HALESOWEN and Rowley Regis MP James Morris has defended his decision to vote for council budget cuts across the country. The Local Government Finance Report, which suggests more than £1bn of cuts to local authority budgets, was approved in Parliament
A LANDSCAPE gardener from Halesowen has been jailed for two years for drug dealing by a no-nonsense senior judge. Cocaine dealer Alexander Heppe was visibly shocked by the custodial term handed out at Worcester Crown Court this week. But Judge
ONE man was taken to hospital following a crash on Wollaston high street this morning (February 8). Medics were called just after 7.30am to reports of a collision involving two cars outside the Britannia Inn on the high street. Two ambulances
THE restaurants, cafes and canteens with the poorest hygiene ratings in the borough have been revealed. Oldswinford based The Retreat bar and bistro is the only eaterie in the borough with a zero rating, latest figures from the Food Standards Agency
A CRISIS-HIT Halesowen primary is to bring in a headteacher from another school to offer support to its own under-fire head. The News reported last month how more than 330 people signed a ‘no confidence in the headteacher’ petition launched by parents
WEST Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has gone on the offensive to cut car crime. Mr Jamieson says he is angry about how easily crooks can get into high-tech vehicles which use keyless technology. He is calling on car makers
A POLICE chase ended with a Rowley Regis man being arrested on suspicion of drug-driving - on the Isle of Wight. After a car chase, police stopped a BMW driver near the Christ the King College in the town of Newport. The incident happened just
DUDLEY Council’s leader has announced that he has allocated the money needed to secure sites and areas hit by the highest number of illegal traveller encampments last year. Councillor Qadar Zada said the cash has been identified and the council
