A STOURBRIDGE craft centre set up to help people with learning disabilities is to close its doors for good next week. The Cockle Shell craft centre on Worcester Street, which offered visitors chance to paint their own pottery and enjoy a cuppa,
A DUDLEY car dealer has been hit with a hefty fine after selling a sports car that was so corroded it was dangerous to use on the road. Arfan Aslam, trading as Adeez Motors, of Beech Green, Dudley, was found guilty of four offences under the Road
THREE locations in Kingswinford are being eyed up to host a transit site for travellers after plans to put the site in Coseley were scrapped, the News has learned. Dudley Council chiefs have been drawing up plans to find a new site since throwing
A MAN viciously stabbed his cousin to death in Brierley Hill when he exploded into violence after a "minor irritation" following a heavy drinking session between the two men, a jury has been told. Glen Elvin was plainly the aggressor as his victim
A 43-year-old woman remains in a critical condition after being hit by a car in Netherton. The accident happened just after 3pm yesterday (March 19) on Baptist End Road. The driver of a silver Peugeot 307 stopped at the scene and is assisting
CONSTRUCTION companies working on council-funded projects in Dudley are being asked to sign up to a charter promising stringent health and safety and employment practices. Cabinet members are expected to pass a recommendation that requires contractors
A COMMUNITY defibrillator has been fitted at a Wordsley primary school to help save lives in an emergency. The vital piece of kit has been installed on the wall inside the reception area at Ashwood Primary School in Bells Lane. Wordsley councillor
STOURBRIDGE boss Gary Hackett has bolstered his squad with a double deal ahead of the run-in. The Glassboys have secured a loan move for versatile Telford United player Zak Lilly as well as bringing Louis Hall back to Amblecote. Lilly is a centre
A POPULAR Hagley nursery has celebrated being rated 'good' by Ofsted just weeks after being told to make improvements. Squiggles Day Care & Activity Club saw its rating slump to 'inadequate' after an inspection in December but it has now bounced
STOURBRIDGE classical music lovers are set for a treat later this month when charity fundraisers Gig Caritas commence their 2019 programme with a performance on Handel's Messiah on Saturday March 23. The concert takes place at St Thomas's Church
