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  • Slavery fears over SEN school drivers in Sandwell

    TAXI drivers hired to take vulnerable Sandwell children to school were feared to have been working under modern day slavery conditions, it has emerged. Sandwell Council has agreed to put in place a short term contract  to ensure children with special

  • Police seek wanted Oldbury man

    POLICE are on the hunt for a wanted 34-year-old Oldbury man. Jamie Brookes, of Swan Crescent, is wanted on recall to prison for breaching his licence conditions. Anyone who knows his whereabouts is urged to get in touch with officers via live

  • Cyclist seriously hurt in bus crash

    A CYCLIST was taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries after a collision with a bus yesterday. The incident happened in Bloxwich Road, Walsall, at 3.44pm on Thursday July 22. West Midlands Ambulance Service sent two ambulances

  • Here's how your kids can get a free swimming session

    KIDS can keep cool this summer holiday with free swimming sessions at borough leisure centres. Youngsters aged 16 and under who live in the Dudley borough can take the plunge at centres in Dudley and Halesowen now - and at Stourbridge's Crystal