Who got the worse ending – Peter Pan or Wendy? That’s the starting point for a very unusual play written by a Stourbridge actor. Because it’s a play about autism written by someone autistic. And it looks like its headed towards online production
STUDENTS at a Kingswinford school have been invited to shine bright this Friday in memory of former students who were killed in an horrific road crash last week. A Shine Bright for Lucy and Nathan day has been organised at Crestwood School in Bromley
BLACK Country glam rockers and festive favourites Slade have cancelled their Christmas 2020 tour as the coronavirus crisis continues to hit the music industry hard. The band, famed for their festive hit Merry Christmas Everybody, had been due to
AROUND £800 has been raised in memory of one of the men shot dead in a car on a Brierley Hill industrial estate. William Henry, aged 31, and Brian McIntosh, aged 29, both from Bartley Green, Birmingham, were found with fatal gunshot wounds in a
COVID meant Dave Sheppard had to swap a spectacular coast run in the Gower for the Stourbridge canal, but the result was the same – loads of money and a great deal of weary muscles. The former Norton councillor completed a 34-mile run from Bridgnorth
GANGS of teenagers are causing mayhem in Stourbridge, Merry Hill, Dudley and Halesowen - leading police to introduce a dispersal order on bus stations in all four areas. Groups of around 30 youths, whose ages range from 12 to 17, have abused members
RESIDENTS in Stourbridge are celebrating after winning their battle to stop the last of three ‘magnificent’ horse chestnut trees being cut down to make way for a house. A group of objectors, led by three local women, even went to the expense of
COVID may have stopped drama company Side by Side living up to its name in body, but it’s certainly doing so in spirit. Social distancing, including in the dancing, is being followed by the Stourbridge drama company for actors with learning disabilities
AN independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding last week's horrific fatal crash in Kingswinford has got underway. The West Midlands Police Serious Collision Investigation Team continues to investigate the single car crash, which
PUBS and social clubs in the borough have been instructed to avoid holding organised fireworks displays for Bonfire Night amid the coronavirus pandemic. Residents are also advised not to hold their own private displays and gatherings in back gardens
A CENTRE that helps children from across the Dudley borough has been helped to ensure that lockdown also means lockout to intruders. The KIDS Orchard Centre at Lye offers a fun, friendly and confidence-building club for disabled or disadvantaged
TAKE a walk on the wild side next week – that’s the fundraising challenge for Black Country folk. Between Saturday October 24 and Saturday October 31 The Birmingham and Black County Wildlife Trust are asking local residents to put their best foot
AN award-winning comedy star hopes to save Christmas for panto-loving families in the Black Country. Pantomimes across the country have been cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic – but popular character comic Tom Binns (famed for his
