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Stourbridge Shuttle driver reaches £100,000 charity milestone
THE company that runs the Stourbridge Shuttle has boosted the fundraising efforts of one of their drivers who has worked tirelessly to raise £100,000 to keep the region’s air ambulance in the skies. Shuttle driver david Spruce has been raising
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Plan to build 50 new homes in Quarry Bank approved
COUNCILLORS have given the go-ahead for 50 new houses on a vacant plot of land in Quarry Bank. The development will be off Lynval Road and located in between industrial units to the south of the Sunrise Medical premises. On July 22, members
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Here's why the police helicopter was out over Stourbridge
THE police helicopter was out in Stourbridge last night circling over Norton and Wollaston. The helicopter was helping police search for a missing man in his 20s. It was called out at around 10.22pm on Monday July 22. Thankfully the man
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Dudley Zoo opens new £200K Reindeer Ravine with help from Santa
SANTA cut short his time off to officially open Dudley Zoo and Castle’s new £200K Reindeer Ravine. The zoo’s revamp project, which has taken four months to complete, has seen the Bear Ravine paddock transformed to accommodate the attraction’s herd
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Dudley chief executive to stand down
DUDLEY Council’s chief executive is to stand down after five years at the top of the Black Country authority. The council confirmed Kevin O’Keefe is to retire from the £190,000 per year job he has held since 2019. Mr O’Keefe is leaving to spend
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Unions back public control of buses in the West Midlands
UNIONS have backed plans to bring West Midlands’ bus network under public control to help the region ‘punch its weight’. At a West Midlands Combined Authority Board meeting on Friday (July 19), members agreed an audit to be carried out on the Full
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Pizza takeaway in Kingswinford handed new food hygiene rating
A KINGSWINFORD pizza takeaway has been handed a new food hygiene rating. Tasty Pizza, a takeaway located at 8-9 Charterfield Shopping Centre, in Kingswinford, was given a score of three after an assessment on June 13, the Food Standards Agency’
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Girlguiding's highest honour awarded to Stourbridge duo
Two young women from Stourbridge have received the highest award in Girlguiding. Phoebe Godwin and Bethan Bond received the Queen's Guide Award this month, having worked on the award over the last few years. Alongside them, Beth Cartwright,