Local Headlines from Friday, February 28th, 2025
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New butcher welcomed to Brierley Hill Market
Traders, councillors and shoppers have welcomed a new butcher stall at Brierley Hill's popular Market Hall.
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Black Country Partners awarded £1.3 Million from Sport England
Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton among 53 new places across England receiving new tranche of funding to tackle physical inactivity.
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Zoo offers discounted tickets for benefit claimants
Throughout March, claimants of Universal Credit and other selected benefits can visit Dudley Zoo and Castle from just £6, saving 70% on standard adult admission prices,
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Councillors revved-up by by mayoral car plan
Dudley’s mayoral car got councillors revved-up during a debate on finance as its current occupant delivered a damning verdict.
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Dudley council leader’s financial fears for bus franchise plan
Taxpayers could pay a high price for the West Midlands mayor’s bus franchise scheme according to Dudley Council’s leader.
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Council looking for £600 a day director – despite already having one
Dudley Council is advertising is looking for a director of public health, which pays at least £600 per day despite already having someone in the role.
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2025 Dudley secondary school places to be published soon
Parents are being reminded to keep an eye on their inbox as secondary school decision emails will be sent from today.
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Dudley council house to be lit up in yellow to mark Covid milestone
Dudley Council House will be lit up in yellow next week to mark the fifth anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Dudley car parking charges to be frozen for five years
The cost of charges on council-owned car parks across the borough will be frozen for five years.
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Have your say on Tipton town centre plans
As part of regeneration plans for Tipton town centre, a wide range of improvements are being proposed to public areas.
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The Sandwell Colleges Group celebrates as Cradley Heath Skills Campus reaches topping out stage
The Sandwell Colleges Group's £9.3 million Skills Campus has reached a significant milestone, with a topping out ceremony taking place marking the completion of the core building phase of the project.