PLANS to disrupt services at various leisure centres in Sandwell will be set to go ahead this week. Workers at Portway Lifestyle Centre and Tipton Leisure Centre, who are members of UNISON will walk out on Friday (January 28) over a continuing
A NEW ambulance hub could be built in Dudley as part of major plans to improve older stations. West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) said five of its hubs across the region – including Dudley - will be reviewed for either an upgrade or replacement
A WOMAN who survived the horrors of the Holocaust will be speaking at Dudley’s annual commemorative event tomorrow (Friday January 28). The annual Holocaust Commemoration – usually attended by hundreds of residents - will take place online again
AN injured woman was rescued from the bottom of a cliff at Saltwells Nature Reserve. The woman was pulled to safety by firefighters who used a specialised stretcher and a rope system. The dramatic rescue happened at the reserve in Netherton
THE first pieces of track for the long-awaited Metro extension in Dudley have been delivered. A total of 300 metres of rail have arrived at the Castle Hill site in Dudley town centre ready for installation to commence in the coming weeks. The
A 39-year-old Halesowen man has been hit with a court bill of £477 for driving without due care and attention. Kevin Gibbons, of Elm Drive, Halesowen, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on January 11. He admitted driving a Mercedes Sprinter
HALESOWEN and Rowley Regis MP James Morris claimed costs of around £165,000 last year, new figures reveal. Figures from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority show the Conservative MP's business costs for the 2020-21 financial year were
