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Dudley Council launches six-week budget consultation
PEOPLE across the borough can help shape future decisions around Dudley Council’s budget by having their say in a six-week consultation. Like local authorities across the country, Dudley is coming up to the important budget setting period and is
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Former servicemen with council connections tell their story
FORMER servicemen with Dudley Council connections met up to mark Remembrance Sunday and talk about time on the front line. Cllr Jason Griffin, who represents Wollaston and Stourbridge Town, served in the RAF police for 23 years and was deployed
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Councillors recommend lifting order concerning new bars in Stourbridge town
DUDLEY licensing councillors have voted to recommend lifting an order to prevent drink-related crime in Stourbridge town centre. The council’s Licensing and Safety Committee heard the town centre, which had been subject to a Cumulative Impact Assessment
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Thousands of people attend Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day services
THOUSANDS of people across the borough turned out to Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day services to pay tribute to fallen soldiers. Parades and services were held across the borough including in Stourbridge, Lye, Kingswinford, Wordsley, Wall
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Man charged with shoplifting offences across Dudley
A MAN has been charged with a string of shoplifting offences across Dudley. Ricki Simkins, aged 32, of no fixed abode, has been charged with 10 thefts in Dudley and one theft in Sandwell. Hundreds of pounds of items including household products
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Man threatened in attempted Brierley Hill robbery as police launch appeal
POLICE want to find a man after an attempted robbery in the early morning in Brierley Hill. A man was reportedly threatened during an incident on High Street in Brierley Hill. It happened at around 6.20am on October 24. Police have released
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Newsquest and NSPCC launch fundraising Christmas campaign
Today, we are asking readers to help us bring hope to children over the festive season by donating cash or buying toys to support our NSPCC Christmas appeal. As Christmas approaches, children across the country will be asking parents and carers
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Dudley rents more affordable despite ongoing housing crisis
RENTAL properties in Dudley are more affordable despite the ongoing housing crisis, new figures show. Office for National Statistics figures show private renting households across the country actually spent a smaller proportion of their gross income