Local Headlines from Tuesday, April 7th, 2026

A former Dudley councillor who sat on the council’s Children’s Services Select Committee has admitted grooming 13 and 12-year-old girls for sex.

Dudley Council’s new waste and recycling service has started this week, kicking off on Monday 6 April.

The Gigmill pub in Stourbridge reopened last week under Marston's new sports concept with new market-leading big screen technology, menus, and events.

A leading regional charity supporting survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, modern slavery and stalking has been announced as the Black Country Chamber of Commerce’s Charity of the Year.