COUNCIL homes across the borough are to be revamped as part of a £15million refurbishment programme. Dudley Council has awarded a multi-million pound contract to community regeneration specialists, Keepmoat, and house builder and refurbishment
STOURBRIDGE MP Margot James has spoken of her delight at becoming Parliamentary Private Secretary to William Hague.The Conservative MP was given the new job working for the former Foreign Secretary turned Leader of the House of Commons in a reshuffle
PEOPLE across the borough are invited to remember those who gave their lives in the First World War at a church service marking 100 years since the conflict began. The Mayor of Dudley, Councillor Margaret Aston, will be among the civic dignitaries
A POPULAR Stourbridge pub will call last orders on Saturday night (August 2). After 10 years at the helm of The Swan, on Hagley Road, Nick Edwards has decided to call it a day. Mr Edwards said he employed two full time and five or six part-time
STOURBRIDGE notched up their first win since the end of May by beating third-placed Brewood in Division Two of the Birmingham League.The well earned 20 points mean Stour go up just one place to seventh on 144 points. Penkridge (189) and Leamington Spa
FOUR courageous cyclists fromOldswinford pulled out all the stops when they completed a compelling charity bike ride from Yorkshire to Paris.Medical salesman Mark Upton, Aberystwyth University student Tom Swingler, Marco Di Leo - who works for Hewlett
A WOLLASTON pub will host an afternoon of family fun to raise funds for a good cause. The event at Graham's Place will pit master bakers against each other with a cake competition, keep children entertained with a bouncy castle and face painting
BULLDOZERS have finally called time on former Stourbridge celebrity pub The Prince of Wales which has been demolished to make way for new homes after a long legal wrangle.During its heyday, the Hagley Road pub played host to many famous faces ranging
FIVE Black Country fraudsters have been jailed for their part in stealing more than £8 million from the taxpayer following a six-year investigation by HM Revenue and Customs. They were part of a 20-strong gang from the West Midlands, Staffordshire
A CAMPAIGNING Hagley doctor is among hundreds of people worried about the future of the NHS gearing up for a march to Parliament. Dr David Nicholl, consultant neurologist working in Birmingham, will be taking part in the People's March for the
Blackpool has always been my favourite seaside resort - I have fond memories of riding a donkey along the beach as a child, exploring the piers and being amazed by the illuminations. It remains the perfect family holiday destination -children and
A FORGOTTEN Stourbridge soldier killed in WWI is set to be remembered following a successful campaign to add his name to the town's war memorial nearly 100 years after his death. Tragic Harry Whitwell, of the Worcestershire Regiment, died of wounds
WIDOWS in Stourbridge are being invited to join a social networking group to help rebuild their social life. Women who have lost their partners are encouraged to get in touch with The Jolly Dollies so they can organise social events in the area
