STOURBRIDGE youngsters with a passion for football can still join in free sessions this summer. The sessions for 14 to 18-year-olds are running every Friday until August 26. Led by qualified coaches, they run from 2pm to 4pm at Stourbridge Children
DUDLEY politicians say they are “disappointed” the borough has lost its bid for an enterprise zone but confident the sucessful Darlaston site will boost the entire Black Country economy. Councillor Les Jones, leader of Dudley Council, had hoped
A GROUP of borough foster teenagers have once again been rubbing shoulders with the stars as they begin work on their next film project. Chatback Productions, made up of a talented and award winning group of looked after children and birth children,
THE coffers of St John Ambulance have been boosted thanks to generous shoppers at a Kingswinford supermarket. Volunteers from the Sedley division of the first aid charity held a collection at Morrisions in Stallings Lane from May 20 to 22 and raised
IN my youth, it was usual for children to defer to adults when boarding a bus and not to occupy seats when adults were standing. I am aware that standards have slipped over the years, but the following incident caused me some dismay. Aparty of
THE Dudley borough has lost out on its bid for a jobs-boosting enterprise zone to be set up. Instead, a portfolio of sites covering 120 hectares in Darlaston near the M54 has been chosen for the lucrative Black Country Enterprise Zone. Sites across
BLACK Country businessman Geoff Hill is backing gutsy one-of-a-kind fundraiser Blind Dave Heeley's latest charity challenge. Mr Heeley from West Bromwich, famed for being the first blind man to run seven marathons in seven days on seven continents
A WOMAN who turned to drugs after the death of her child has been jailed for stealing diesel in Brierley Hill. Leanne Homer, aged 26, siphoned fuel worth £300 from a JCB mechanical digger on a building site in Norwood Road and was arrested as she made
THE Average White Band became soul and funk legends with a sound that stands the test of time. The group was formed by Scottish musicians Alan Gorrie and Onnie McIntyre in 1972. They got their name after adapting diplomat pal Rab Wyper's catch phrase
GARY Hackett hailed Ryan Rowe’s poacher instincts after the striker helped get Stourbridge’s season off to the perfect start. The hitman was on target as Stour came from behind to beat Chippenham Town on Saturday and then bagged the equaliser on Tuesday
SO the Phoenix Toy Library departs into the current financial abyss which yawns wider. I can remember its finest day in the public eye – Saturday, October 5, 1974. Onthe afternoon of that fine day, I joined the vibrantly lively social mood of its
CHAIRMAN Jean Latham welcomed 44 members, which included new member Dora Hill to the group’s July meeting. A thank you note had been received from Brenda Holmes for the good wishes from members following her nasty fall, from which, we are glad
OUTSTANDING A Level results at King Edward VI College in Stourbridge have again secured the college’s position as one of the best in the country. The pass rate for subject based A Levels was 99.5 per cent this year, and 99.2 per cent (including
HAGLEY’S Haybridge High School students hit a pass rate of 99 per cent at A level with a whopping 57 per cent coming in at grade B or above. The school is also celebrating after 23 students were entered for the full AS in Mathematics a year
A MAN has been airlifted to hospital after suffering a serious facial injury while using a machine in Brierley Hill this morning (Thursday). The incident happened at industrial premises in Talbots Lane shortly before 7.45am. The man,
HAGLEY Catholic High School sixth formers notched up a 98 per cent A level pass rate with 65 per cent at grade C or above. Students at the Brake Lane campus recorded an average UCAS points score of 335, which is up on last year when the school finished
A LEVEL students in Kinver got a pat on the back from their headteacher after another good year for results. Sixth formers at Edgecliff School scooped a 99 per cent pass rate with 56 per cent at grades C or above. Headteacher Chris Rogers said: “Students
A 29-YEAR-OLD Stourbridge man who raided the home of close friends while they were attending a birthday party after turning down his own invitation to the celebrations has been jailed for 25 months. Judge Amjad Nawaz at Wolverhampton Crown
FLATLINE Stereo literally wear their musical hearts on their sleaves to show where their rock roots lie. The punk group’s singer Leigh Bucknell as a Ramones tattoo on his arm while drummer Jimmy Stix shows his support for Green Day in the same
STOURBRIDGE College principal Lynette Cutting has praised students who have achieved 100 per cent pass rates in 24 of the college’s A Level subjects. The college has seen a five per cent increase in A to C grades in A2 subjects - while creative industries
OLD Swinford Hospital School in Stourbridge was this morning (Thursday) celebrating a bumper crop of “excellent” A Level results. The pass rate was 99 per cent of which 66.5 per cent of students scored top grades of A*, A or B. Twenty-seven
STOURBRIDGE'S salsa gran Paddy Jones has rubbished reports that she's looking to retire to a village for old folks in Brits' abroad favourite Benidorm. The 77-year-old great-grandmother, who became an internet sensation after she and toyboy dance partner
A STOURBRIDGE charity has come under fire for employing a former town PCSO who is facing trial for a string of alleged sex offences. Age Concern Stourbridge has taken on ex-Police Community Support Officer Sylvia Cooper to work as an understudy
RELATIVES stunned by the tragic death of a Kinver woman are hoping to leave a lasting legacy for good in her memory. Brenda Wilson, aged 62, died in hospital shortly after being hit by a car on August 4, on Bridgnorth Road, Stourton. The family of the
Two years ago I booked a narrowboat holiday with my son and his wife. After booking the holiday we decided to go to a local boat festival to check out the boats. I suppose the clue should have been in the name but those boats really are narrow and the
A WOLLASTON councillor is celebrating a “wonderful” decision to block a phone mast application as victory for people power. Cllr Nick Barlow says officers at Dudley Council got it right when they threw out a proposal for a 41-foot mast on the junction
HOSPITAL bosses say they are “disappointed” the private company which manages the borough’s patient and visitor car parks has again hiked up charges. The rise means those parking at Russells Hall Hospital and Corbett and The Guest Outpatient
