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      <title>Dudley residents renewing green waste service</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Birmingham Hippodrome is participating in The Big Give Arts for Impact campaign, seeking to raise £36,000 to enable more people from underserved communities to access cultural experiences.]]></description>
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      <title>Man appears in court charged with terrorism offences</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sandwell Council will be bidding for funding from the government's Brownfield Land Release Fund to demolish the former Cradley Heath Community Centre  to make way for around 13 new homes.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Residents who are having a clear out are being encouraged to donate to a community sharing event in April.]]></description>
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      <title>Traders tell of Dudley town centre crime</title>
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      <title>£1.5m to be spent on more SEND places</title>
      <description><![CDATA[As much as £1.5m will be spent creating 25 new SEND places at two schools in Sandwell.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Motherland star, Jackie Clune will take on the role of the Narrator when The Rocky Horror Show visits Wolverhampton Grand in April.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dudley Council planners are being asked to approve the details of a development on the former Rolling Mills site in Stourbridge.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Investigative reporter John Sweeney will visit Stourbridge on March 14 to launch the local Liberal Democrats’ manifesto and share stories from his illustrious career.]]></description>
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      <title>Community month of action to reconnect people with nature</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Thousands of people across the West Midlands will get the chance to roll up their sleeves and reconnect with nature as a new campaign gets under way.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sandwell Council’s balanced budget for 2026/2027 has been approved by full council.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new order has come into force this week to tackle street racing, motor stunts and other dangerous and obstructive driving across Dudley borough.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[People across Dudley borough are being urged to register to vote in advance of local elections which will take place on 7 May.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Severn Valley Railway has unveiled two more visiting locomotives for its Spring Steam Gala, taking place from 16 to 19 April.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Voters will have an unscheduled seat to fill in May’s local elections after Cat Eccles confirmed she will stand down.]]></description>
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      <title>Mayor looking for borough heroes</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nominations are now open for the Mayor’s Civic Awards 2026.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bins strike protesters and frustrated residents gathered to voice their anger as Birmingham Council considered its latest budget plans.]]></description>
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      <title>Two councillors plead not guilty to assault and affray charges</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Two councillors have pleaded not guilty to affray and assault charges following an incident in Cradley Heath last year.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Council tax rise approved</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Residents in Dudley borough will continue to pay the lowest in the region for their council tax bills, despite a 4.99 per cent rise.]]></description>
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      <title>Dudley Council’s Leader Live to return</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The leader of Dudley Council will answer questions from residents in a live video session next Thursday evening.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dudley Council’s chief officer’s wages will rise above £200,000 under salary increases set to be approved by the authority.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A former award-winning radio presenter is combining her years of experience in broadcasting and teaching for her latest project to inspire young professionals of the future.]]></description>
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