Archive

  • Car goes up in flames in Lye

    THERE were dramatic scenes in the early hours in Lye this morning when a car went up in flames in a suspected arson attack. Fire crews were called out to put out the flames on a blazing black SEAT Ibiza which exploded into a fireball just before

  • Man found guilty of murdering cousin after fatal stabbing

    A 26-YEAR-OLD father-of-three was today warned he was facing life imprisonment for viciously stabbing his cousin to death in a drunken argument in Brierley Hill. Glen Elvin stormed out of the dock at Wolverhampton Crown Court as the foreman of

  • Doctor says he will stand against own MP in Brexit protest

    A CAMPAIGNING Hagley doctor says he will put himself forward to stand as a candidate against his own MP - Home Secretary Sajid Javid - if a no deal Brexit is not ruled out. Dr David Nicholl, who attended the People's March in London on Saturday

  • Ryan Passey campaign boosted by new website

    THE campaign for justice for Stourbridge footballer Ryan Passey who was stabbed to death at Chicago's has been given a boost with the launch of a new official website. Friends and family of 24-year-old Ryan, from Quarry Bank, have been working

  • Two charged in motorbike investigation

    TWO Dudley men have been charged with handling stolen goods and driving a motorcycle without a licence or insurance. Bradley Eagleston, aged 19, of Hallchurch Road, Holly Hall, Dudley, and Shane Hewitt, aged 24, of Orchard Grove, Lower Gornal,

  • Two police officers assaulted by woman

    TWO police officers were assaulted in Quarry Bank after going to help a woman in distress. The attack took place when two police officers went to help a distressed woman on the High Street, just after 8am this morning (March 26). The officers

  • New play shines spotlight on domestic abuse

    THE true story of a talented teenager whose life is blighted by domestic abuse is being brought to life in a powerful new drama by a Stourbridge husband and wife team. Rock and A Hard Place explores the complex nature of domestic abuse, ranging

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

    A DUDLEY man stole meat and whiskey supermakets in Lower Gornal and Merry Hill, Dudley Magistrates' Court has heard. Terry Payne, aged 32, of Stallings Lane, Dudley, pleaded guilty to stealing £59.05 worth of meat from Sainsburys in Lower Gornal

  • Dudley Council FOI requests and costs soar

    ANSWERING requests for information under the FOI Act and other transparency laws has cost Dudley Council more than £2million over the last seven years, figures have revealed. The local authority has received 13,025 requests for data and information