Local Headlines from Tuesday, August 11th, 2026

Police have arrested five men after their County Lines Taskforce carried out multiple warrants across Sandwell and Dudley yesterday morning.

Dudley Council has approved the use of £4.7m of Local Regeneration Funding to strengthen skills provision, improve employment prospects and support economic growth across the borough.

With GCSE and A-level results day just around the corner, support is available for young people on the next step of their journey.

Asylum seekers have been permanently moved out of a hotel in Wolverhampton, as the Government delivers on its pledge to end the use of asylum hotels for good.