HIMLEY Hall’s Musicom festival has been rescheduled due to recent changes in the government’s roadmap out of lockdown. The festival which was due to take place in July has been pushed back to September 12. Black Country at Musicom Party in
A MAN in his 70s has died after collapsing on a canal towpath in Smethwick. Police and medics rushed to the scene after the man was found unresponsive on a canal towpath near Galton Bridge, at around 7.50am today (Monday June 21). Paramedics
THE A&E department at Dudley's main hospital is set to get a major overhaul after a damning inspection ranked it as inadequate. Proposals have been put forward to Dudley Council planning officers by the borough’s NHS trust which are aimed at
A SERIES of Halesowen roads are set to be targeted by police in a crackdown on speeding motorists. Halesowen Police appealed for people to put forward suggestions of roads where enforcement is needed. They received a series of suggestions and
A HOUSEHOLDER whose rubbish was flytipped in Oldbury has been hit in the pocket with a £400 fine. Council officers found four black bags dumped on the pavement in Meadow Rad, Oldbury. As part of investigations they visited an address in Smethwick
BOY racers using a Halesowen dual carriageway as a race track are keeping awake elderly care home residents at night. The town is plagued by car cruisers on the A456 Manor Way who are tearing down the road into the early hours. The screeching
A NEW late night swimming session is being laid on at Halesowen Leisure Centre. The leisure centre on Pool Road will offer a new late-night swimming session for experienced swimmers on Thursday evenings from 9.15pm to 10pm from this Thursday (June
Choosing a baby name can be one of the toughest decisions new parents are likely to face. Unless a family rule is to name a child after a family member then there is a plethora of names out their and it can be difficult to decide on the perfect
MORE than 100 further cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus have been recorded in Dudley, new figures reveal. With cases of the now dominant Delta strain, first identified in India, rising rapidly across England, vaccinations have opened up
BOSSES at Dudley Council are lobbying the Attorney General for a sentence review for two men who attacked and racially abused a litter warden. The unnamed Dudley Council officer was attacked with a wooden pole while carrying out his duties in August
