Wollescote

Volunteers have been working to repair the damage caused by vehicles which have churned up the grass in Wollescote Park. Pic courtesy of Julia Marks

Volunteers turn out to repair vandal-hit Stourbridge park

One of the burnt out cars at Wollescote Park, Cllr Richard Body (inset)

One of the burnt out cars at Wollescote Park, Cllr Richard Body (inset)

Call for action on vandalism in Wollescote Park

Foxcote Farm in Wollescote. Photo: Hayley James, News Group Camera Club.

Foxcote Farm in Wollescote. Photo: Hayley James, News Group Camera Club.

Campaign steps up fight for green belt

Bark in the Park is back and set to take place on May 11

Bark in the Park is back and set to take place on May 11

Bark in the Park is back

Cradley and Wollescote councillor Richard Body who as well as running for election is planning to run in a 100-mile ultra run on May 18

Cradley and Wollescote councillor Richard Body who as well as running for election is planning to run in a 100-mile ultra run on May 18

Councillor running for election to run 100-mile ultra race

Cllr David Sparks.

Cllr David Sparks.

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Historic wall a waste of money?

Wollescote Primary School

Wollescote Primary School

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Three in four don't speak English as first language at Wollescote school

Lye High Street has been a hot topic of debate at previous community forums

Lye High Street has been a hot topic of debate at previous community forums

Residents invited to community forum

Cllr Richard Body

Cllr Richard Body

Councillor to stand for Labour despite de-selection drama

Rotary Club of Stourbridge members with community helpers in Wollescote Park.

Rotary Club of Stourbridge members with community helpers in Wollescote Park.

Tree planting gives boost to park

Former council leader David Sparks

Former council leader David Sparks

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Former council leader says historic wall too costly

Cllr Richard Body. Pic - Facebook

Cllr Richard Body. Pic - Facebook

Councillor completes epic marathon challenge

Paul Edwards. Pic - Facebook

Paul Edwards. Pic - Facebook

Hundreds raised in memory of tragic dad

Man, 21, sentenced following Ellie Underhill tragedy

Bowls club to host open day

Bowls club to host open day

Bowls club to host open day

The offending leaflet

The offending leaflet

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Tory election candidate suspended over leaflet

Sam raises £385 by braving head shave

Sam Billingham, pictured on the BBC Breakfast sofa last month.

Sam Billingham, pictured on the BBC Breakfast sofa last month.

Domestic abuse survivor to brave head shave

Bowls club to hold open day

Withymoor Primary School. Pic - Google Street View

Withymoor Primary School. Pic - Google Street View

Raise issues at community forum

A West Midlands Ambulance Service ambulance is rescued by volunteers from SARA. Pic courtesy of @SARAWFRS

A West Midlands Ambulance Service ambulance is rescued by volunteers from SARA. Pic courtesy of @SARAWFRS

Ambulance service thanks SARA volunteers for their rescue efforts in the snow

Eleanor Underhill.

Eleanor Underhill.

Wollescote teenager denies manslaughter charge

Council pledges to repair vandal-hit toilets in park

Council pledges to repair vandal-hit toilets in park

Council pledges to repair vandal-hit toilets in park

Image - West Midlands Police

Image - West Midlands Police

Suspected burglars caught on camera at Wollescote home

Wollescote charity night will raise money for lifesaving defibrillator

Wollescote charity night will raise money for lifesaving defibrillator

Wollescote charity night will raise money for lifesaving kit

Cradley and Wollescote councillor Richard Body is running two marathons in a bid to raise money to create a fitness track at Homer Hill Park.

Cradley and Wollescote councillor Richard Body is running two marathons in a bid to raise money to create a fitness track at Homer Hill Park.

