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  • Historic wall a waste of money?

    AN ex-leader of Dudley Council has criticised plans to spend £160,000 on rebuilding historic walls in Stevens Park, Wollescote, as a waste of public money. David Sparks, who led the authority from 2012 to 2014, spoke out against the cost during

  • Family pays tribute to much-loved woman hit by motorcycle

    THE family of a woman who died after being hit by a motorcycle in Oldbury have paid tribute to their much-loved mother and grandmother. Bernice Evans, aged 70, was crossing the road with two family members at around 8.35pm on April 10, when she

  • Dudley Zoo to host Easter fun

    DUDLEY Zoo promises an egg-cellent time for families this Easter thanks to the newly refurbished lemur wood. The newly re-launched lemur wood is now open after a £100,000 facelift. The one-acre walkthrough exhibit is home to free-roaming ring-tailed

  • Man hit by car in Lye

    A MAN has been taken to hospital with 'potentially serious injuries' after being hit by a car in Lye. Medics were called to the scene on Stourbridge Road, just before 5am this morning to reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian.

  • Fears for future of Amblecote wildlife haven

    AMBLECOTE residents fear an untouched piece of land which acts as an oasis for wildlife behind Corbett Outpatients Centre may be under threat from development. The site, off Vicarage Road, is included in the Black Country Core Strategy's call for