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Train fan makes 18-hour trip from Scotland to ride on the Stourbridge Shuttle
BRITAIN'S 'dullest' train fan travelled 18-hours and caught two planes to ride a shuttle service which took just six minutes. Neil Hughes, aged 62, literally took planes, trains and automobiles to get from his home on the west coast of Scotland
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Brockmoor man fined over racially or religiously aggravated behaviour
A BROCKMOOR man has been hit with a court bill of nearly £350 after causing alarm or distress through racially or religiously aggravated behaviour. Tyrone Moran, of Fens Crescent, admitted causing harassment, alarm or distress by using threatening
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Dudley budget debate: the good, the bad and the ugly
DUDLEY councillors heard a mixed bag of opinions during their 2024 budget debate as politicians traded blows on spending. The ruling Conservative group tried to present positive news on achievement and aspiration while opposition councillors accused
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New furniture store to open its doors in Kingswinford this weekend
A NEW furniture store is to open its doors in Kingswinford on Saturday (March 9) with a £1,000 prize giveaway, and hopes of breathing breathe new life into the village shopping area. Furniture for the Home is expecting hundreds of people to drop
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Woman charged with murder of 10-year-old girl
A woman has been charged with the murder of a 10-year-old girl in Rowley Regis. Shay Kang was found with injuries at an address in Robin Close at around 12.10pm on Monday, March 4. Sadly, she was pronounced dead at the scene. Her mother Jaskirat
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Car key burglary reported in Fairfield
POLICE are investigating a reported car key burglary in Fairfield, Worcestershire. The incident happened in Brook Road at around 2.40am on Monday March 5. PCSO Simon Cadwallader, who covers Bromsgrove North and Rural, said: “We want to reassure
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Recovery truck with unsafe load seized by Brierley Hill police
A RECOVERY truck with an insecure load and deflated tyre has been seized by Brierley Hill police. Officers on patrol spotted the vehicle which had no MOT and was being driven without insurance yesterday (Tuesday March 5). It had a van on the
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Over 100k job opportunities on offer in England and Wales on new jobs24 platform
Over 100,000 job opportunities are on offer in England and Wales on a new national recruitment website. jobs24 has brought 12 regional job sites under one platform in order to give job seekers access to a wider range of roles across hundreds of
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Budget approved but still a mountain to climb for Dudley Council
DUDLEY'S finance chief admitted the council has a mountain to climb during a debate on the 2024 budget. Councillor Steve Clark, Conservative cabinet member for finance, told a meeting of the full council on March 4 that saving £15m and hiking council
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More asylum seekers received financial support in Dudley despite UK backlog fall
MORE asylum seekers received support in Dudley while their claim was processed last year, new figures show. The number of people waiting for an asylum decision in the UK fell by a fifth in December last year, but the British Red Cross said thousands
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Dudley borough supermarkets with lowest hygiene ratings revealed
A DOZEN stores have been told to improve their hygiene standards across the Dudley borough. Twelve stores, including Morrisons supermarket on Stallings Lane in Kingswinford, have been given hygiene ratings of one and two. A one star hygiene