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  • Gutsy grandfathers take on epic charity adventure

    TWO gutsy grandfathers have been enjoying an epic adventure for charity which they are due to complete this week. Retired loss adjuster Sam Boley, aged 69, from Hagley, and retired engineer Tony Bowcott, aged 79, from Wollescote, started out on

  • Cone to welcome 'Boda Builders' exhibition to glass festival

    GLASS artists will be flexing their creative muscles when a new exhibition ‘Boda Builders’ opens at Wordsley's Red House Glass Cone later this month. The exhibition, by some of Sweden’s most high profile glass artists forms part of the International

  • Woman dies after collapsing on street in Lye

    AN elderly woman has died after collapsing on a street in Lye. Medics, including an air ambulance, were called to Talbot Street in the town centre just before 11am this morning (August 12) following reports a woman had collapsed and was in cardiac

  • Wollaston Tennis Club celebrates title glory

    WOLLASTON Tennis Club celebrated championship title success as its mixed team topped division two of the Kidderminster League by the narrowest of margins. The team, unbeaten through the entire season, had to win their last two matches by four rubbers

  • Man remains in critical condition after car crashes into wall

    A 50-YEAR-old man remains in a critical condition in hospital after a car crashed into a wall in Sedgley. Medics were called to Sandyfields Road just before 4.30pm on Saturday August 10, to find a man trapped in his car after it had collided with

  • West Midlands Premier League: Bewdley blitz Wem

    BEWDLEY Town blitzed a youthful Wem side 8-1 to set the early pace in this season's West Midlands League. Luke Morris and Dylan Hart both helped themselves to hat-tricks, Hart's trio arriving in the first half as Bewdley built a commanding 5-0 lead

  • Man arrested after car overturns in Dudley

    A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car flipped onto its roof in Dudley, damaging nearby cars and a wall. Police were called to Bunns Lane at 9.50am on Sunday August 11 following reports of a car flipping onto its roof.

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

    A DUDLEY man has been hit with a fine after admitting to assaulting an emergency worker. David Hooper, aged 25, of Spring Meadow, Dudley, pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker. He was fined £400, ordered to pay £100 compensation, a £40