A RARE bat has been spotted at Dudley Zoo, the furthest north the species has been found in the UK. Bat watchers from The Birmingham and Black Country Bat Group, known as Brumbats, took on an overnight watch at the zoo's Big Ben Cavern. The group
A DEVELOPER is set to build duplex apartments on a former industrial site in Colley Gate after being given the thumbs-up by planners. Halesowen-based Ruskin Properties has been given approval to build three one-bedroom maisonettes on Toys Lane.
BRIERLEY Hill High Street is set to benefit from a £2 million cash injection, after being selected as one of a handful of town centres across the country to be in line for a funding boost to protect heritage buildings. The money will be used to
A NETHERTON man has been jailed for four weeks for assaulting a police constable. Nathan Bigby, aged 27, of Halesowen Road, Netherton, admitted using threatening behaviour and two counts of assaulting a police constable. He was jailed for four weeks
