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  • Family’s fight for justice highlighted to Home Secretary

    A STOURBRIDGE family’s fight for justice following the tragic death of footballer Ryan Passey was highlighted to the Home Secretary when he visited the town on Friday. Home Secretary Sajid Javid went for a walkabout in Stourbridge which included

  • Headteacher speaks out after knife seized at school

    THE headteacher at Pedmore High School has moved to reassure parents after a knife was seized by police when they took along a screening arch to the school. Stourbridge Police took to Twitter to highlight the knife arch initiative on Monday (March

  • Motorbike gang captured on camera

    MOTORCYCLE owners have been threatening to take matters into their own hands after images of a gang alleged to have been tampering with bikes was posted on social media. An angry bike owner took to Facebook to warn other motorcycle owners to be

  • Children wait months for mental health treatment

    DUDLEY councillors are calling a special meeting to discuss mental health services after learning children can wait up to seven months for specialised help. Members of the Children’s Services Scrutiny Committee have asked for an  extraordinary

  • Man jailed after gun incident outside Brierley Hill bar

    A BRIERLEY Hill fork lift truck driver caught on CCTV threatening a man with a gun during an incident outside Vagabonds nightspot in the High Street has been locked up for five years. Judge Dean Kershaw said the only reason Daniel Pitt had the

  • Before the courts: the latest from Dudley Magistrates' Court

    A MAN stole bins, Mini Eggs and face cream from shops in Dudley, a court has heard. Majkel Burjanski, aged 18, of Eve Lane, Dudley, pleaded guilty to stealing two silver bins from the Trident Shopping Centre; 12 bags of Mini Eggs from Iceland and