Kerry Smith has been appointed as Interim Chief People Officer at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Dudley is set for the first round of hearings on the council’s vision for the borough over the coming years.

Dudley’s MP offered new hope to a closure-threatened youth centre with the possibility of a lifeline from London.

Bears and Pakistan international paceman, Hassan Ali took his first T20 hat-trick and reportedly recorded the Bears' best ever figures in the format of 6-23 to help beat Derbyshire by 58 runs yesterday.