COMMUTERS using trains through Rowley Regis have complained about being "packed in like sardines" with no social distancing. People using the West Midlands Trains service from Stourbridge, through Rowley Regis and into Birmingham Snow Hill, say
PEOPLE self-isolating due to Covid-19 symptoms could get a £500 payment, payable through Sandwell Council. The council said it is awaiting detailed guidance from the government before it can accept applications, but has put out information on the
HUNDREDS of pupils at a primary and secondary schools in Rowley Regis have been sent home to self-isolate after confirmed COVID-19 cases - according to reports. The News has been contacted by a parent who said three year groups were sent home from
MARY Stevens Hospice has re-opened six of its charity shops which have been closed due to the coronavirus crisis. The charity's shops in Blackheath, Cradley, Kinver, Wombourne, Wordsley and Wollaston are the latest to re-open. Shops in Cradley
A Halesowen family at ‘breaking point’ are in desperate need of a life-changing specialist bed for their disabled daughter after the five-year-old narrowly escaped a terrifying fall down the stairs in the night. Kimberley Collins, known as Kimmi
FURLOUGHED worker Sandra Howells was determined to carry on losing weight, despite lockdown. So she Zoomed herself to a massive 60lb weight loss – at the expense of her downstairs carpet! A mixture of Zoom calls for ‘virtual’ support meetings
LITTER-picker Laura Thomas is not just helping her hometown of Halesowen get cleaner with her efforts. For the young university student’s efforts are also helping to raise vital funds to help a local urban farm which serves Halesowen, Quinton, Frankley
A CRADLEY Heath woman has been jailed for five years over the killing of a much-loved dad in a street robbery. Shannon Cronin, of Clyde Street, was found guilty of manslaughter after a trial at Birmingham Crown Court. Victim Mark Lloyd was
WITH a lung-bursting final effort and a giant moustache local man Jonny Kew is due to complete a mammoth charity cycle ride tomorrow (Wednesday). Jonny Kew has already smashed his target of £1,000 on his ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End, where
Sports mad Archie Elwell decided he wanted to put his passion to good use to raise money in memory of his grandad, Paul, who died of bowel cancer. So the Rowley Regis youngster set himself the challenge of a 20 km run to raise money for cancer research
MANY of us could do with something to laugh about this year and laughter yoga instructor 'Merrie' Maggie Thompson is offering to help bring a few smiles out with her online classes. Maggie, who has traditionally held regular in-person laughter
PLANS to convert a former children's centre in Oldbury into flats are still in the pipeline according to council bosses. The former Sure Start Children's Centre on Greenwood Avenue has been empty since March 2018. Sandwell Council's proposal
