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  • Unearthed photo of girl who fell into Dudley Zoo tiger den

    A RARE photograph has surfaced of the frightening moment a little girl found herself in the tiger den at Dudley Zoo back in 1937. Landscape gardener Mick Harvey, aged 59, has shared the photograph which he says fell out an old book. Before

  • Homes in Dudley and Sandwell becoming less affordable

    HOMES in the Black Country are getting harder and harder to afford as house prices outstrip wage growth, according to new figures. There has been a significant rise in the ‘affordability gap’ in Sandwell, where you now need almost 6 times your

  • Huge surge in lockdown scams - here's how to avoid them

    PEOPLE across the Black Country are being warned of a huge surge in pandemic scams and fraudsters. Fraudulent cold calls are up 50% year on year and it is estimated that unwary people have lost £4.6m to scammers during lockdown. Now a specialist

  • Summer camp fun promise for our Covid kids

    A fantastic summer camp for local youngsters to ‘celebrate’ the end of lockdown is being planned at a regional children's farm – if the charity can raise enough money in time. Children, particularly those in inner city and built up areas, whose