The leader and deputy leader of Dudley Council took live questions from residents in a one- hour facebook live session earlier this week.

Halesowen College is once again the headline sponsor for Halesowen Carnival 2025.

Gok Wan, Faye Tozer, Matt Cardle and Sandra Marvin will join Hippodrome favourite Matt Slack and panto legend, Christopher Biggins in this year’s Birmingham Hippodrome pantomime.

Dudley Council’s transport chief has approved a new round of changes to parking restrictions on roads around the borough.

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar has taken the fight for answers on the future of a Sedgley health centre to Parliament.

The leader of Walsall Council, councillor Garry Perry, has resigned with immediate effect.

Families in Brierley Hill are being offered help and advice about how to stay safe from loan sharks during a Bite Back roadshow.

Dudley’s Liberal Democrats and Conservatives have denied doing a deal to freeze independent councillors out of top scrutiny jobs.

A former Brierley Hill health centre is to become an industrial unit after Dudley Council planners gave redevelopment the go-ahead.

A school near Stourbridge will convert to academy status at the start of June following an urgent transfer of control from Dudley Council.

People who live in Dudley borough are benefiting from a shared care record programme that has been rolled out across the Black Country.

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster, is to double the number of weapon surrender bins in our region, reaffirming his longstanding commitment to combat knife crime.

A new-look cabinet has been unveiled at Dudley Council to “accelerate” the growth and recovery of the authority.

The leader of Dudley Council is to meet with West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker over ‘urgent concerns’ for Dudley town centre traders affected by Metro Extension and Interchange works.

Dudley Zoo and Castle is encouraging visitors to ‘Love Your Zoo’ this May half term.

A move to increase the basic pay for councillors in Sandwell by nearly £600 has been approved.

Dudley’s new mayor walked straight into a row after refusing to allow debate on changes to vital watchdog committees.

The new Mayor of Dudley has pledged to raise thousands of pounds for five charities during his year in office.

A leading figure in Dudley’s Reform UK group launched a ferocious attack against council spending on diversity and inclusion officers.

Dudley Council planners have given the green light for 12 new dwellings to replace the club on Stourbridge Road.

Councillor Steve Melia is the new Mayor of Sandwell following a ceremony in the Council Chamber at Sandwell Council House.

Dudley Council, and national charity Rees Foundation have teamed up with local food outlet, Harry’s Café in Brierley Hill to offer a safe social space for care experienced people in the heart of the community.

The Labour Party in Dudley has been dealt another blow after the shock resignation of a senior backbench councillor.

A Halesowen office building is set to be demolished to make way for new apartments after a ruling from Dudley planners.

Stourbridge’s MP says Sir Keir Starmer’s remarks on immigration are not sentiments which fit with her version of Labour politics.

The Rt Hon Pat McFadden, Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East, has opened Nightingale House, the new name for the former Royal Hospital.

Merry Hill is turning up the feel-good factor with a bold new experience that brings the outdoors in this Spring Bank Holiday.

Dudley Council could face a whopping bill for altering a road after discovering it could bring the West Midlands Metro to a halt.

Disabled people in Brierley Hill say they are losing their independence due to Dudley Council’s tough stance on mobility scooters.

A new-build borough special school will welcome children to a new nursery from January next year.

People are urged to join Sandwell Stride walks during Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 to help boost their health and meet new people.

Businesses will be open as usual during work on the next phase of the Blackheath Bus Interchange project which started this week.

Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, has given the green light to proposals that will bring the regions bus network back under public control for the first time in almost 40 years.

The APPG on Sepsis - which held its inaugural meeting on 1st April - will work with The UK Sepsis Trust to provide a medium through which parliamentarians, organisations and those affected by Sepsis can discuss the current provision for the condition, which claims 48,000 lives in the UK every year.

Two Dudley councillors have written to the Mayor of the West Midlands expressing concern that the WMCA is backtracking on the commitment to deliver the Metro Extension in full to Brierley Hill Town Centre.

Dudley Council is to carry out a fresh review of green belt land across the borough to tackle questions from planning inspectors.

Dudley Council looks set to cut back on watchdog committees for the next year if councillors approve a structural shakeup.

Sandwell has lots of open water including lakes, pools, ponds, canals and rivers, which can be particularly inviting during the summer months, and people are often tempted to swim in them.

A leading manufacturer of custom school badges is set to expand its product range following a £12,000 investment from Walsall Business Support.

The basic pay for councillors in Sandwell could rise by nearly £600 this year.

Police in Walsall would like to speak to a man following a report of sexual assault in the town.

Sandwell Council has issued a warning to businesses that sell goods illegally – after seizing more than three quarters of a million pounds worth of illicit tobacco and illegal vapes over the past year.

The proposal by Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands to take back control of the region’s bus network has been overwhelmingly backed in a a wide-ranging consultation.

Carers and people living with dementia are being given a voice to help shape the future of support in the borough.

A steelworker turned artist met the Mayor of Dudley to present her with his latest creation, which celebrates the new Round Oak steel plant memorial.

12 business from the West Midlands receive The King’s Award for Enterprise - the UK’s most prestigious business award.

A city centre club has had its licence suspended after it was caught selling alcohol after hours.

A move to demolish an ageing sports pavilion to make for £1m new changing rooms has received the backing of a council’s planners.

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.