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  • Classical treat for Black Country music lovers from Gig Caritas

    CLASSICAL music group Gig Caritas make a rapid reappearance when performing works from The Grand Masters. Stourbridge Chamber Orchestra under the baton of conductor Keith Horsfall will feature classics such as Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, Shostakovich's

  • Belbroughton pub The Queens is up for sale

    AN award-winning Belbroughton pub has gone on the market with the potential for redevelopment. The Queens, which was once considered one of the region’s best foodie destinations, closed its doors in June. The owner, Marston’s Brewery, is now

  • Gold medal success for table tennis star Charlotte Bardsley

    CHARLOTTE Bardsley picked up her first international gold medal by winning the Junior Girls’ Singles at the Slovak Junior & Cadet Open – and she added a team bronze for good measure. The 17-year-old Stourbridge athlete was seeded second for the

  • Duke of Gloucester visits historic Lye wedding venue

    AN historic Lye wedding venue received the Royal seal of approval when the Duke of Gloucester stopped off to unveil a plaque recognising the building's sensitive restoration. The Duke visited the Thomas Robinson building, formerly Lye and Wollescote

  • Anger over housing plan for Corbett Hospital meadow

    ANGRY residents turned out in force to voice their opposition to plans to turn Amblecote’s last haven for wildlife into a new housing estate with 136 homes. The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is proposing to sell off land at the back of Corbett

  • Car dealer breached ban to sell a dangerous Vauxhall Astra

    A ROGUE Cradley Heath car dealer has been put behind bars for the second time after he was caught again conning people into buying dangerous vehicles. Geoff Badlan was jailed for a year in 2013 and barred from selling or advertising cars for sale