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  • Wordsley historian killed in Cyprus car crash, inquest told

    A WORDSLEY historian was killed in a car accident in Cyprus, an inquest was told. Graham Hodgson, who successfully campaigned to get shamed WWI soldier, Joseph Bateman, commemorated on Wordsley's war memorial, died on Wednesday November 27, aged

  • Before the courts

    THE following appeared at Dudley Magistrates Court between October 13 and 17: Baljit Singh Sangha, aged 38, of Scotts Green Close, Dudley, was fined £300 for failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis during the course of an investigation

  • Elderly woman assaulted and robbed in Quarry Bank

    A 75-YEAR-OLD woman was taken to hospital after she was assaulted and robbed in Quarry Bank last night (Monday October 20). The woman suffered suspected fractures to her hip and arm after her bag was snatched and she was dragged to the floor in

  • Review: Johnny Marr at Wolverhampton Civic Hall

    JOHNNY Marr took to the stage at the Civic Hall on Friday evening oozing confidence, charisma and cool in front of an audience comprised largely of fans of his 1980s band, The Smiths. It is little wonder then, that the crowd really came alive when

  • Dudley gets set for event to honour Britain's war heroes

    BRITAIN'S war heroes will be remembered at a major festival of commemoration which is set to take place in Dudley.Dudley Council is set to stage a series of events to mark the period of remembrance, kicking off with Dudley Festival of Remembrance

  • Wordsley glass museum plan approved

    A DERELICT Wordsley glassworks is to be transformed into a new £5.5m museum to house the borough's prized glass collection after proposals were approved by council planners this week. Councillors on Dudley's development control committee gave the

  • Tamara to make the cut to help children with cancer

    A KIND-hearted Stourbridge student is to chop off her beloved locks to help young cancer sufferers who have lost their own hair. Tamara Patterson, aged 17, is cutting her long hair so it can be made into wigs for children battling the disease.