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A vacant clothes factory is set to become a community centre after Dudley Council planners approved a planning application.

The skills minister defended Labour’s policy on taxing business despite saying there is potentially a ‘lost generation’ of young workers.

Dudley Council is offering free town centre parking in council run car parks over the coming weeks, to coincide with summer events taking place across the borough.

Families can enjoy twice the fun for the price of one this summer, as the Severn Valley Railway launches a special Free Return Visit offer alongside a packed programme of heritage train travel and family entertainment.

The Link Academy in Netherton has been praised by Ofsted as an “ambitious and inclusive school” where “pupils flourish,” following its May 2026 inspection.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre and City of Wolverhampton College have announced the beginning of an exciting new partnership.

More than a quarter of a century after it was first screened, a new stage adaptation of Victoria Wood's 'dinnerladies' will tour the UK next year, including dates at Birmingham Hippodrome in March.

Residents and visitors are invited to enjoy a vibrant weekend of entertainment from Dudley Council as Brierley Hill’s Brier Fair and Stourbridge Carnival return.

The Severn Valley Railway has announced that a new way forward has been found to protect the much-loved riverside path that runs along its land between Country Park Halt near Highley and Hampton Loade station.

Metallica are teaming up with NHS Blood and Transplant to call on fans across England to book a blood donation and help save lives, as the band continues the UK leg of their worldwide M72 tour.

A new model to strengthen reablement support for residents was considered and approved by Walsall Council’s Cabinet on Wednesday 24 June.

Thousands of people enjoyed the borough's tribute to members of the armed forces at today's Armed Forces Day celebrations at Himley Hall.

The University of Wolverhampton has formally submitted plans to open a new 400-student medical school in a former sports hall.

Coseley is the ‘forgotten and neglected part of Dudley borough’ according to one of its newest ward councillors.

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A ‘deep cleaning hit squad’ and more teams to tackle grass verges and grounds maintenance will soon be heading out across the borough as Dudley Council invests almost £1 million in improving the street scene.

More pop-up tips will be coming to the north of the borough, with Dudley Council to invest an additional £150,000 to improve waste services for residents.

Groups are invited to bid for grants of up to £41,000 after Dudley Council was awarded nearly £250,000 to boost culture and heritage across the borough.

Halesowen College has announced its new campus, which will welcome students in September 2026 who enrol on the college’s brand-new construction courses. 

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

Dudley Council will be shining a spotlight on its work to tackle anti-social behaviour when it marks national Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week.

Residents and members of the local community gathered at a Stourbridge-based care home for a special street party to celebrate a huge milestone.

Businesses are being invited to put their detective skills to the test as part of a bostin’ Black Country Day celebration.

Stourbridge Glass Museum has unveiled a major plan that will see its 250‑year‑old underground glassmaking tunnels opened permanently to the public for the first time.

Primary school children in Brownhills are helping to promote anti-littering messages through a new community project at Holland Park.

Birmingham City University's Jaldeep Katwala has been appointed to a new national board that will help determine how up to £12 million is invested in the future of local journalism across the UK.

A dentist has made a renewed bid to extend his surgery to cope with increasing demand after seeing previous plans rejected over privacy issues.

BBC Gardeners’ World Live and the Good Food Show Summer will move to the breathtaking 4,500-acre Packington Estate in Meriden with the first Show taking place in June 2027.

A man has been jailed for carrying out a terrifying assault on two teenage boys and robbing them at a park in Stourbridge.

Dudley MP Sonia Kumar says a new healthcare hub in the town centre will bring unexpected benefits for regeneration.

The Red House Glass Cone has unveiled a brand-new digital audio guide after partnering with internationally renowned Bloomberg Connects.

Following its West End run, Sam Ryder will star in Jesus Christ Superstar when it plays at Birmingham Hippodrome in Summer 2027.

Dudley Council is taking urgent action to improve how it responds to concerns from councillors raised as casework.

Dudley Council coughed up more than £80,000 for damage to vehicles caused by potholes in the last five years.

A 30-year-old glazing firm fears it will be put out of business by plans to build nearly 100 new homes in Cradley Heath.

Dudley Writers’ Festival is now in full swing, with audiences already enjoying a fantastic programme of author talks across the borough’s libraries.

Work to restore and enhance the Grade II listed Sedgley Beacon tower has reached a major milestone, with additional funding secured to begin a second phase of restoration.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre will co-produce the World Premiere of 'The LOve Book' with Sadler’s Wells with performances in Wolverhampton on 5th and 6th March 2027.

A man who supplied dangerous weapons to the drug-dealing head of a Birmingham-based crime group has today been jailed for more than 10 years.

Fundraiser David Warren, who made a campervan from a Fiat Doblo he bought for £925 at auction, has completed an 1,100-mile journey across four countries in just 72 hours to raise vital funds for the NSPCC.

Bedding plants across Dudley borough are bursting into colour, after Dudley Council reinstated its bedding plants programme earlier this year.

Major plans to demolish and replace the majority of an Oldbury school have been approved.

More than £18 million is set to be used to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Birmingham and Coventry.

The latest government statistics show a huge gap in house prices in Dudley borough between the richest and poorest areas.

Dudley Council cut more than £40m from its long-term borrowing in the last full financial year as it fought for financial survival.

Andy Burnham’s pledge to push for a new railway link between Birmingham and Manchester has been welcomed by a former government minister.

Controversial plans for an 18-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) have been thrown out by Dudley Council planners.

Walsall Council is supporting the Men’s Wellbeing Alliance as it marks Men’s Health Week with a borough-wide call for men to access support early and for local communities to play an active role in improving men’s health and wellbeing.

Community groups have just three weeks left to bid for grants of up to £20,000 to deliver projects to make a difference to their local communities in a defined area of Dudley.

A man has died following a road traffic collision in Stourbridge.

Volunteers have helped give Pleck Park a fresh new look ahead of this year’s Green Flag Award judging.

Armed Forces Day is returning to Himley Hall and Park later this month, with a packed programme of activity for all the family.

As World Cup fever takes hold, The Mayor of Dudley is working with Stourbridge FC to give people the chance to watch free football matches at the club.

A new Reform councillor joked he would start holding public surgeries ‘when his stab proof vest had arrived’.

A Hagely care home has launched a new monthly Networking Breakfast that is fast becoming a community favourite.

Sandwell’s Safer 6 campaign is now underway, with the first launch event taking place in Oldbury to mark the beginning of six weeks of action across the six towns of borough.

Wolves have sacked their head coach, Rob Edwards following their relegation from the Premier League.

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.