A STOURBRIDGE woman with a history of mental health problems was hit by a car and killed after she deliberately lay in the middle of a main road after leaving hospital, an inquest was told. Deborah Williams, of Lion Street, was hit by the driver
THE popular Black Country Boating Festival has been cancelled for the first time in its 35 year history due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event, held annually at Bumble Hole Nature Reserve in Netherton, normally attracts 12,000 visitors over
PLANS to demolish a former Quarry Bank health club once featured regularly on TV and replace it with a brand new gym plus 26 new homes is to go before Dudley's planners on Thursday June 25. A planning application submitted to Dudley Council proposes
SHOWCASE Cinema in Dudley is set to reopen to film fans on Friday, July 10 with a raft of social distancing measures in place. The reopening comes after the government gave cinemas the green light to emerge from lockdown next month. Visitors
A 'VIOLENT' robbery gang behind two home invasions in Halesowen has been brought to justice thanks to incriminating evidence left on a letter to the Tooth Fairy. The five-strong gang – led by father and son crooks Nicky and Corey Rothero – struck
THE efforts of St John Ambulance volunteers in Dudley will be celebrated today as the borough marks St John's Day. St John's Day takes place on Wednesday, June 24 and events are taking place across the country to recognise the hard work of the
NEARLY £17,000 is to be spent on sprucing up three borough beauty spots, council chiefs have announced. The investment will see improvements made at Marsh Park in Brierley Hill, Netherton Park and Huntingtree Park in Halesowen. At Marsh Park,
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy arrested in connection with a Halesowen machete attack has been released. Police arrested the teenager in the Oldbury area yesterday (Tuesday June 23) after horrific CCTV of the incident emerged. They said today (Wednesday
A WOMAN was injured after a car rolled over on a busy road close to Russells Hall Hospital. Medics were called to reports that a vehicle had rolled over on Kingswinford Road in Dudley, at around 7.30pm on Tuesday evening (June 23). The driver
THE memory of much-loved Brierley Hill footballer Olly Wilkes continues to be kept alive through charity fundraising. Olly from Withymoor was just 22 when he took his own life in April 2017. The lives of his family and friends have never been
A COTTAGE in Sedgley worth half a million pounds is up for grabs for the price of a £2 raffle ticket. The life-changing prize also includes a hot tub, a Range Rover and furnishings and is thanks to the Win Your Dream competition run by Mike Chatha
