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  • Taxi driver drunk twice in week loses licence

    A TAXI driver who was found to be drunk twice in the space of six days has had his licence revoked. Sandwell Council's licensing committee disqualified the unnamed man at a closed meeting of councillors last month. Minutes of the decision show

  • Halesowen's new B&M store will open tomorrow

    THE day Halesowen shoppers have been waiting for is almost here - as the town's new B&M store opens its doors tomorrow (Wednesday). The store, which has created 40 jobs, will open in the Cornbow Centre at 9am. On the ground floor, at the

  • Council acts to move travellers on from town centre

    TRAVELLERS based on a Dudley town centre car park could soon be moved on, weeks after they first arrived. Dudley Council has confirmed that bailiffs have been told to enforce a possession order on the land, on a car park on New Mill Street, close

  • Great British Bake Off 2019 - meet the 13 bakers

    The new series of The Great British Bake Off kicks off next week, with 13 amateur bakers taking to the tent. Find out more about the contestants who will be whipping up a frenzy in the kitchen in a bid to impress judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood

  • The beach comes to landlocked Halesowen

    THE SEASIDE has come to landlocked Halesowen - and scores of children have already enjoying playing in the town centre beach. Halesowen BID opened the urban beach in Somers Square yesterday (Monday) and is hoping it will attract lots of youngsters

  • Black Country animal lovers invited to pet memorial walk

    PET loving people in the Black Country are being invited to take part in a walk to remember their four-legged friends. The Dignipets Memorial Walk will be held at Baggeridge Country Park, off Wodehouse Lane, on Saturday, September 7 from 12.30pm

  • Car crashes millimeters from home in Rowley Regis

    A CAR crashed through a wall and ended up upside down millimetres from a house in Rowley Regis in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). Fire crews were called to the crash at 4.55am today (August 20) to find a car in the garden of a property

  • Thieves steal haul of knives and axes in Romsley

    THIEVES have stolen a haul of axes and knives in Romsley. The carving knives and axes were part of more than 30 distinctive Blacksmithing/woodworking tools stolen from the Uffmoor Lane area of Romsley, including a Brooks Anvil. The theft happened

  • Ford cars most likely to be stolen in West Midlands

    DRIVERS of Ford cars in the West Midlands are the most likely to have their cars stolen, figures from the Police and Crime Commissioner have revealed. David Jamieson, Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, has named the 20 worst performing