TWO secondary schools in Kingswinford and Wordsley are to be expanded to cope with demand. Plans to create an extra 300 places for pupils at both The Wordsley School and Crestwood School in Kingswinford will be on the agenda at Dudley Council's
CAMPAIGNERS and nature lovers are celebrating as plans for a new £450,000 base at Saltwells Nature Reserve have moved a step closer to fruition. A new purpose built warden base for the beaut spot, complete with a classroom, looks set to be given
A SUSPECTED burglar has been arrested after throwing himself into a lake in Dudley to evade police. The 36-year-old was wanted over a burglary spree and officers found him hiding on an island in the middle of the Donkey Pools, just off the Birmingham
ORGANISERS of Stourbridge Carnival are getting set for another bumper fun day. This year's event, which will have an environment theme, will take place in the town centre on Sunday July 7. Attractions will include a fun fair, a host of stalls
MASKED thieves, one brandishing machete, raided a Dudley supermarket today. The armed robbery took place at the Co-Op supermarket on Dibdale Road just after 10am this morning (June 19). Three masked men raided the store and threatened two staff
A MAN has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after falling from a height in Brierley Hill. Medics were called to Vine Street just after 8am today (June 19) to reports of a man who had fallen. A Midlands Air Ambulance arrived at the
SCREEN stars from the Harry Potter movie franchise have brought a touch of magic to the campaign to help save the life of a Belbroughton schoolboy. Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the blockbuster films, and his actress girlfriend Georgia
FAMILIES and neighbours are invited to join in a Great Get Together taking place in a Stourbridge park in memory of MP Jo Cox. The event will be held in Greenfield Gardens, Greenfield Avenue, on Saturday June 22 to remember the Labour MP (pictured
A NURSE has been struck off after an autistic teenager in her care was left with a life-altering brain injury after swallowing an ‘excessive’ amount of swimming pool water. The teenager, who was nineteen at the time of the incident in 2014 and has
LYE Town have appointed Dudley Town's Dean Whitehouse as their new manager following the departure of Andy Wyton. Whitehouse has already brought in Craig Love as his assistant with Colin Debney arriving as general manager. Grant Joshua, who was
KINGSWINFORD cycling star Hannah Payton suffered a testing time when contesting the OVO Energy Women's Tour which attracted a world class field of 120 riders. Representing the DROPS team, Hannah was forced to drop out early on the penultimate stage
A KINGSWINFORD man has pleaded guilty to stealing bottles of champagne in a spree across Wordsley, Dudley Magistrate's Court has heard. Darren Whitehouse, aged 38, of Cot Lane, Kingswinford, pleaded guilty to stealing two bottles of Prosecco worth
CHARITY representatives from Anthony Nolan will be looking for potential lifesavers at this weekend's Olly Wilkes Memorial Football Tournament. Football coach Simon Wilkes is organising the tournament, taking place this Saturday (June 22) at Thorns
