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  • Councillors clash in bar fight

    PLANS to invest £650,000 in Dudley Town Hall’s bar has led to a political punch up as councillors clashed over whether it can pay its way – and where the stools may be placed. Conservative opposition members have said the money could be better

  • MP says college bosses have 'let down' students and staff

    STAFF and students at Stourbridge College have been "badly let down" - the town's MP said this week as news emerged that could see the college dumped by cash-strapped Birmingham Metropolitan College. BMet, which runs the Hagley Road campus and associated

  • Photo released of machete carjacking suspects

    POLICE have released an image of those believed to be responsible for an attempted car jacking against an elderly couple in Pedmore. The terrifying incident happened in broad daylight in Stevens Road at around 3pm on Monday February 11. A 71-

  • Hagley woman to take on 42k Shropshire Hills challenge

    A HAGLEY woman is among search and rescue volunteers set to take on a 42k challenge across the Shropshire Hills. Jo Parkes and her colleagues from the Wyre Forest station of SARA (Severn Area Rescue Association) have decided to enter the Shropshire

  • Taxi driver avoids jail after fatal ring road crash

    A TAXI driver who killed a 91-year-old man when he ploughed into him as he crossed Stourbridge's busy ring road has avoided jail time but has been told he will never drive a cab again. Ukrainian born Mychajilo Dudok was hit by the VW Passat as

  • Recycling bin plan sparks controversy

    RECYCLING bins will be installed in town centres across the borough, despite misgivings from opposition cabinet members. Council chiefs plan to install five bins in the centre of Brierley Hill, Dudley, Halesowen, Sedgley and Stourbridge and two