Archive

  • Wordsley resurfacing works may cause delays

    MOTORISTS are being warned resurfacing works at Camp Hill in Wordsley may cause delays. Resurfacing work will be undertaken on the A491 between Marine Crescent and Brierley Hill Road from Friday August 8. The work, which will take around a

  • 700 people object to proposed Brierley Hill recycling plant

    MORE than 700 people have lodged new objections to plans for a massive waste recycling plant in Brierley Hill. Action group SNOW* (Say No tO Waste-site) says 707 residents have aired concerns over plans by Clean Power (UK) Ltd to build a state-of-the-art

  • Glassboys too strong for Swifts

    Stourport Swifts 1, Stourbridge 4 A neat strike from triallist Andre Rodrigues was scant consolation for Stourport Swifts manager Rod Brown as he saw his side well beaten by the Glassboys. A Ben Billingham strike was all that separated the

  • Prolific arsonist jailed for torching cars in Wall Heath

    AN arsonist who endangered the lives of Wall Heath residents when he set a pub outbuilding and four parked cars on fire, has been jailed for 10 years. Judge Michael Dudley told Simon Glazzard - described as having a "fascination with fire" - he

  • Hagley club to host Junior Open Golf Tournament next week

    COLLEGE students will be tee-ing off in a competition at Hagley Golf & Country Club next week. Birmingham Metropolitan College’s Centre of Sporting Excellence is holding a Junior Open Golf Tournament for junior golfers on Tuesday July 29 to

  • Lye brothers jailed and branded "bullies" by judge

    A LYE man who was armed with a machete when he burst into the home of a frightened family has been locked up for 33 months. Mohammed Talib, aged 27, went with his two armed accomplices to the house in Park Street, Lye, because of a long standing

  • New heritage ranger appointed at Stourbridge park

    DEBORAH Merrick has been appointed as the first ever heritage ranger for Mary Steven's Park. The 28-year-old from Amblecote will be based in the park full-time from next Tuesday when she will be responsible for delivering a programme of activities