Councillor's marathon funds set to benefit community park

Stourbridge man to appear in court over arms factory protest

Stourbridge man to appear in court over arms factory protest

Stourbridge man to appear in court over arms factory protest

Baby Cian Thomas-Robinson with father Richard Thomas-Robinson and mother Kiera Burt. Photo: Dudley Council

Baby Cian Thomas-Robinson with father Richard Thomas-Robinson and mother Kiera Burt. Photo: Dudley Council

All in the name: Baby Thomas-Robinson's birth registered at borough's Thomas Robinson building

Wollescote Scout Troop members Samuel Bridgewater, 11, Sharna Stevens, 12, Jessica Dimmock, 10, and Lucy Skidmore, 12, being presented with the Jaquiss Shield at Kinver Campsite by Howley Grange Scout leader Richard Morris. Photo: Halesowen and District

Wollescote Scout Troop members Samuel Bridgewater, 11, Sharna Stevens, 12, Jessica Dimmock, 10, and Lucy Skidmore, 12, being presented with the Jaquiss Shield at Kinver Campsite by Howley Grange Scout leader Richard Morris. Photo: Halesowen and District

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Wollescote Scouts win first district camping competition title for 60 years

Stevens Park, Wollescote.

Stevens Park, Wollescote.

Crystal Bowls Club to hold open day

Puddle Ducks’ little swimmers raised more than £555 for charity during a week-long pyjama event. Photo: Puddle Ducks

Puddle Ducks’ little swimmers raised more than £555 for charity during a week-long pyjama event. Photo: Puddle Ducks

Puddle Ducks make a splash for cash

Christmas sing-a-long to get community in the festive spirit

Christmas sing-a-long to get community in the festive spirit

Christmas sing-a-long to get community in the festive spirit

Members and instructors from British Military Fitness Stourbridge took part in a 10km stretcher run and raised £1,036 for the Royal British Legion. Photo: British Military Fitness Stourbridge

Members and instructors from British Military Fitness Stourbridge took part in a 10km stretcher run and raised £1,036 for the Royal British Legion. Photo: British Military Fitness Stourbridge

Stourbridge fitness group's borough stretcher run raises £1k for British legion

Paul Chester and his daughters Olivia and Madison have been left devastated after their pet koi carp Henry was stolen from their garden pond in Wollescote. Photo: Chester family

Paul Chester and his daughters Olivia and Madison have been left devastated after their pet koi carp Henry was stolen from their garden pond in Wollescote. Photo: Chester family

Wollescote family left devastated after pet koi carp stolen from garden pond

The Friends of Lye and Wollescote Cemetery group have placed poppy crosses on the graves of fallen First and Second World War heroes who are buried in the graveyard

The Friends of Lye and Wollescote Cemetery group have placed poppy crosses on the graves of fallen First and Second World War heroes who are buried in the graveyard

Cemetery friends group commemorates fallen heroes

Deputy Mayor of Dudley, Cllr Dave Tyler, and mayoress Barbara officially opened Dudley Mind’s refurbished glasshouse at Wollescote’s Stevens Park. Photo: Dudley Mind

Deputy Mayor of Dudley, Cllr Dave Tyler, and mayoress Barbara officially opened Dudley Mind’s refurbished glasshouse at Wollescote’s Stevens Park. Photo: Dudley Mind

Charity unveils new glasshouse at Wollescote park

The entrance to Mary Stevens Park

The entrance to Mary Stevens Park

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Council outlines bid to overturn park ball game ban on Sundays

Construction course students Alan Jones, Beth Yates, and Sean Walsh, of Stourbridge College, who were on work placement during the project, with Andrew Hutchings, of Croft Building and Conservation, and John Woodall, of West Midlands Historic Buildings

Construction course students Alan Jones, Beth Yates, and Sean Walsh, of Stourbridge College, who were on work placement during the project, with Andrew Hutchings, of Croft Building and Conservation, and John Woodall, of West Midlands Historic Buildings

Lye and Wollescote chapels restoration nominated for Historic England award

The Thomas Robinson building, formally Lye and Wollescote Chapels, will host a wedding open day for prospective brides and grooms on Saturday, October 8

The Thomas Robinson building, formally Lye and Wollescote Chapels, will host a wedding open day for prospective brides and grooms on Saturday, October 8

Wedding open day to show off Lye's Thomas Robinson building

Man released on bail after hit and run near Hob Green Primary School. Photo: Google Street

Man released on bail after hit and run near Hob Green Primary School. Photo: Google Street

