026 Beautiful Borders competition are now open for BBC Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC Birmingham.

There’s set to be frighteningly good fun at Dudley Zoo and Castle this Halloween half term with its ‘Frights, feathers and fur’ event.

Dudley Council is to consider banning the use of a pesticide linked to cancer in parks and open spaces.

Dudley Council parking wardens swear, belittle people and ignore the rules they enforce according to an MP.

People are being invited to have their say on plans to create Public Space Protection Orders to tackle anti-social behaviour in two borough town centres.

Parents are being urged to park responsibly around schools to lessen the risk of accidents as the dark nights draw in.

Excitement is building at the Severn Valley Railway as behind-the-scenes photos reveal a tantalising glimpse of 'The Great Christmas Train Rescue', part of this year’s Santa Steam Special.

Sandwell is set to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War by planting 80 native trees across six local parks.

Nearly £5 million is being spent by Dudley Council to support borough residents who are struggling to make ends meet.

Up to 37 homes and a drive-thru coffee shop could be built opposite Cradley Heath train station according to new plans.

A 49-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman were arrested on Friday on suspicion of two counts of rape and have now been bailed with conditions pending further enquiries.

A consultation is now open to give residents, businesses and voluntary organisations the chance to have their say on proposals and what their priorities are for 2026/27.

Two people remain in custody as part of Police investigations into a rape in Hurst Green Park, Halesowen on Thursday and another rape on Tame Road, Oldbury on 9 September.

The future of the “much-loved” Sycamore Adventure Centre has been secured, after Dudley Academies Trust was selected as the successful bidder to take over the operation of the site following a competitive tender process.

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.