Local Headlines from Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025

Birmingham Hippodrome is hoping to raise £45,000 to make the arts more accessible for young people across the West Midlands and inspire the next generation of creatives.

Dudley Council is still waiting for answers about how to tackle a financial ‘bomb’ which could push it into effective bankruptcy.

An empty 100-year-old former working men’s club and community hub will be converted into new housing.

Dudley’s leaders faced demands to apologise for spending nearly £10,000 on a survey branded a Liberal Democrat vanity project.