REPORTS of a stabbing in Lye have been confirmed as a hoax with emergency services slamming whoever was responsible for wasting valuable police and paramedic time. West Midlands Ambulance Service sent three ambulances while West Midlands Police
A BLACK Country charity which works to help vulnerable and homeless people across the area has unveiled a new hub in Dudley town centre. The Churchill Giving Hands Project opened in the Churchill Shopping Centre on Saturday June 15, where it will
RAIL bosses have been apologising for delays on the trains this evening (Monday) due to animals on the line. Animals were reportedly on the tracks between Kidderminster and Droitwich, affecting trains to Birmingham Snow Hill. Train bosses said
HIGHWAYS chiefs in Dudley say they have issued an emergency road closure in New Street, Quarry Bank, due to a collapsed sewer inspection cover in the High Street. Dudley Council traffic engineers have put up barriers around the cover in Quarry Bank
A CANNABIS farm was discovered in Dudley after fire fighters battled a blaze at a former pub. The fire took place at a block of flats, which had previously been a pub, on Trindle Road on Saturday evening. West Midlands Fire Service was called
A MAN who was found with head injuries in Oldbury has died - police have revealed. Officers were called to a property in Yardley Close, Oldbury, just before 1am on Saturday June 8 and found seriously injured Amjad Khan. Mr Khan, from Handsworth
SUPER Stourbridge went top of the Worcester County League thanks to a compelling nine wicket win over Evesham. While all their rivals were reduced to watching the rain come down, Stourbridge's Amblecote ground dried out sufficiently for play to
A BREAST cancer survivor from Lapal has raised almost £15k as a thank you for the care she received. Former Howley Grange teacher Liz Lowe, of Raddens Road, was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and after undergoing successful treatment she
A BRICKLAYING ceremony has been held in Hagley Road in Stourbridge where a new state-of-the-art £7.3million care home is being built. Cinnamon Care Collection, which has recently been named by carehome.co.uk as one of the Top 20 Care Home Groups
GUTSY students from Old Swinford Hospital enjoyed a trip to Buckingham Palace where they received their gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards in the presence of Royalty. Rose Parr, Cameron Brown, Amy Waters, Taryn Wilkes were presented with their awards
BAD weather took its toll one the Worcestershire County League fixture list with just seven matches surviving the deluge. The only premier division match saw Stourbridge take top spot after a nine wicket home victory over Evesham in a rain affected
ARMED police arrested a man who pointed a 'gun' at a driver during a terrifying road rage incident in Rowley Regis. Firearms officers swooped on Cakemore Road at around 12.30pm on Saturday (June 15) and arrested the 38-year-old man who pointed
WEST Midlands Police have stressed community resolutions "are only ever used with the consent of the victim" after a BBC data investigation revealed the out of court settlements have been used in cases of child cruelty, child sex offences, child abduction
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