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  • WATCH: Police dog chases down offender after car chase

    VIDEO footage has been released showing the moment a police dog chased down a man as he tried fleeing from cops. PD Pancho and handler PC Dan Benton were called to Gracewell Road, Birmingham, this morning (July 19) at around 1am after a man bolted

  • New council appointment for climate change

    A NEW cabinet place has been created on Bromsgrove District Council to tackle climate change. The council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and have now appointed Michael Thompson, who is a councillor for Charford, as the portfolio holder for

  • More than 800 new coronavirus cases over weekend in Dudley

    THE number of coronavirus cases in Dudley increased by 830 over the weekend, official figures show. A total of 31,150 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Dudley when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on today

  • Injured man cut free from car in Kingswinford crash

    A MAN had to be cut free from a car after a crash in Kingswinford at the weekend.  Emergency services were called to Dudley Road, at around 7.30pm on Saturday (July 17), after the crash involving a BMW and a Vauxhall. Fire crews from Dudley

  • Birmingham League: all the action from across the region

    KIDDERMINSTER came within a whisker of dethroning defending champions Berkswell in the Birmingham League's match of the day. After posting a positive target of 240 for seven, Kidderminster then had the champions hanging on for dear life at close

  • Worcestershire County League round up

    Report submitted by Worcestershire County League Stourbridge continue to lead the way in the Premier Division after beating a spirited Old Hill by eleven runs at the War Memorial Ground. Second placed Stourport-on-Severn kept the heat on the leaders

  • More than 1,500 people told to self-isolate in Dudley

    MORE than 1,500 people have been told to self-isolate by Test and Trace in Dudley. Department for Health and Social Care data shows 1,732 people were told to self-isolate after being in contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19 in the

  • Stourbridge school closes due to rise in covid cases

    A STOURBRIDGE primary school has closed this week after a rise in coronavirus cases. Gig Mill Primary school has closed to all pupils except year six - for whom today (Monday July 19) will be their last day. The school on The Broadway messaged