Local Headlines from Tuesday, September 1st, 2026

Dudley Council is staying silent on how it handled the arrest of a headteacher for possession of indecent images.

Birmingham is set to become a ‘net zero city’ in the coming years and the council has revealed how it intends to realise that ambition.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is inviting people across the Black Country to come together on World Suicide Prevention Day for a special poetry and spoken word event.

Dudley Council leader Patrick Harley and former councillor Shaz Saleem have gone toe-to-toe in the ring as this year’s much-anticipated Dudley Charity Boxing Showdown raised £27,685 for good causes.