Local Headlines from Sunday, August 31st, 2025

Halloween House is back at Merry Hill for its seventh year, bringing even more thrills, chills and family fun to the West Midlands.

A fresh wave of excitement is landing at Brierley Hill Market as Matt Witts, a 20-year-old fishmonger from Gloucester, opens his new stall.

Dudley Council has approved the replacement of a leaking outdated roof on a historic Stourbridge college building.

Dudley’s leader says a ‘woke’ ruling allowing asylum seekers to stay in an Essex hotel will not change his policy.