AN intrepid Halesowen mother is preparing to take to the skies – strapped to the outside of a plane - to raise £5,000 for poverty-stricken children in the Philippines. Jacqui Land-Keavney was inspired to help after being touched by the squalor
CASH-STRAPPED Sandwell Council has been reprimanded by a judge after banning council tax support to residents who have not lived in the borough for two years. The council brought in the rule last year to stop a feared wave of benefit claimants
9:42pm Late drama at The Beeches as the game is drawn with a Tivi equaliser in the last minute. They maybe deserved something from the contest after a solid second half showing. A good work out for both sides as the
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to reinstate two bus services which have been axed leaving Halesowen, Blackheath, Old Hill and Cradley Heath residents without a direct link to Russells Hall Hospital. Hundreds of people have already signed a petition
THE bells will ring out at Cradley Heath fire station for the last time on Monday morning. The Mace Street station, which opened 72 years ago, is closing and firefighters will be transferred to the brand new Haden Cross fire station on Barrs Road
HALESOWEN'S Jordanne Whiley narrowly missed out on a second major doubles title in the space of three weeks.The Wimbledon champion finished runner-up in the women’s doubles at the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships in Nottingham.The
LONG-suffering Cradley residents are hopeful that derelict shops in Colley Gate will be redeveloped after interest from two supermarkets was revealed. Dudley Council refused to name the companies which had responded to development opportunity adverts
A HEAVY drinking session ended with a Halesowen man being abusive to his ex-girlfriend after turning up at her home in breach of a court order. Daniel Clarke ignored her pleas for him to leave and repeatedly kicked the door causing £200 damage,
HALESOWEN A and CC member Bradley Simkin rode to a superb victory in a youth race at Stourport.The 16-year-old secured the win with great team support from fellow club members Jamieson Blain and George Carnes on July 17.The win was well deserved but great
HALESOWEN Town have boosted their squad with the signing of midfielder Danny Bragoli.He links up with the Yeltz from Chasetown and is well known to manager John Hill as he skippered his former club, Tipton Town, in 2010 in the FA Cup First Round against
A LARGE-scale cannabis factory was discovered in two neighbouring Oldbury houses capable of producing more than £70,000 worth of the drug a year. Property owner Carl Berry was jailed for four and a half years after admitting producing cannabis
A GOVERNOR at an Oldbury special school is celebrating after adding to the area’s brace of Commonwealth Games’ triumphs with a gold medal. Runner Mikail Huggins guided blind Scottish athlete Libby Clegg to first past the finishing post in the 100m
OLDBURY'S triathlon star Jodie Stimpson wants more people to take up the sport following her gold medal successes at the Commonwealth Games. Stimpson, a member of Oldbury Triathlon Club, bagged two golds in Glasgow with brilliant performances in
