A NEAR five per cent tax increase in Dudley will go through despite Labour councillors voting against, the leader of the council has said. Councillor Patrick Harley predicted his party’s budget will be passed after opponents claimed the government
A CLAIM staff working in a Covid test centre are only given one face mask has sparked an angry row between Dudley’s Conservative and Labour parties. Councillor Patrick Harley, leader of the council, and Labour’s Councillor Qadar Zada clashed at
A PERSONAL trainer is excited to be opening his own studio in his hometown of Halesowen. Jak Woolley, of Feldon Lane, runs JW Personal Training and is gearing up to open a studio on High Street, Halesowen. The 27-year-old has transformed an
AN INQUEST opened this week into the death of a Cradley Heath teenager. Jaedan Kirby, aged 16, of Unitt Drive, died in the QE Hospital in Birmingham on February 2. An inquest into the teenager's death, from asphyxia and hanging, was opened
HOMICIDE detective Superintendent Scott Griffiths - star of Forensics: The Real CSI - hopes being featured in the TV documentary about the West Midlands Police forensics team will give his children an idea of what their dad does and why he's sometimes
A CAMPAIGNER says Dudley Council should apologise to Halesowen residents after it "completely disregarded" their wishes and cut a hedge along Hagley Road down below an agreed level. Last year shocked residents stopped contractors from chopping down
A SCAM which preys on people’s hope for a coronavirus vaccine and attempts to obtain their bank details has been reported in Dudley borough. Dudley Council’s scams unit, which is part of Dudley Trading Standards has had reports from concerned residents
HALESOWEN residents are objecting to plans for a detached home - after a previous application was turned down. People living on Wall Well in Hasbury are dismayed to see the return of the proposal to demolish a garage and build a detached three-bedroom
A CHARITY has paid tribute to the bravery of a Halesowen mum fighting cancer - two years after losing a child. Amanda Allen 'braved the shave' for the Edwards Trust bereavement charity, who had supported her after she had a late miscarriage and
