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  • New battle over former Stourbridge school

    A BATTLE over the future of a former Stourbridge school is to be fought out again after developers re-submitted plans to demolish it to make way for new homes. Persimmon Homes want to bulldoze Longlands School on Brook Street and build 52 homes

  • Cannabis discovered after drugs raid

    CANNABIS plants and equipment were seized by police after a drugs raid in Dudley. Police discovered eight cannabis plants, a 'large quantity' of dried cannabis and equipment in Coseley yesterday afternoon (July 8). Officers discovered the haul

  • Teenager detained after Dudley Zoo break-in

    A TEENAGER has been detained by a police after a group of youths reportedly broke into the grounds of Dudley Zoo. Police were called to the Castle Hill attraction at 7.15pm last night (July 8) to reports of youths breaking in. Four boys then

  • £1.7 million CCTV upgrade to tackle crime in town centres

    NEARLY £2 million will be spent to install hi-tech CCTV cameras across the borough, in a bid to improve safety in town centres. Council chiefs have approved funding for a network of state of the art cameras equipped with the latest digital technology

  • Rejected apartment block plan re-submitted

    A PLAN for an apartment block which had been thrown out because planning chiefs said it would deny green space to local people is to be looked at again. Developers have re-submitted the scheme on land at the rear of Salop Street despite it being