A 46-YEAR-OLD Stourbridge woman has been warned she could be facing time in jail after she admitted charges involving fraud and theft while providing care for elderly people. Charlotte Sherwood, who ran CS Homecare Ltd, pleaded guilty to abusing
A ‘WEALTHY’ Black Country pensioner accused of killing his 82-year-old wife by battering her has been remanded in custody by a judge at Warwick Crown Court. Pargan Singh Bhandal, aged 82, of Trehernes Drive, Pedmore, Stourbridge, appeared at the
THE former Toys R Us store in Oldbury is set to be brought back into use. The store has been bought by Birmingham-based firm Hortons Estates, which is currently stripping out the site on Wolverhampton Road and seeking a new occupier to lease it
PLANS to build around 40 new homes in Kinver will be showcased at a consultation event tomorrow (Wednesday February 12). Trebor Developments has unveiled a proposal to build 40 properties, including 16 affordable homes and two bungalows, on land
POLICE swooped on Quinton to arrest a man who was thought to have a gun. Officers arrested a 20-year-old man on Hagley Road West at about 2pm yesterday (Monday). The suspected gun turned out to be an imitation firearm. A spokesman for West
A SINGLE mum from Cradley Heath who started a support group for people with mental health problems has picked up a regional award. Samantha Chatwin, aged 31, has been given the West Midlands Thrive Black Country Individual Mental Health Star award
POLICE say a prolific Stourbridge crook who has been jailed for eight years was one of their most wanted domestic abusers. Kieran Taplin threatened to have his ex-partner's home petrol bombed and to kill her in front of her children. He would
FOOTBALL mad Stourbridge schoolboy Charlie Cowley, who has just returned to the pitch after gruelling chemotherapy treatment for leukaemia, had chance to meet his sporting heroes when he was treated to a day out at Everton Football Club. Charlie
TOWN hall bosses are expected to approve plans that will see European brown bears return to Dudley for the first time in 40 years. Zoo chiefs hope councillors will approve a £250,000 scheme which will help bring back the animals, last homed on
FIREFIGHTERS worked through the night to remove rotting herbs from a lorry which was reported to be on fire in Lye. Crews from Stourbridge and Haden Cross fire stations were called out at 6.21pm to Wood Street to reports of a lorry on fire.
With the coronavirus showing no signs of abating in the UK - four new cases were announced yesterday - we look at how the virus has spread so far. Our titles across the country have been working tirelessly to bring you the latest confirmed updates
A PROPOSED apartment block in Cradley Heath thrown out by councillors after nearby residents branded it an 'eyesore' could still go ahead after developers submitted a newer, smaller design. The original scheme for a 19-apartment block and two separate
A SPRING/summer fashion show in aid of Mary Stevens Hospice will take place in Hagley next month. The event organised by Hagley clothing retailer Happy Families will be held at Hagley Community Centre, Worcester Road, at 7.30pm on Friday March
