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  • Halesowen Town handed Jack Rea injury blow

    HALESOWEN Town's fight to beat the drop has been dealt a blow with the news that key man Jack Rea is likely to miss the rest of the season. The Yeltz lost 2-1 at third-placed Stratford Town last Saturday but the defeat was compounded as the midfielder

  • Burst water main causes chaos in Halesowen

    A burst water main is causing chaos in Halesowen. Residents and businesses have had their water cut off due to the burst main on the junction of Lutley Lane and Portsdown Road. People reported on Facebook that water was pouring down the road

  • Missing 85 year old is found

    AN 85-year-old from Stourbridge who was reported missing has been found, police have confirmed. Jeanette Broad, aged 85 years old, was last seen at her home at around 10pm last night (February 19). An appeal was launched by police earlier this

  • Tributes paid to former council leader

    TRIBUTES have been paid to former leader of Dudley Council and long-serving Stourbridge councillor Jack Edmonds OBE who has passed away. Mr Edmonds served as a Conservative councillor for Norton for over 40 years and led Dudley Council in the early

  • Homeless teenagers scheme changes lives

    A scheme which saved a young woman from a life on the streets and ended with her studying at university is to be extended for another four years. Sandwell Council is to spend over a quarter of million pounds on its Supported Lodgings for Homeless

  • Merry Hill Centre owner Intu suffers profit loss

    INTU, the owner of the Merry Hill Centre, has swung to an annual loss after suffering a collapse in the value of its properties in what it described as a "challenging" year. The company had a torrid 2018 following two failed takeover attempts and

  • Calls for funding 'fair deal' for Dudley

    HUNDREDS of people have backed calls for national government to give Dudley a fair share of funding for local services, as the borough loses out compared to more rural authorities. 96% of 700 people who responded to Dudley Council's budget consultation

  • Free swimming for children faces delay

    FREE swimming for children in the school holidays at borough leisure centres faced a delay after Labour councillors introduced an amendment to a Conservative motion, in a move dubbed as 'petty' by opposition councillors. The motion called on the