KINVER Community Library is reinstating some of its services following its reopening earlier this month. Although opening hours remain restricted to 10am to 1pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday - from October 1 the library will enter phase two
A BOXING champion from Dudley who was forced to retire after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm has spoken of how the injury still affects him 10 years on. Darren McDermott, nicknamed the Black Country Bodysnatcher, was sparring with former world
COMMUTERS using trains through Rowley Regis have complained about being "packed in like sardines" with no social distancing. People using the West Midlands Trains service from Stourbridge, through Rowley Regis and into Birmingham Snow Hill, say
A WOMAN in her 40s was injured in a hit and run crash in Belbroughton at the weekend. Officers were called to reports of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian at Hackmans Gate Lane at around 3.25pm on Sunday September 27. The pedestrian
THE death of a man in his 70s - found in a pool in Wordsley - is being treated as unexplained, police have said. Officers discovered the man's body in a pool off Bells Lane after receiving reports just after 9.30am this morning (Tuesday September
MARY Stevens Hospice has re-opened six of its charity shops which have been closed due to the coronavirus crisis. The charity's shops in Blackheath, Cradley, Kinver, Wombourne, Wordsley and Wollaston are the latest to re-open. Shops in Cradley
WITH a lung-bursting final effort and a giant moustache local man Jonny Kew is due to complete a mammoth charity cycle ride tomorrow (Wednesday). Jonny Kew has already smashed his target of £1,000 on his ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End, where
A tiny portion of the London Marathon will be coming through Stourbridge this weekend – thanks to Candy Cooley. Candy, who has multiple sclerosis (MS), was all set to run the London Marathon until it was cancelled because of Covid. But she
MANY of us could do with something to laugh about this year and laughter yoga instructor 'Merrie' Maggie Thompson is offering to help bring a few smiles out with her online classes. Maggie, who has traditionally held regular in-person laughter yoga
