Sandwell Council are warning prospective buyers of a green space in Rowley Regis, which is going up for auction this week, they have no chance of obtaining planning permission. Freehold paddock land on the north side of Portway Hill, Rowley Regis, has
Dudley's war heroes are set to be honoured when they meet up with old comrades at a special event in the town. Veterans' Day will be marked at Dudley Concert Hall on Wednesday June 27 with an event between 11am and 1pm, hosted by the Mayor of Dudley
St Peter's Parish Church in Lapal is holding a weekend of celebration. On Saturday May 19 there will be flower arrangements and a display on the history of the church, from 12.30pm. On Sunday May 20 there will be a service at 11am for past congregation
Guitar legend Albert Lee wil be playing in Halesowen this weekend with his UK band Hogan's Heroes. Albert, who will perform at Benjamins, Birmingham Street, this Saturday, May 19, was a Grammy Award winner in 2002 and was voted Guitar Player Magazine's
Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP Sylvia Heal will attend the Coombeswood Canal Trust Open weekend this Saturday, May 19. The weekend will feature craft stalls, boat trips and the five remaining Stewarts and Lloyds tug boats which worked at the Coombeswood
Halesowen-based teenage rock band ASBO have lined up a series of gigs. The band will support Queen tribute Queen On Fire at The Rock Cafe, Mill Race Lane, Stourbridge, this Saturday, May 19. The evening starts at 9pm. Entry £8. The band plays original
Oldbury residents will be encouraged to look after their heart at a bilingual event this weekend. The Gurdwara Amrit Parchar Dharmik Dewan, in Birmingham Road, will host a Coronary Heart Disease awareness session this Sunday, May 20, between 2.30pm and
Old Hill Cricket Club is urging anyone who has booked a function at the club to contact them urgently on 01384 566827.
An Oldbury swimming baths will be celebrating its 70th birthday by charging adults just ten pence and those under 16 and the over 60 just five pence on Bank Holiday Monday. Langley Swimming Centre in Vicarage Road will be opening up its pools at the
There are now only a few weeks to go until July 1 and Sandwell landlords are being urged to get their no smoking' signs in all communal blocks of flats, halls of residence and sheltered accommodation. Under new rules designed to protect employees and
Residents in a Colley Gate street are fuming after a six-foot high "eyesore" fence was put up which they say locks them out of nearby green space. People living in Beechcroft Estate say they feel like they have been imprisoned by the iron fence which
Motorists are being warned to avoid Reddal Hill Road area in Cradley Heath from its junction with Park Street to the junction of Brook Lane. Traffic will be diverted through Reddal Hill Road, Halesowen Road, Saltwells Road, Cradley Road, Newtown Lane
Blackheath Salvation Army will be welcoming Nuneaton Salvation Army band to its Park Street headquarters this Sunday (May 20), at 5pm. The band will lead a Spring Praise evening by performing a variety of pieces. Anyone is welcome to go along to enjoy
Travel and tourism students at Halesowen College proved themselves in a series of airline training exercises at the Whittingham Road campus. The sky high challenge saw 34 BTEC National Travel students take part in an intensive programme in the run-up
A Cradley Heath metal sculptor and relative of JRR Tolkien hopes to soon start work on a controversial Lord of the Rings-inspired piece of art to commemorate the late great author's Birmingham roots. Tim Tolkien, the great-nephew of the legendary author
Bookworms at a Rowley Regis school have been rewarded for their committment to reading. Around 150 children and adults were given their Books and Beyond gold medals at Highfields Primary which mark reading 160 books in the last six months. Head Helen
A Halesowen family man who murdered a loan shark he owed £19,000 has been told he must serve at least 13 years behind bars. Joseph Fryer, formerly of Hagley Road West, murdered John Brosnan before burning his body so he could only be identified by his
Budding entrepreneurs at a Halesowen school are celebrating after being awarded for their originality. Pupils involved in the Young Enterprise Scheme at Leasowes Community College defeated rivals from numerous other schools as they were named most enterprising
History group Cradley Then and Now is all set to unveil its latest publication this weekend Fragments of Cradley History by Norman Bird will be launched at Cradley library on Saturday May 19 at 11am. The book is transcribed by Nigel Brown, with an
A Romsley pub landlady is set for a stroll in the moonlight to help the fight against breast cancer. Nicola Richardson, manageress at The Sun on Bromsgrove Road, will be part of a team tackling the Playtex MoonWalk 2007 in London this Saturday. The
A 26-year-old Oldbury man who tried to sell one of his kidneys on the internet to clear debts of £25,000 has avoided spending time behind bars. Daniel Tuck, of Junction Road, posted an advertisement on the internet looking for a dialysis patient to buy
A Halesowen family have been left "devastated" and "homeless" after a severe fire ripped through and gutted their home and killed their pet dog - and they were not insured. Paul and Sharron Cappella's home in Teme Road has been totally ruined in the
Tony Blair's visit was designed to showcase plans to join three Halesowen schools to form Halesowen Educational Trust. Under proposals Windsor High will link up with Leasowes Community College and The Earls High. The three schools will work together
Prime Minister Tony Blair delighted pupils and staff at a trailblazing Halesowen school when he paid it a flying visit. Mr Blair chatted to pupils on a whistle-stop tour of Windsor High and hailed proposals to transform it into one of the country's first
Defiant Cradley worshippers have been putting their brollies up in the pews after their church roof was stripped by thieves causing tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage. Two thirds of the lead roof at St Peter's Church in Church Road has been
Police in Blackheath are holding a drop-in surgery at Blackheath Methodist church this Friday (May 18). The surgery will become a permanent fixture and will take place every Friday at Blackheath Methodist Church on the High Street between 10.30am and
