A HOUSE fire broke out in Wollaston today. The "severe" fire, at a terraced house in Harmon Road, started at around 2pm. A female occupant of the house was out of the building when firefighters arrived. Two firefighting crews
CORONATION Street star Johnny Briggs, famous for his role as ladies’ man Mike Baldwin, has died aged 85. The actor, formerly of Stourbridge, was a fixture on the cobbles, making his name as the Cockney businessman, for 30 years and becoming
GENDER bias and inequality are two key issues at the heart of this year’s International Women’s Week events in Dudley. Last year more than 300 local women attended an event to mark the occasion, but Covid means this year’s celebrations have to
TRAFFIC chaos due to the amount of visitors to Clent Hills has prompted police to close off a road. Hagley Wood Lane near the Clent Hills was closed yesterday (Saturday February 27) and remains closed today (Sunday) due to the amount of cars at
A Stourbridge man has been hit with a ‘bill’ of £7,481 after he admitted allowing premises to be used which were shut for safety reasons. Dharminder Singh Dale, of Platts Crescent, had knowingly allowed a building in Walsall to be used when it had
The following death notices were published in the Stourbridge News this week: Alan Stephen George Hazel Laidler Kathleen Joan (Kath) Kirby Keith Longstaff Mary Rose Perkins Kev Franklin Gerald James Langley Brian Hall
A group set up to help local hospital staff with key equipment during the PPE crisis has grown into a major operation helping a whole host of charities across the area. The Dudley For the Love of Scrubs voluntary group is on the verge of becoming
