The Mayor of Dudley overcame the jitters to abseil from the top of a 60-foot Dudley College rooftop as part of a day long charity event.

A rogue builder has landed more than £16,000 in fines and court costs after pleading guilty to a breach in professional diligence towards a Stourbridge couple.

A competition giving children the chance to name the council’s new waste trucks has been extended – with the authority’s waste service accepting entries in person at five summer events.