MORE than 660 people have signed a petition amid fears green belt off Clent View Road in Stourbridge could be given over for a new housing development. Green Party campaigner Mark Binnersley has started the petition to send a message to Dudley
A NEW food club is running in Blackheath - helping families struggling to pay their bills fill their cupboards for just £4 a week. Bethel Church has set up the Manna House Pantry, run entirely by volunteers, in Vicarage Road. It wanted to reach
THE family of Belbroughton boy Finley Hill who is battling a rare immune system disorder have thanked members of the public for their support as the youngster prepares to begin treatment for his life-threatening condition. The seven-year-old schoolboy
THE Stourbridge Repair cafe will be back in town this Saturday (November 23) from 10am to 2pm. People can take along their Christmas lights for PAT testing and have all manner of portable items fixed by volunteers while enjoying a cuppa and a piece
DO you know a Star Baker in the making? Popular TV series The Great British Bake Off is looking for a fresh batch of contestants to dough battle and enter the famous white tent. Applications for the 11th series of the show, which has now moved
WORDSLEY'S new White House Cone - Museum of Glass will open its doors for a Christmas open weekend this weekend. The event, which will run from 10am to 4pm on November 23 and 24, will feature around 20 craft stalls selling locally produced handmade
WINDSOR High School and Sixth Form is the best secondary school in Dudley, the Government's latest league tables show. The Richmond Street school achieved a strong score in the Progress 8 measure, used to assess how much pupils have improved during
AN HISTORIC former police station and magistrates court in Old Hill will be auctioned to the highest bidder at a sale next month. Old Hill Police Station, in Halesowen Road, will go under the hammer at Villa Park in Birmingham on Wednesday December
STOURBRIDGE’S Brexit Party candidate is now standing as an independent in the forthcoming general election in a bid to "take back control from career politicians". Bodybuilder Aaron Hudson appeared to be out of the race to the polls after Nigel
The deadline to register to vote is fast approaching. The chance to register will end on Tuesday November 26 at 11:59pm. You can apply for a postal vote up to 5pm on the same day. December 4 is the deadline to apply for a proxy vote. How
A DIVERSION is in place in the centre of Brierley Hill while work is carried out for cable repairs. The Brierley Hill High Street slip road is currently closed from outside number 1 High Street to the junction of Bell Street South. Traffic
STAGE stars in Kinver are gearing up for their annual pantomime. Kinver Light Operatic Society is staging Cinderella from November 30 to December 7 at Kinver High School Theatre. To enquire about ticket availability call the box office on 01384
A GROUP set up to help preserve under-threat Corbett Meadow from development has called off its public meeting. The Save Corbett Meadow Action Group had organised a meeting for Wednesday November 27 at Stourbridge Football Club to fight plans to
A HALESOWEN mum has recruited friends and family to pose for a ‘tastefully topless’ charity calendar after her auntie was diagnosed with breast cancer. Maxine Green, of the Lodgefield Estate, was inspired to help the charity Ladies Fighting Breast
THE Wychbury Inn at Hagley has re-opened with new licensees at the helm. Kitisart and Sarisa Tangsakul hope to turn the pub, owned by Admiral Taverns, into a must for fans of Thai food after a £40,000 refurbishment. The pub’s kitchen will be
THE Liberal Democrat for Dudley North has called for more police funding after he waited eight hours for police to arrive after he reported a crime. Ian Flynn, who is contesting the highly marginal seat, said Boris Johnson's election pledge to
