Local Headlines

Dockworks Waterfront, the new canalside food and events venue from Digbeth Dining Club, will open to the public at midday on Friday 27 February.

Dudley MP, Sonia Kumar MP has welcomed major new policing reforms announced by the Home Secretary, saying they will help cut crime, speed up police response times, and rebuild neighbourhood policing after years of decline.

A disability charity in Dudley which has been running for nearly 25 years is appealing for help from the community.

A married couple have been jailed for three years each for their involvement in the execution of a fraudulent £175,000 will for a pensioner in their care.

Dudley Council is investing £300,000 in a project to improve the way people are supported when leaving hospital.

Learners, colleagues and governors across The Sandwell Colleges are celebrating following their recent Ofsted inspection.

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire MP, Mike Wood marked World Cancer Day at a special Cancer Research UK event in Westminster this week aimed at saving more lives from the disease.

Birmingham residents face being hit by a council tax rise despite the bins strike leaving households across the city without recycling collections.

The leader of Birmingham City Council has declined to give an indication of when the bins strike could end as it drags on with no resolution seemingly in sight.

Police have arrested three men after recovering drugs and a knife when officers acted upon suspicious activity in Dudley.

West End smash hit musical, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will head out on a new UK tour to celebrate its tenth anniversary.

A man has died after a fire in Dudley yesterday afternoon.

A drone is to be deployed by Dudley Council to tackle the use of illegal off-road motorbikes across the borough.

A developer has appealed a decision to block more homes from being built on an estate previously ‘cut off’ by a landslide.

The Mayor of Dudley has defended his decision to ignore the advice of the council’s top lawyer sparking fury among councillors.

Dom Joly is to bring a 25th anniversary celebration of his hidden camera cult show Trigger Happy TV to Dudley later this year.

A play area in Greenfield Gardens is set for an exciting £33,000 upgrade, with new and inclusive play equipment being installed this spring.

Actress and singer, Claire Sweeney will star as Miss Hannigan in the UK and Ireland tour of 'Annie' when it opens at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre in February 2027.

Dudley MP, Sonia Kumar has expressed serious concern following the sudden closure of Ye Olde Foundry, a long-standing Dudley town centre pub after its premises licence was revoked with immediate effect.

When Diane Vukmirovic fell in her back garden, she broke her wrist and was left lying on the ground in pain - now, the 75-year-old feels confident living independently again.

A man has died after being hit by a double decker bus near to Russells Hall Hospital.

Proud Wulfrunian Suzi Perry has been confirmed as guest speaker at the Black Country Chamber of Commerce’s celebration of International Women’s Day.

Dudley’s newest political party geared up for May’s local elections by asking the public to have a say on its manifesto.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to take action on the Birmingham bins strike by more than 30 MPs.

A full review of Dudley Council’s winter maintenance programme – including the use of grit bins – is to be carried out, the leader of the authority said today.

Smethwick Puppetry Festival returns to the Black Country this February half-term.

Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker, paid a visit to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre last week as part of his commitment to economic growth in the region.

Dudley Council’s Dudley Business First team is hosting two flagship events at next month's West Midlands Business Festival.

Dudley Council contractors are continuing to work nights to blitz potholes on roads across the borough.

Stourbridge Glass Museum is inviting visitors to toast centuries of craftsmanship and social history with its new exhibition.

Dudley Council workers are taking more time off sick, with mental health problems leading the way as reasons for absence.

People power will be having a say in the controversy over the removal of grit bins from Dudley borough streets.

The Midlands Metro tramline will open for passengers in Dudley at the end of August councillors have been told.

The leader of Dudley Council has called on local MPs to support the authority in its call for fairer funding for Dudley.

Stage and screen stars Les Dennis, Sandra Marvin and Evelyn Hoskins have joined the cast of the new UK tour of Waitress the Musical.

Proposals by HS2 to restore the old Curzon Street Station have been approved – but the government has been urged to ‘get on with the high-speed railway’.

A study carried out in Birmingham which will see children tested for type 1 diabetes at the earliest change has been hailed a ‘game changer’.

More than 2,000 new bikes and e-scooters are set to hit the streets this April following the appointment of Lime as the region’s latest cycle hire provider.

Halesowen Town Hall will welcome theatre lovers on Wednesday 4 February 2026, as CN Live Productions hosts a free open day from 11am to 2pm.

The disposal of the Leather Museum building to Walsall College for its Special Education Needs offering was brought before councillors this week.

The NHS trust running Russells Hall Hospital is on track to hit national waiting time targets after government intervention.

Dudley Council has been slammed for a ‘failed’ market revamp which has been taken over by pigeons and yobs.

Proposals to improve support for children and young people with additional needs who are unable to access mainstream school are set to go before cabinet next week.

A former NHS manager from Dudley has been jailed today after pleading guilty to a fraud that diverted more than £123,000 from the NHS.

There’ll be plenty of family fun at the Severn Valley Railway, with appearances from the much-loved character Paddington on Tuesday 17 to Thursday 19 February 2026.

On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the community of Walsall gathered to honour the life and legacy of Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison, known as Sister Dora, at an annual service of thanksgiving.

A proposal for Dudley Council to buy Ladies Walk in Sedgley - securing the future of library and health facilities in the town - has been given the green light.

A petition to ‘Save Our Leather Museum’ will be discussed at a Walsall Council meeting this week.

Dudley Council’s leader promised to crack down on parents who ‘don’t give a damn’ about their badly behaved teenagers.

Dudley Council’s tenants look certain to face the maximum rent increase from April while most service charges will be cut.

Struggling Dudley traders fear shoppers won’t return to the town when ‘catastrophic’ works on three major transport projects are finally completed.

Teams across Dudley have continued their crackdown on those committing crime with officers from Dudley North and Stourbridge out in force in recent weeks cracking down on shop thefts, burglaries, antisocial behaviour, and off-road bikes.

The Mayor of Dudley has received a late gift from Santa – a £1,000 donation to his chosen charities.

A government planning inspector has given her approval to Dudley Council’s desire to protect the borough’s green spaces from development.

Dudley Council has performed a U-turn on its grit bins policy after backtracking on only refilling them once a year.

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.