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Man released on bail after Wollescote hit and run arrest

27-year-old man arrested in Stourbridge following hit-and-run in Hob Green Road, Wollescote

27-year-old man arrested in Stourbridge following hit-and-run in Hob Green Road, Wollescote

Man arrested in Stourbridge following Wollescote hit-and-run

Members of Beech Tree Miners in Wollescote raised more than £1,000 for two charities during a 24-hour dart marathon. Photo: Pixabay

Members of Beech Tree Miners in Wollescote raised more than £1,000 for two charities during a 24-hour dart marathon. Photo: Pixabay

Miners' 24-hour darts marathon raises more than £1k for charities

Police are searching for the driver of a red Ford Focus C-Max who injured children in a hit and run in Wollescote on Monday. Photo: West Midlands Police

Police are searching for the driver of a red Ford Focus C-Max who injured children in a hit and run in Wollescote on Monday. Photo: West Midlands Police

Feelings running "very high" in community after Hob Green Road hit and run

Police are on the hunt for driver of this car which was involved in a hit-and-run outside Hob Green Primary School, Wollescote, on Monday morning. Photo: West Midlands Police

Police are on the hunt for driver of this car which was involved in a hit-and-run outside Hob Green Primary School, Wollescote, on Monday morning. Photo: West Midlands Police

Police on the hunt for driver after Wollescote hit-and-run

Children taken to hospital after crash outside Hob Green Primary School Wollescote

Children taken to hospital after crash outside Hob Green Primary School Wollescote

Children taken to hospital after crash outside Wollescote school

The Friends of Lye and Wollescote Cemetery will host an open day on Saturday, September 10, as part of the national Heritage Open Weekend initiative. Photo: Friends of Lye and Wollescote Cemetery

The Friends of Lye and Wollescote Cemetery will host an open day on Saturday, September 10, as part of the national Heritage Open Weekend initiative. Photo: Friends of Lye and Wollescote Cemetery

Friends' open day welcomes visitors to Lye and Wollescote Cemetery

Alice Breitmeyer and Simon Donovan will this Saturday (September 3) take on TrekFest, an epic 100km charity walk through the Peak District in under 24 hours. Photo: British Military Fitness

Alice Breitmeyer and Simon Donovan will this Saturday (September 3) take on TrekFest, an epic 100km charity walk through the Peak District in under 24 hours. Photo: British Military Fitness

Stourbridge couple take on 100km peaks charity challenge

Suspended jail sentence for lovesick Stourbridge law student who broke ex-girlfriend's nose

Suspended jail sentence for lovesick Stourbridge law student who broke ex-girlfriend's nose

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Suspended jail sentence for lovesick Stourbridge law student who broke ex-girlfriend's nose

Pic - Google Street View

Pic - Google Street View

Wollescote church to host tenants and residents meeting

Free Wollescote military fitness sessions to celebrate Team GB's Olympic homecoming

Free Wollescote military fitness sessions to celebrate Team GB's Olympic homecoming

Free Wollescote military fitness sessions to celebrate Team GB's Olympic homecoming

Wollescote pub to host Bank Holiday charity fun day

Wollescote pub to host Bank Holiday charity fun day

Wollescote pub to host Bank Holiday charity fun day

Wollescote's Beech Tree Social Club steps up to the oche for 24 hour charity dart-a-thon

Wollescote's Beech Tree Social Club steps up to the oche for 24 hour charity dart-a-thon

Wollescote social club steps up to the oche for 24 hour charity dart-a-thon

Soldier Andrew Barnard at Birmingham Crown Court. Picture by Matt Lloyd

Soldier Andrew Barnard at Birmingham Crown Court. Picture by Matt Lloyd

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Britain's 'obligation' to war veterans saves Black Country soldier from jail

Pupils and staff from Wollescote Primary School joined rotarians Fred Shaw and Cliff Gammon at a recent lunch meeting

Pupils and staff from Wollescote Primary School joined rotarians Fred Shaw and Cliff Gammon at a recent lunch meeting

Stourbridge Rotarians amazed by Wollescote pupils at recent meeting

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