A 25-year-old woman has been fined for gathering in Halesowen contrary to coronavirus restrictions. Gabrielle Varga-Hill admitted gathering on the car park of Asda in the Cornbow Centre in contravention of restrictions to stop the spread of covid
COMMUNITY Diagnostic Hubs may be introduced into Sandwell to help reduce waiting times in GP surgeries and hospitals. A one-stop shop for health checks, tests and scans is one step closer to opening to relieve pressure on Sandwell General Hospital
AN MP has waded in on the continuing row over a housing development plan for a former Oldbury golf course. John Spellar MP, Warley, has written to Sandwell Council to voice his concerns over the proposed Brandhall Village. The development will
A GIRL was hit by a car at a notoriously busy spot in Halesowen. Emergency services were called to the crash at the junction of Furnace Lane and Newfield Lane in rush hour traffic at around 4.58pm yesterday (Monday November 29). A girl aged
A FORMER masonic lodge in Cradley Heath will be demolished to make way for a huge home after plans were given the go-ahead. The former Regis Masonic Hall on Halesowen Road will be flattened and a sprawling eight-bedroom detached house will be built
POLICE were out in Halesowen last night targeting crime hotspots across the town. Officers from the Halesowen policing unit were out on patrol on the evening of Monday November 29 in areas which are common for car theft, burglaries and anti-social
BLACK Country MPs have thrown their weight behind plans to make Dudley borough a city. Dudley is set to formally apply for City Status as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations next year and all of the borough's MPs have given their
THE number of coronavirus cases in Dudley increased by 461 over the weekend, official figures show – and two more deaths were recorded. A total of 54,437 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Dudley when the UK coronavirus
A FORMER Cradley Heath hairdressers looks set to be converted into a cake shop. An application to transform the empty unit on Lower High Street, Cradley Heath, into a cake and pastry shop has been submitted to planners at Sandwell Council.
BIG-HEARTED staff and councillors from Dudley Council have been working to put a smile on the faces of children across the borough. Staff and councillors have donated dozens of toys and games to a new Christmas appeal. The games will be distributed
