DUDLEY Council is among local authorities outed as hosting third party advertising cookies on their online benefits pages. An investigation by the BBC's Shared Data Unit has found some 54 per cent of council websites host such cookies - small text
AN elderly Black Country man accused of killing his 82-year-old wife by battering her has insisted to magistrates that he had not done anything to her. Pargan Singh Bhandal, also 82, of Trehernes Drive, Pedmore, Stourbridge, has been charged with
A PROLIFIC Stourbridge crook who demanded £10,000 from his frightened and vulnerable girlfriend after his eight cannabis plants had been seized by police in a raid on her friend's home has been locked up for eight years. Blackmailer Kieran Taplin
MULLER is recalling a number of yoghurts over fears the products may contain “small pieces of metal.” The dairy producer is recalling a total of 14 products due to a “production fault.” In a recall notice, Muller said: “As a precautionary measure
AN air ambulance landed on the grounds of a Dudley secondary school this morning (Monday, February 10). A helicopter from RAF Cosford landed on the field at Pegasus Academy on Scotts Green Close while responding to a medical incident at a house
A VAN driver rammed into a police car in an attempt to escape a pursuit after seen leaving a burglary in Cradley Heath. Brierley Hill officers chased the van to Lye where it hit into their police car during the night. The van appears to have
THOUSANDS of pounds could be spent on planting and caring for trees across the borough if plans get the green light by councillors. Council chiefs are planning to spend £10,000 to invest in tree planting by improving tree cover in parks and open
A MAN unlawfully broke a window and breached a restraining order at a house in Kates Hill, magistrates have heard. Matthew Robinson, aged 32, of Milton Road, Smethwick pleaded guilty to attending an address in Kates Hill when banned from doing
