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Dudley says a massive no to AV
DUDLEY borough gave a massive thumbs-down to the Alternative Vote in yesterday’s national referendum. Results from counts around the region which began at 4pm today (Friday May 6) show turnouts in the borough’s four parliamentary constituencies
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Conservatives celebrate in Dudley South
CONSERVATIVES in Dudley South were celebrating today (Friday) after holding their existing two wards and bagging a third. Mayor of Dudley, councillor Peter Miller, held onto Kingswinford South with a healthy 2303 votes to Labour’s 1238, with
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Dudley's last Lib Dem is ousted
DUDLEY’S Liberal Democrats have fallen victim to the national picture and been wiped off the council completely. Kingswinford North and Wall Heath councillor Dave Tyler, the last Lib Dem left on Dudley Council, has lost his seat after 12 years
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Election shock hands Jones top Dudley job
PEDMORE councillor Les Jones has taken over as acting leader of Dudley Council after a shock election result. Dudley leader and Gornal councillor Anne Millward lost her seat by two votes after two recounts - leaving her deputy, Cllr Jones,
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Turnout figures show Stourbridge voters were out in force
EARLY indications from the local election count at Stourbridge Town Hall are of a high turnout for Dudley Council elections. The referendum vote yesterday seems to have boosted voter numbers for the local elections with turnout figures several
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Stourbridge beer lovers set to remember a town hero
PEOPLE fond of an ale and a tale will be toasting a hero at this year’s Stourbridge beer festival. The Stourbridge and Halesowen branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has chosen the story of Frank Foley as the theme for the festival, which gets
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Kinver woodland firefighters continue blaze battle
FIREFIGHTERS are continuing to battle a fire which has been burning for nearly a week in woodland close to Kinver. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service currently has four crews at the scene, in Million Woods on Mill Lane, tackling the blaze which began
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Comic Tommy is new society president
BLACK Country comic Tommy Mundon has been inaugurated as president of the Black Country Society. The Halesowen-based funny man was handed the reigns from Stourbridge historian Roy Peacock during the society's recent AGM. Chairman James
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Shoppers invited to nominate charities for cash
MERRY Hill shoppers are being invited to nominate a borough charity to receive a year’s worth of fundraising and support from Sainsbury’s. Supermarket shoppers have until May 25 to but forward the names of a charity in Dudley which is important to them
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Probus Club
At the April lunch the President reported the sad passing of Ian Haerle after a long illness. Members endorsed honorary membership for Roy Williams and John Oxley, and also welcomed two new members in the persons of Frederick Wood and Michael Floyd.
