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  • Halesowen actor is in hit show Line Of Duty

    A TALENTED Halesowen actor is being watched by millions of viewers in the hit TV series Line of Duty alongside stars Vicky McClure and Martin Compston. Gregory Piper is playing gang member Ryan Pilkington in the popular police corruption drama,

  • Oldbury school 'needs £800k for temporary classrooms'

    Councillors are being asked to spend an extra £800,000 on eight temporary classrooms at an Oldbury school to replace a building which is only six years old. Sandwell’s cabinet is being asked to approve the cash which is ‘urgently required’ to replace

  • Schoolboy selected to attend St John Ambulance celebration

    A KINGSWINFORD schoolboy was selected to attend a prestigious St John Ambulance celebration in honour of his dedication to the lifesaving charity. Ellis Walters, a 15-year-old pupil from Crestwood Secondary School, Kingswinford, was invited to the

  • Chip shop serves up battered Creme Eggs

    A STOURBRIDGE fish and chip shop hopes to batter its competition this Easter by serving up deep fried Creme Eggs. Norton Fisheries on The Broadway is currently selling battered versions of the much-loved Cadbury’s chocolate eggs – for 99p.

  • Cleaner scammed war veteran out of £200,000

    A SCHEMING Cradley Heath cleaner who fleeced a dementia suffering War veteran out of over £200,000 in less than two years has been hit with a demand for £67,017. Judge Barry Berlin gave 63-year-old Veronica Robinson three months to come up with

  • Missing Rowley Regis woman is found

    A MISSING woman from Rowley Regis has been found 'safe and well', police have confirmed. Sandwell Police confirmed Julie Hughes has been found. The 38-year-old went missing from her home on Monday night. Police thanked the public for sharing

  • Halesowen street to be closed off for patch-up work

    PART of a Halesowen street will be closed for two days while the road surface is patched up. Green Lane will be closed between Long Lane and Clement Road on Thursday May 2 and Friday May 3, from 9.30am till 3.30pm. The diversion route will be

  • Plan to turn former Stourbridge supermarket into flats

    PLANS have been submitted to turn part of the former Co-op supermarket unit in Stourbridge town centre into 14 flats. The prominent High Street unit has been empty since the supermarket chain pulled out of the town centre in October 2016. A plan