STOURBRIDGE'S new MP Suzanne Webb paid tribute to her predecessor Margot James in her maiden speech in Parliament. Ms Webb, who won the Stourbridge seat in the December snap election, made her debut speech in the chamber of the House of Commons
A HALESOWEN couple are set to tie the knot on leap day and will only be able to celebrate their wedding anniversary once every four years. Melanie Shaw, 48, and Adrian Harper, 47, from Hasbury will tie the knot in an Art Deco themed wedding this
A MAN has been charged with murdering his mother and step-father at their home in Oldbury. Anmol Chana, 25, is accused of killing Jasbir Kaur, aged 52, and her husband Rupinder Singh Bassan, aged 51. The couple were found dead at their home in
DEVELOPERS working to build new luxury homes on a Kinver field say the recent storms have proven the new properties will be well protected from any potential future flooding. Villagers were worried about the risk of flooding on the land off Hyde
EX-STOURBRIDGE FC boss Ian Long has returned to the manager's post at Alvechurch - barely 48 hours after leaving the Glassboys. Long, who parted ways with Stourbridge 'by mutual consent' on Monday, was reappointed to the Alvechurch job, which he
THE family of a Wordsley schoolboy whose brand new mountain bike was stolen from inside the school gates have hit out at the offender who carried out the "mean and despicable" act. Brook Primary School pupil Rhys Wooldridge had been riding to and
A NEW outdoor clothing store has officially opened its doors to adventure lovers at intu Merry Hill. Mountain Warehouse, the largest UK outdoor retailer which stocks equipment and clothing for any outdoor activity for everyday explorers to hardened
Three of the UK’s big four supermarket chains have announced that they are dropping their fuel prices. Asda is leading the way, announcing that it has dropped its petrol and diesel prices to its lowest for two years, with a 2p per litre reduction
SUSPECTED fake cigarettes worth more than £4k were discovered in a raid on an Oldbury shop - just weeks after officers raided the same store and confiscated £7k worth of products. Police and trading standards found between £4k and £5k worth of illegal
POLICE have charged a second man with murder after a robbery at a Brierley Hill cannabis farm that ended with two men being fatally shot with a crossbow. Omar Ramzan, from Pensnett Road, Brierley Hill, was arrested on Monday in connection with
TWO women were injured and one had to be cut free from a car after a crash in Kingswinford. Medics were called to Wolverhampton Road, just before 6.30pm on Tuesday (February 25), following a collision between two cars. Two women, one with serious
FRANKIE and Benny's owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) has said it plans to close up to 90 restaurant sites by the end of next year. The dining firm said the closures will impact sites across its leisure portfolio, which includes the Frankie & Benny's
PLANS to develop a travellers transit site in Coseley have officially been given the green light after years of fractious debate. Councillors voted by 35 to 33 to approve the proposal to develop the site on Budden Road during Monday's full council
A CHARITY body combat event will be held in Stourbridge this week to help a brave Clent woman battling cancer to reach her fundraising target. Inspirational mum-of-two Deb Gascoyne has been fighting myeloma, cancer of the bone marrow, since 2009
