DUDLEY school boy drag queen Athena Heart received a warm welcome from the cast of Kinky Boots at the Birmingham Hippodrome when she visited the production this week. 14-year-old Lewis Bailey, who performs as Athena Heart, hit the headlines last
A THRIVING social enterprise scene is taking shape in Dudley town centre thanks to the hard-work of volunteers. A new social enterprise shop has opened on Trindle Road, and the team behind it have big plans for the future. Dave's Cave 2 recently
IAN Austin MP met with Dudley’s favourite son Sir Lenny Henry in Parliament this week to mark the fundraising achievements of Comic Relief. Sir Lenny co-founded Comic Relief with Richard Curtis in 1995, and the charity has raised hundreds of millions
TWO young brothers from Dudley were killed in a car collision in Wolverhampton last night. 10-year-old Sanjay and 23-month-old Pawanveer Singh were with their mother in their BMW on Birmingham New Road, turning right into Lawnswood Avenue, when
ROAD works are causing traffic chaos in the centre of Stourbridge, with drivers stuck on the Tesco car park for more than hour. Lane two of Crown Lane is closed on approach due to traffic lights in operation at the junction with Bath Road while
A BELBROUGHTON woman made the shocking discovery of a nine-inch blade abandoned on her driveway. The woman, whose exact address has not been revealed, handed the weapon into police in Halesowen on Thursday morning (March 14). Halesowen Police
FOUR kind-hearted Dudley residents will brave the high winds of Storm Gareth to perform a 13,000ft skydive in aid of local causes this weekend. Shaz Saleem, Cllr Laura Taylor, Jack Smith and Jesse Perkins will freefall from a stomach-churning height
A MOTORCYCLIST has died after a crash in Rowley Regis last night. Medics were called to Hawes Lane late last night (March 14) to reports of a crash. Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic were
RETIRED or semi-retired Stourbridge residents are invited to find out more about the town's U3a group. Members of Stourbridge U3a will be at St Thomas's Church Hall, Market Street, Stourbridge, today (Friday March 15) until 2pm. The Stourbridge
REAL Madrid are hoping to find the next Gareth Bale this summer – in Lye. Madrid – winners of the Champions League for the past three years – are running a training camp at Lye Town FC in July. The Foundacion Real Madrid camp is one of 30 being
THE son of one of the victims of the Birmingham pub bombings says the families of the 21 are still facing a financial battle to fund their legal costs, as the inquest into the bombings continues. Paul Rowlands, who lives in Lye, was only 11 years-old
