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  • Dudley Zoo welcomes adorable sloth Reggie

    STAFF at Dudley Zoo have welcomed a brand new inhabitant to the Castle Hill attraction- a three-year-old sloth called Reggie. Reggie's arrival marks the first time a Linne’s two-toed sloth has called the zoo home, with staff hoping Reggie will be

  • Nature lovers return to clean up neglected spot

    FRIENDS of a Pensnett beauty spot are turning their attention to a former Pensnett park in a bid to improve the area for the whole community. The Friends of the Fens Pool Group have set themselves the task of clearing up the Coppice, close to St

  • Jordanne Whiley ready for Wimbledon return

    HALESOWEN wheelchair tennis star Jordanne Whiley is set to begin her first Wimbledon ladies’ singles campaign since 2017. Whiley will take on her doubles partner and world number two Yui Kamiji, from Japan, as the two meet at The Championships for

  • Long raring to go as Glassboys begin pre-season programme

    MANAGER Ian Long says he's looking forward to finally seeing his Stourbridge players in match action. The Glassboys begin their pre-season friendly programme this week as Long gets to take charge of his first game as the club's boss. Stour will

  • Jail time for thief caught with knife in B&M in Dudley

    A MAN who threatened a Dudley security guard with a large kitchen knife because he suspected he had been trying to steal from a town centre store has been locked up for six months. Convicted thief Reece Baggott was seen in the B & M store in the

  • Thousands turn out for Stourbridge Carnival fun

    STOURBRIDGE Carnival brought sunshine and fun to the streets of the town centre last weekend, as the event returned for the 32nd year. The carnival returned on Sunday July 7, with thousands of people taking to the town's streets to enjoy music,

  • Plan lodged to turn pub into apartments

    PLANS have been lodged to turn a closed Stourbridge pub into apartments. A full planning application has been made to partly demolish and convert the Labour in Vain pub into six two-bedroom homes. The pub, in Red Hill, has been vandalised since

  • Council bans sky lanterns over fire fears

    DUDLEY Council has banned sky lanterns after hearing how just one sparked a firestorm resulting in a 6,000 foot smoke plume which could been seen sixty miles away.  Councillors overwhelmingly backed a call to prevent their sale and release from