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A former Dudley Conservative councillor and community activist has returned to the Tories praising their ‘humility to listen’.

Dudley’s Labour group is calling for a borough pothole tzar as part of its alternative financial plans.

Sandwell Council has been awarded a further £27 million in its 3-year financial settlement from the Government.

A 34-strong cohort of new street food traders will be the latest additions to the UK’s hospitality ecosystem following the completion of an industry training initiative in March 2026.

A bid to extend a dental surgery to address a ‘significant’ shortage of appointments has been rejected.

A main road at the Waterfront will close for eight weeks next month as part of work on the Metro extension to Brierley Hill.

Wollaston Village Hall is getting set to welcome Halesowen College’s state-of-the-art digital bus CEDRIC for an exciting Digital Drop-in session.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said Labour is ‘backing Birmingham’ after the city was beset by high-profile woes such as a bins strike and financial strife.

Dudley borough residents are being invited to sign up to a collective energy switching scheme which could help them to save hundreds of pounds on their bills.

Birmingham City Council is planning to introduce major changes for a number of roads within the Knowledge Quarter.

Funding to kickstart work on a tram line to the new Birmingham City Powerhouse Stadium and upgrade railway stations serving Villa Park has been approved by regional transport chiefs.

Work to conserve and improve the setting of the Grade II listed Sedgley Beacon tower will get underway this week, following a successful bid for funding from the UK Government.

A teenage Halesowen athlete is celebrating winning her first British senior title.

A popular Brierley Hill Market trader is celebrating another major milestone after expanding his business to take over the butcher stall inside the Market, creating a one-stop shop for fresh meat and fish.

Dudley MP, Sonia Kumar has visited Edward Grays of Dudley to mark the company’s 200th year in business and has raised concerns in Parliament about the pressures facing small manufacturers.

Dudley Council’s leader has dismissed an application for 330 homes on green belt land in Kingwinford as a developer ‘trying their luck’.

Nearly £2 million of additional investment proposals, including the return of free parking in town centres, have been backed by senior councillors.

A D-Day veteran from Stourbridge who was presented with the freedom of Dudley borough last year has died aged 101.

Families across the West Midlands are being encouraged to use the half term school break to check their children’s measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations are up to date.

Dudley’s Conservatives launched their local election campaign with a rallying call from their group leader to grab outright control of the council.

Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker has announced a new base in Wolverhampton so he and his staff can be closer to the Black Country communities they serve.

A new £20 million package of improvements for Brierley Hill town centre has been approved by senior councillors.

The Mayor of Walsall opened a new purpose-built care home in Brownhills this week, marking a significant investment in high-quality care for older residents across the borough.

Birmingham Chinese Festival Committee and Birmingham Hippodrome have announced the performance programme for the city’s annual Chinese New Year celebrations on Sunday 22 February in Southside.

Forget chandeliers and red velvet seats, the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is taking opera out to the streets of Birmingham.

Following Brierley Hill’s successful costume swaps for World Book Day last year, four Dudley libraries are offering fancy dress options for the same event in 2026.

Dudley Council is to launch an anti-social behaviour crackdown to solve the pigeon crisis blighting a town centre market.

A senior Dudley councillor told regeneration officials Stourbridge has been left without investment by the authority and is deserted.

Plans to build an ice rink in Dudley town centre are expected to take a major step forward tomorrow with councillors set to discuss the plans at a meeting.

Children can enjoy a range of activities taking place in Dudley borough this half term.

Dog owners will soon have an easy new way to clean their dogs after a muddy walk, with the opening of the first self-service dog wash in the borough, at Sandwell Valley Visitor Centre.

A former Royal Marine Commando is using his skills and expertise to create a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu club in Wolverhampton.

Locals at a pub in Lichfield were left stunned last night as darts sensation Luke Littler walked through the doors for a once-in-a-lifetime darts evening.

Suzi Perry has been announced as an Ambassador for Wolverhampton Grand Theatre with a VIP booth in the Dress Circle bar named in her honour.

A fundraising target of £900 to purchase new goal posts for a Wollaston park has been achieved.

Dockworks Waterfront, the new canalside food and events venue from Digbeth Dining Club, will open to the public at midday on Friday 27 February.

Dudley MP, Sonia Kumar MP has welcomed major new policing reforms announced by the Home Secretary, saying they will help cut crime, speed up police response times, and rebuild neighbourhood policing after years of decline.

A disability charity in Dudley which has been running for nearly 25 years is appealing for help from the community.

A married couple have been jailed for three years each for their involvement in the execution of a fraudulent £175,000 will for a pensioner in their care.

Dudley Council is investing £300,000 in a project to improve the way people are supported when leaving hospital.

Learners, colleagues and governors across The Sandwell Colleges are celebrating following their recent Ofsted inspection.

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire MP, Mike Wood marked World Cancer Day at a special Cancer Research UK event in Westminster this week aimed at saving more lives from the disease.

Birmingham residents face being hit by a council tax rise despite the bins strike leaving households across the city without recycling collections.

The leader of Birmingham City Council has declined to give an indication of when the bins strike could end as it drags on with no resolution seemingly in sight.

Police have arrested three men after recovering drugs and a knife when officers acted upon suspicious activity in Dudley.

West End smash hit musical, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will head out on a new UK tour to celebrate its tenth anniversary.

A man has died after a fire in Dudley yesterday afternoon.

A drone is to be deployed by Dudley Council to tackle the use of illegal off-road motorbikes across the borough.

A developer has appealed a decision to block more homes from being built on an estate previously ‘cut off’ by a landslide.

The Mayor of Dudley has defended his decision to ignore the advice of the council’s top lawyer sparking fury among councillors.

Dom Joly is to bring a 25th anniversary celebration of his hidden camera cult show Trigger Happy TV to Dudley later this year.

A play area in Greenfield Gardens is set for an exciting £33,000 upgrade, with new and inclusive play equipment being installed this spring.

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.