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  • Yeltz handed huge survival setback with loss at Lowestoft

    HALESOWEN Town are staring down the barrel of relegation after getting hammered at survival rivals Lowestoft. They lost 5-1 on Tuesday night as Jake Reed’s hat-trick for the hosts left the Yeltz nine points adrift of Southern League Central safety

  • Dudley car dealer fined for selling 'unroadworthy' sports car

    A DUDLEY car dealer has been hit with a hefty fine after selling a sports car that was so corroded it was dangerous to use on the road. Arfan Aslam, trading as Adeez Motors, of Beech Green, Dudley, was found guilty of four offences under the Road

  • Kingswinford eyed up for travellers site

    THREE locations in Kingswinford are being eyed up to host a transit site for travellers after plans to put the site in Coseley were scrapped, the News has learned. Dudley Council chiefs have been drawing up plans to find a new site since throwing

  • Murder trial told Christopher Harm was killed by his cousin

    A MAN viciously stabbed his cousin to death in Brierley Hill when he exploded into violence after a "minor irritation" following a heavy drinking session between the two men, a jury has been told. Glen Elvin was plainly the aggressor as his victim

  • Demand for stalwart councillor to be reinstated as candidate

    Labour supporters in Halesowen and Rowley Regis are demanding a stalwart councillor is allowed to be re-selected as a candidate in May’s local elections. Members of the local constituency party say they are "dismayed and appalled" that cllr Ann

  • Woman remains in serious condition after being hit by car

    A 43-year-old woman remains in a critical condition after being hit by a car in Netherton. The accident happened just after 3pm yesterday (March 19) on Baptist End Road. The driver of a silver Peugeot 307 stopped at the scene and is assisting

  • Council paid £8k pothole compensation to 12 motorists

    TWELVE motorists in Sandwell shared more than £8k compensation for damage caused by potholes between April 2017 and 2018. The borough paid out £8,309 to 12 drivers for vehicle repairs as the local authority spent more than £2 million on maintaining