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A council chief has hailed the authority’s “superb” trading standards team after its latest high-profile court victory.

Devastated Birmingham Pub Bombings campaigners have “no intention” of taking part in an independent commission to look into the attacks.

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Aerial footage has been released showing significant progress on the new Dudley Interchange, which is set to transform public transport services in the town centre.

Kingswinford Labour Party has apologised after an image depicting hotel protestors as Neanderthals appeared on its social media.

The Molineux Sleepout returns on Friday November 14th, offering supporters an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for two charities - but this year you don’t have to be at the stadium to take part. 

The ribbon has officially been cut on the newly refurbished Wednesbury Hub thanks to a cash injection from the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation.

The Crown Prosecution Service has announced charges against a man in connection with a racially aggravated rape in Walsall.

A woman has died from her injuries sustained in a road traffic collision in Oldbury.

An empty and boarded-up former pub will be converted into shops and flats under new plans.

A Stourbridge primary school is set for a new era when it joins the Dudley Academies Trust.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has announced acclaimed singer and actress Beverley Knight as its first ever Patron.

Workers must get back to the ‘real world’ by returning to the office according to Dudley Council leader, Patrick Harley.

Stalled plans for an Eton college in Dudley have prompted calls from a leading councillor for the scheme to be scrapped.

Police have been investigating after a property in Netherton was broken into last month, and a sound bar was taken along with a games console, controller, and games.

West Midlands Police have arrested a man after a woman was raped in Walsall in what they are treating as a racially aggravated attack.

The owner of Halesowen Mini Market & Butchers pleaded guilty to six offences under food hygiene and safety legislation at Dudley Magistrates’ Court last week.

A 100-year-old D-Day veteran has been officially presented with the freedom of Dudley borough.

An attempt to build more homes on a new-build estate ‘cut off’ after landslides has been blocked by Sandwell Council.

Dudley Council is planning to save big money by cutting back on placing children with special needs in independent schools.

Major roadworks being carried out as part of the new Metro tram route to Merry Hill shopping centre will be suspended to support shoppers and businesses in the run up to Christmas.

A stunning rainbow sculpture made of steel and hundreds of colourful glass hearts has been officially unveiled at the entrance to Russells Hall Hospital.

If you've got a great idea for a garden, applications for the 2026 Beautiful Borders competition are now open for BBC Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC Birmingham.

There’s set to be frighteningly good fun at Dudley Zoo and Castle this Halloween half term with its ‘Frights, feathers and fur’ event.

Dudley Council is to consider banning the use of a pesticide linked to cancer in parks and open spaces.

Dudley Council parking wardens swear, belittle people and ignore the rules they enforce according to an MP.

People are being invited to have their say on plans to create Public Space Protection Orders to tackle anti-social behaviour in two borough town centres.

Parents are being urged to park responsibly around schools to lessen the risk of accidents as the dark nights draw in.

Excitement is building at the Severn Valley Railway as behind-the-scenes photos reveal a tantalising glimpse of 'The Great Christmas Train Rescue', part of this year’s Santa Steam Special.

Sandwell is set to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War by planting 80 native trees across six local parks.

Nearly £5 million is being spent by Dudley Council to support borough residents who are struggling to make ends meet.

Up to 37 homes and a drive-thru coffee shop could be built opposite Cradley Heath train station according to new plans.

A 49-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman were arrested on Friday on suspicion of two counts of rape and have now been bailed with conditions pending further enquiries.

A consultation is now open to give residents, businesses and voluntary organisations the chance to have their say on proposals and what their priorities are for 2026/27.

The refurbishment of a grade II listed Greggs next to West Bromwich Albion’s home ground The Hawthorns has been approved by council planners.

A section of public park in Stourbridge could be leased by a nearby school to provide room for an all-weather sports pitch.

Two people remain in custody as part of Police investigations into a rape in Hurst Green Park, Halesowen on Thursday and another rape on Tame Road, Oldbury on 9 September.

The future of the “much-loved” Sycamore Adventure Centre has been secured, after Dudley Academies Trust was selected as the successful bidder to take over the operation of the site following a competitive tender process.

Calls for tough action to control housing illegal immigrants and asylum seekers are set to be debated by Dudley Council.

Mayor Richard Parker has announced a £75m skills package to train more than 12,000 people over the next three years to help tackle the region’s shortage of construction workers.

The Red House Glass Cone has been shortlisted in the Creative Collections Award category in the Power of Place: Midlands Museum Awards.

A play area at The Bernard Oakley Memorial Gardens has undergone a major transformation, following a successful funding bid to the Enovert Community Fund.

Dudley borough has been named as a new Heritage Place, following an announcement from National Lottery Heritage Fund and Dudley Council.

Dudley Council has been told it treats parks friends groups like a lower class and does not value volunteers.

Dudley officers joined forces with Staffordshire Police’s traffic and neighbourhood officers to conduct a Multi-Agency Road Safety Operation in Kingswinford last Thursday.

A brand-new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s global sensation, CATS, will visit Birmingham Hippodrome in October 2026.

Birmingham City Council has reached a landmark agreement to settle historic equal pay claims, ending a four year campaign led by the GMB union.

Dudley borough is preparing to pay tribute to its fallen heroes next month, when the country marks Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.

A Wombourne tandoori chef is celebratIng after being crowned Chef of the Year at the prestigious Curry Life Awards.

Dudley councillors’ claims they have no say on how many asylum seekers the borough takes have been questioned by an MP.

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar has welcomed the Government’s announcement that maintenance grants will be reinstated — helping thousands of working-class students access higher and further education without being held back by financial barriers.

A man has been charged with more than a dozen shop theft offences in Dudley.

An acclaimed touring exhibition which is a vibrant showcase of contemporary stained glass art that pays homage to William Morris is coming to the Red House Glass Cone.

The Deputy Mayor of Dudley received his flu vaccine at a borough clinic and is urging others to have theirs too.

A man who neglected dogs in his care has been banned from keeping animals for ten years.

Dudley’s MP says politicians need to act more quickly to tackle misinformation about where asylum seekers are living in the borough.

Dudley Council’s plan for 5,000 more trees in Brierley Hill got pruned during an enquiry into the proposal.

A Black Country Radio presenter has landed a daytime show on a national BBC radio station.

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.