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  • Conservatives take control of Dudley Council

    DUDLEY Conservatives were celebrating tonight (Thursday) after ousting the council’s Labour administration and seizing control of the authority at the annual general meeting. Councillor Patrick Harley, leader of Dudley’s Tory group, was elected as

  • Councillor Dave Tyler elected as new Dudley Mayor

    DUDLEY'S new Mayor has pledged to give a big boost to three borough charities after officially being sworn in this evening (Thursday). Councillor Dave Tyler (Labour), who represents Kingswinford North and Wall Heath, was officially elected as the borough's

  • Councillor Dave Tyler expected to become Mayor of Dudley

    COUNCILLOR Dave Tyler is expected to be elected as Mayor of Dudley at tonight’s annual general meeting of Dudley Council – regardless of whether the balance of power changes. Cllr Tyler, who represents the Kingswinford North and Wall Heath ward

  • Dudley Council says number of children in care has fallen

    DUDLEY Council says the number of children in care in the borough has fallen by nearly nine per cent over the last two years. Statistics for 2014/15 listed 737 youngsters as being in the council's care but authority bosses say that at the end of

  • Stourbridge youth team retains county cup

    STOURBRIDGE's youth team are celebrating after retaining the Worcestershire County Youth Cup. Kieran Bustin's youngsters defeated Evesham United 1 - 0 in a close, keenly-fought affair with midfielder Harvey Walker, who got some senior experience

  • Joy as Quarry Bank Second World War hero receives top award

    PROUD Quarry Bank war veteran Alf Dimmock has finally been presented with France’s highest military honour more than 70 years after his heroics.Alf Dimmock, aged 91, was part of the regiment that landed on Sword Beach in Normandy on D-Day 2 on June 8

  • Stourbridge rugby legend John Jeavons-Fellows dies aged 78

    A STOURBRIDGE Rugby Club legend who was the driving force behind the development of Stourton Park has died, aged 78. Club patriarch John Jeavons-Fellows died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday (May 16). A former captain and president, John,

  • Men appear in court in connection with shop robberies

    SIX men have appeared in court after being charged by police investigating robberies at convenience stores in Stourbridge, Dudley, Brierley Hill and Rowley Regis. Martin Rollason, aged 30, from Albionfield Drive, West Bromwich, was charged with

  • Stourbridge Brownies get experimental at science museum

    SCIENCE savvy girls from Stourbridge enjoyed an action-packed day alongside hundreds of other Girlguiding members at Birmingham’s Thinktank. The 2nd Amblecote Brownies enjoyed a spectacular science show with larger than life demonstrations during

  • Healy takes victory in Halesowen road race

    FORMER Halesowen rider Ben Healy scored an impressive solo victory in the Halesowen Athletic and Cycling Club road race on the tough Astley circuit near Stourport. Healy, hoping to ride on the continent next year, powered away from an eight-man