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  • Serious crash in Peartree Lane near Dudley

    TWO people were taken to hospital after a crash between a lorry and a car in Peartree Lane near Dudley on Monday night (January 27). Police and paramedics were called to the incident and the road, which is near to the intu Merry Hill shopping centre

  • Two children at home in Rowley Regis as burglars strike

    BURGLARS targeted a Rowley Regis home when two children were present. Police were called to a burglary on Penncricket Lane on Friday evening (January 24) between 8 and 9pm. A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "The rear doors to a house

  • Hotel will pay couples £100 for romantic stay

    A LAKE district hotel is offering to pay couples to enjoy a romantic break away. The Daffodil Hotel & Spa is asking for the UK's most romantic couple to test its luxury facilities for Valentine's day. The Grasmere hotel will give guests £100

  • Finley Hill's family bids to get donor single into charts

    THE family of brave Belbroughton schoolboy Finley Hill says it is now their duty to help others after featuring in a music video to raise awareness of stem cell donations. Seven-year-old Finley last month received a stem cell transplant to help

  • Three hurt as car smashes into telegraph pole in Halesowen

    TWO children and a man were taken to hospital after a car crashed into a telegraph pole in Halesowen. The accident happened in Hawne Lane at around 8.45am yesterday (Sunday January 26). The occupants of the car which left the road and smashed

  • Fire-hit Halesowen firm's thanks after "devastating" blaze

    A FIRE-HIT Halesowen firm is hoping to get back to normality as soon as possible after a "devastating" blaze gutted its factory. Solutions Acrylic & display Ltd thanked firefighters for their "prompt action, guidance and professionalism" and the

  • Delivery driver attacked and van stolen in Halesowen

    A DELIVERY driver was pushed to the ground and had his van stolen in Halesowen. Police are investigating the robbery, which happened on Lansdowne Road, at around 10am on Wednesday (January 22). A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "We

  • Man critically injured after being hit by car in Brierley Hill

    A MAN was taken to hospital with critical injures after being hit by a car on an industrial estate in Brierly Hill. Police cordoned off parts of Canalside Industrial Estate on Wedgbury Way near Brierley Hill after being called to the scene by paramedics

  • Government minister visits Dudley to celebrate People's Panel

    A GOVERNMENT minister paid a visit to Dudley to find out more about a ground-breaking project giving borough residents a say in future plans for town centres. Baroness Barran, a minister in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS