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  • Baggies hero to share memories of Duncan Edwards

    THE life of Dudley footballing legend Duncan Edwards will be celebrated at a presentation event at Stourbridge Football Club this week. Jim Cadman, the author of 'Duncan Edwards - Black Country Boy to Red Devil’ and Chairman of the Duncan Edwards

  • MPs welcome hospital chief's departure

    THE borough's MPs have welcomed news that Dudley Group's under-fire chairman is leaving amid ongoing concerns about safety at Russells Hall Hospital. The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed Jenni Ord, chairman of the trust, will be

  • Improved Stourbridge Lions still looking for survival points

    Report submitted by Stourbridge RFC The Lions went to Worcester on Friday night and came away with a much improved performance but no joy after a 24-16 defeat. This has left them precariously placed in Midlands 1 and in need of a couple of morale-boosting

  • History talk on first female Parliamentary candidates

    THE tale of how two gutsy Black Country women created history when they stood for Parliament in 1918 will be recounted at a talk at Sandwell Council House tomorrow (Wednesday February 20). Black Country chain makers' champion Mary Macarthur and

  • Dudley Museum and Art Gallery building to return to use

    THE Dudley Museum and Art Gallery building will be brought back into use as part of a joint refurbishment with Dudley Town Hall. The St James Road building will used as offices and training facilities under plans drawn up by council chiefs, to the

  • Roadworks cause traffic delays at Kingswinford Cross

    TRAFFIC bosses are advising motorists to seek an alternative route if possible while road works are taking place at Kingswinford Cross. South Staffordshire Water are currently undertaking works on Moss Grove at the junction of Summer Hill - with

  • Striker Geoff Hill returns to Lye Town

    LYE Town manager Andy Wyton has made peace with former striker Geoff Hill and brought him back to Stourbridge Road. The pair fell out early in the season with Hill departing to play for Gornal Athletic. Hill had previously played for Wyton at

  • Dudley to showcase £1bn plan to potential investors

    MORE than one billion pounds of investment in Dudley will be showcased to potential investors at an international summit in Cannes next month. A team representing Dudley Council will be joined by colleagues from across the West Midlands at MIPIM