DRUG deaths in Dudley have reached an all time high, according to new government figures. And experts fear things in the area will only get worse, with the pandemic sparking more people to turn to drugs as a coping mechanism. Fifty-eight people
POLICE are warning people in Pedmore to be on their guard after three men were spotted acting suspiciously in the area. The men, who were wearing hoods and had their faces covered possibly by balaclavas, seemed to be paying attention to vehicles
AN 18-year-old boy has died in hospital after suffering fatal injuries in a crash that killed three of his friends. Nathan Cartwright was the fourth person killed after a Skoda Fabia veered off the road and into a tree in Kingswinford. He was one
POLICE have raided a huge cannabis farm in Lye. Officers found 1,000 cannabis plants at a unit in Lye yesterday (Saturday October 17). Stourbridge Police tweeted about the successful raid that: "Large cannabis factory approx 1000 plants
“IT’S been the best year of my life,” says Jack, who works as a ranger in the Lickey Hills Country Park. And now it’s your chance if you fancy the outdoor life looking after wildlife in nature in the Black Country. The Birmingham and Black Country
The following death notices were published in the Stourbridge News this week: Shirley Ann Allard Brian Bridgewater Haynes John Barry Arnold Percival 'Bomber' Wilding Michael "mike" Cross For more information or to leave your
Madam - On behalf of children’s charity Barnardo’s, I wanted to thank Bev Holder and the Stourbridge News for highlighting the urgent plea for help at our Stourbridge High Street store (‘Town charity store desperate for help’, 10 September). We
A FIRE has broken out at an industrial estate in Brierley Hill. Fire crews were called to the scene of a "severe" fire at Miller's Roofing on the Premier Industrial estate in Leys Road today (Sunday October 18) at around 8.30am. Four fire engines
A TOP wedding shop serving customers from all across Dudley borough and north Worcestershire is closing down after 30 years – bitterly upset at the way they believe they have been abandoned in the Covid crisis. The Bowman family took the painful
