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  • Councillors clash over free school meals in Dudley

    A  CRISIS helpline which will give Dudley families food vouchers in place of free school meals has been described as too complicated and put people off applying. The claim by Labour councillors came after the Conservative-run authority launched

  • Three women spark huge Black Country Feed Our Kids operation

    A group set up by three young women to help feed hungry kids during the school holidays has snowballed into a massive effort delivering hundreds of food hampers across the Black Country and beyond. Shannon Butler thought she might end up delivering

  • Stourbridge's Ryemarket car park re-opens after fire

    STOURBRIDGE'S Ryemarket car park has re-opened today (Wednesday October 28) after the completion of repairs to the fire damaged building. The car park, which serves Waitrose supermarket and the shopping centre, was closed due to a fire in early

  • Let’s shop local this Christmas

    TODAY the Stourbridge News is throwing its support behind local businesses in Stourbridge - and we are urging you to do the same. We are launching our Love Local Business campaign to encourage people to spend their money locally in the run up to

  • Dudley set for Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions by end of week

    COUNCILLOR Patrick Harley, leader of Dudley Council, has confirmed Dudley will join its neighbours and enter Tier 2 by the end of the week to help curb the spread of coronavirus. The authority has been in tier one (medium) since the new Covid-19