Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has announced Beauty and the Beast as next year’s pantomime, a first for the theatre's stage at Christmas.

The first phase of a £1 million scheme to improve traffic flow and safety for pedestrians in Kingswinford and Wall Heath is on track to be completed a month ahead of schedule.

Birmingham Hippodrome has completed the acquisition of The Southside Building with the support of a business loan from the West Midlands Combined Authority and Frontier Development Capital.

West Midlands Police have arrested two people and seized a cache of weapons including knives and air guns from a Birmingham address.

People in Dudley are being encouraged to support a campaign that aims to raise awareness of domestic abuse and violence against women and girls.

The Local Government Boundary Commission has reviewed the council wards in Dudley to make sure that ward arrangements will help the council work effectively.

New bike trails have been opened in Sandwell Valley Country Park and the former Hill Top Golf Course in Birmingham.

Shoppers will be able to park for free at Sandwell Council’s town centre car parks on all Saturdays in December.


A heart-warming letter from Santa for children across the Black Country will be helping to fund lifeline care at Acorns Children’s Hospice this Christmas.

Birmingham Hippodrome is urging the public to support its annual festive fundraising campaign to increase their number of Relaxed Performances, enabling more people who may find the theatre challenging to experience live performances.

Children from Bramford Primary in Bilston are teaming up with their counterparts at Chivenor Primary in Castle Vale to perform at a concert at St Giles Church in London.

After almost thirty years of waiting, St Peter’s Church in Cradley was illuminated for the first time on Saturday 18th November in the presence of around 40-strong crowd.

New pavements have been laid and bus shelters installed in Brierley Hill, as works to rejuvenate the town centre continue.

As world leaders prepare to discuss climate change at COP28, Dudley Council’s cabinet member for climate change is encouraging residents to play their part with the use of a new app.

Dudley Borough was a hive of activity on last Thursday as West MIdlands Police staff joined council staff and professionals as well as volunteers, to support the force's Operation Advance day.

Thousands of tree saplings are being given away across the region to celebrate more than half a million trees planted as part of a virtual forest initiative.

Santa was welcomed to Dudley Zoo by children’s television presenters Evie Pickerill and Gyasi Sheppy as the attraction opened their Christmas grotto.

His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary has today moved West Midlands Police into an enhanced level of monitoring.

Two teenagers have been convicted of murder after Jack Norton died last December from a savage and unprovoked attack in a Wednesbury park.

The Mayor of Dudley met three hard-working volunteers who help residents to keep fit in the borough’s parks.

Work on a water leak on a busy road in Kingswinford has been completed and the road has reopened.

A public consultation is being held to gather residents’ opinions on a proposed extension to Wednesbury Market Place Conservation Area.Conservation Areas are areas of specific architectural and historical interest deemed worthy of preservation or enhancement.

Amelia Douglas, a 29-year-old Graduate Quality Manager for DHL and Jaguar Land Rover, has been officially crowned as the youngest 'Sleepouter' ever.

A free drop-in event is being held today to help unpaid carers in the borough.

A new £200,000 play area is being planned for an open space in Wordsley.

A man from Quinton has been jailed after a burglary in Smethwick earlier this year.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s clinicians and staff team recently moved into its new combined airbase and headquarters facility establishing a centre of clinical excellence to future-proof its lifesaving service for years to come.

Starting this Saturday, the Severn Valley Railway’s hugely popular Santa trains will be departing Kidderminster on a magical steam train journey to Arley.

Stourbridge MP, Suzanne Webb has met with broadband installer BRSK for an update on its work in the town.

A special bench has been unveiled by the Mayor of Dudley in honour of a former chair of the Dudley Youth Council who tragically died aged just 19.

A funding bid for Brierley Hill totalling £20 million has been approved by central government.

Residents from Brierley Hill and surrounding areas have spoken of greater confidence with lifesaving skills after taking part in a free CPR and defibrillator training event.

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Hundreds more careless and dangerous motorists have been caught by footage sent to the police by the public as part of a crackdown to make the region’s roads safer.

A region-wide plan setting out a raft of measures to significantly improve air quality and the health of local people has been launched by the West Midlands Combined Authority.

West Midlands Police have been out and about across Sandwell conducting weapon sweeps as part of the national Operation Sceptre crackdown on knife crime.

More than 70 per cent of Dudley borough council tax payers pay their bills by Direct Debit - one of the highest rates in the region.

People can sign up to a winter energy switching scheme to potentially save on their energy bills.

Families brought Christmas cheer to Halesowen and Brierley Hill as both towns hosted their annual light switch-on events yesterday.

Hundreds more careless and dangerous motorists have been caught by footage sent to West Midlands Police as part of efforts to make the region’s roads safer.

Staff at St Michael’s Church of England High School are celebrating after winning a Pearson National Teaching Silver Award for Making a Difference. 

The Mayor of Dudley has visited a borough-based community organisation, which is one of those honoured by His Majesty the King earlier this week.

Work to restore a 1930s Art Deco style shopfront in Dudley town centre has now been finished.

A moving celebration will see the memory of lost loved ones shine this Christmas with the return of a special festive campaign from Acorns Children’s Hospice

Dudley Council has launched a new family safeguarding model designed to make it easier for parents to access support.

New guardrails have been installed at the entrances of a public right of way in Kingswinford to deter people on motorbikes using it as a cut through.

A man who played a key role in co-ordinating the drive-by shooting of a father-of-four who then tragically died has been convicted of manslaughter.

Birmingham Hippodrome has welcomed local creatives to launch their New Work and Artist Development department.

If you’re having a pre-Christmas clear out of your kitchen cupboards, the big cats at Dudley Zoo would love any of your unwanted herbs and spices!

A man has died following a stabbing in Wolverhampton last night.

It will begin to look a lot like Christmas over the next few weekends, with thousands set to turn out for big light switch-on events in borough towns.

St Peter’s Church in Cradley is set to be illuminated each evening thanks to grants from the National Lottery Awards for All and Dudley Council’s Community Fund.

A fly-tipper has been successfully prosecuted after dumping five bags of rubbish on Brace Street in Walsall on 5 October 2023.

Officers will be out and about across the borough this week to raise awareness of housing fraud and how to report it.

Thousands gathered to pay tribute at the Dudley Remembrance service on Sunday.

Call Assessors in the West Midlands Ambulance Service’s two emergency operations centres have answered emergency 999 calls in just two seconds on average.

People can have their say on plans for the future use of land across Sandwell and Dudley to boost housing and employment.

Sandwell Council has been successful in its bid for £125,370 in grant monies from the Historic England ‘Heritage at Risk’ fund towards the repair of Oak House Museum.

Officers will be out and about across Dudley borough this week to raise awareness of housing fraud and how to report it.

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.