Police warn residents to be vigilant

12:07pm today

NORTH Worcestershire residents are being warned to close and lock doors and windows if they go out or even leave the room.

	Stourbridge pupils are top of the shots
	11:28am today
	PUPILS at a Stourbridge school are top of the shots after scooping first place in a competition for young marksmen.

Kinver fayre hailed a hit

11:00am today

KINVER Country Fayre has been hailed a huge success after thousands of visitors enjoyed fun in the sun.

Stourbridge hit by bomb alert

3:46pm Monday 12th May 2008

STOURBRIDGE town centre has been brought to a standstill as police deal with a security alert.

Probe into Que Pasa arson attack continues

3:03pm Monday 12th May 2008

POLICE were today (Monday May 12) continuing to investigate an attempted arson attack at Stourbridge's Que Pasa bar.

Record entries for princess search

2:39pm Monday 12th May 2008

WORDSLEY'S search to find a Festival Princess swings into action this weekend.

Fun run set for revival next month

2:34pm Monday 12th May 2008

JOGGERS are being urged to take to the streets and raise cash for their own charities when Wordsley's traditional fun run is revived next month.

Burglar jailed for three years

11:12am Monday 12th May 2008

A 38-YEAR-OLD Stourbridge man described by a Judge as a "prolific house burglar" has been put behind bars for three years for his latest string of crimes.

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Couple lose cats in fire

10:20am Monday 12th May 2008

A HAGLEY couple lost their beloved cats in a fire at their home at the weekend.

Financier saves book store chain

9:16am Monday 12th May 2008

BELBROUGHTON financier James Grenfell has helped save more than 2,000 jobs by leading a £25 million management buy-in for discount books retailer The Works.

Flasher avoids jail

4:27pm Monday 12th May 2008

A 38-YEAR-OLD Brierley Hill man who exposed himself to a 13-year-old schoolgirl has avoided a spell behind bars.

Wheelchair needed for whodunit

4:36pm Monday 12th May 2008

STOURBRIDGE Theatre Company is appealing for a 1940s wheelchair for its forthcoming outdoor production of Agatha Christie's An Unexpected Guest.

Jack remembered by landmark building

2:04pm Monday 12th May 2008

STOURBRIDGE stalwart Jack Haden is to have a place on the town's landscape when a new building takes his name.

Meeting to raise park profile

12:37pm Monday 12th May 2008

CAMPAIGNERS are hoping to raise the profile of a Stourbridge open space at a public meeting later this month.

Friends gather for park painting

12:06pm Monday 12th May 2008

FRIENDS of Mary Stevens Park in Stourbridge are getting together to spruce up shabby railings around the park pool.

New club for young musicians

11:54am Monday 12th May 2008

BUDDING musicians from the area are being offered the chance to boost their talents at a new music club.

New group for woodwind kids

10:52am Monday 12th May 2008

YOUNG Stourbridge musicians have a chance to play their part in a new woodwind group.

Rare art deco pieces to go on sale

5:15pm Sunday 11th May 2008

A STOURBRIDGE auctioneers firm is set to dazzle the antiques world with an exhibition and sale comprising more than half a million pounds worth of highly sought-after art deco pottery.

Awards comp launched to boost school standards

12:47pm Sunday 11th May 2008

A MAJOR awards competition celebrating pupil success in the Black Country has been announced at the launch of the region's £28 million challenge to boost exam grades.

Movie night at the museum

9:15am Sunday 11th May 2008

THE Black Country Living Museum in Dudley will be rolling out the red carpet for a glittering evening performance of its latest find - a rare print of Buster Keaton's 1927 silent masterpiece, The General.

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