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Laughter yoga instructor to bring smiles through online classes
LAUGHTER yoga instructor 'Merrie' Maggie Thompson is aiming to bring smiles to people during the coronavirus lockdown by holding virtual classes online. Maggie, who usually holds regular in-person laughter yoga sessions at Wordsley Green Community
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Councillor to cycle distance from Quarry Bank to John O'Groats for food bank
A COUNCILLOR is cycling the distance from his home in Quarry Bank to John O'Groats, all from his back garden, to raise vital funds for Black Country Food Bank. Councillor Chris Barnett has taken on the fundraising challenge to raise as much money
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Proposal for new cul-de-sac on land in Rowley Regis
A NEW cul-de-sac will create 16 new homes on green space in Rowley Regis - if plans get the go-ahead. The cul-de-sac, off Sean Dolan Close, would create 14 semi link-detached homes and two bungalows, with parking. Homes would be from two-bed
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Grand Theatre coronavirus closure period is extended
THEATRE bosses have extended the coronavirus closure period at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre. The theatre will now remain closed until Sunday May 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many productions have been re-scheduled for later in the year, or
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Dudley and Sandwell coronavirus death toll nears 500
NEARLY 500 people have now died of coronavirus in hospital in Dudley and Sandwell. Latest figures by NHS England, published today (Monday April 27), show 208 patients have died at Russells Hall Hospital - run by the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trusts
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Man charged after allegedly making 'threats to kill' in Dudley
A MAN has been charged after allegedly making threats to kill from a house in Dudley. Police were called to a property on Buffery Road just before midday on Sunday, April 26, where officers arrested a man on suspicion of making threats to kill.
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Gender-neutral toilets plan for Halesowen school
GENDER-NEUTRAL toilets will be installed at a Halesowen secondary school if plans for an extension are given the go-ahead. Windsor High wants to incorporate a new gender neutral toilet suite into plans to refurbish existing facilities and create
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Stourbridge Carnival cancelled due to coronavirus
STOURBRIDGE Carnival 2020 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Carnival organiser David Harcourt said he had been keeping an eye on latest government advice and waiting to see whether there would be any possibility of holding the
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Armed police called after body of man found in Cradley
THE body of a man was discovered at a home in Cradley at the weekend. Armed police were called to a property in Lyde Green just before 6pm on Saturday (April 25) after the 65-year-old man's body was discovered. A spokesman for West Midlands
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Coronavirus: Black Country and national news (April 27)
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Coronavirus cases reported in 13 care homes in Dudley borough
CORONAVIRUS has been reported in 13 care homes across the Dudley borough, council bosses have confirmed. Two cases of the virus were confirmed at New Bradley Hall in Kingswinford two weeks ago and an inquest was told a 91-year-old resident at Wordsley
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Children across Dudley borough wish Captain Tom Moore happy birthday
CHILDREN across the Dudley borough have come together to wish Captain Tom Moore a very happy 100th birthday, thanks to a local charity. The children, who have been supported by charity More Mascots Please, have sent their good wishes to the national