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Toilet block in Wall Heath set to become a shop
A DISUSED toilet block in Wall Heath is set for a new lease of life as a shop. Dudley Council planners have given the go-ahead for the building to be extended and made into a two-storey structure along with a change to retail use. The building
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Public invited to final weekend of 2024 Black Country Festival events
TWO community led events will be taking place as part of the Black Country Festival this weekend. The Brier Fair on Saturday July 27 runs from 11am to 4pm on the High Street and at the Moor Centre, Brierley Hill. Activities include a funfair
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Guns seized and man taken into custody after police swoop in Quarry Bank
POLICE in Dudley have recovered a cache of firearms while executing a pair of warrants in Quarry Bank this morning (Friday July 26). Firearms including handguns, shotguns and air weapons were seized by officers from the Dudley priorities team and
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Former councillor denies sending threatening voicemail messages
A FORMER Dudley councillor and parliamentary candidate denied sending threatening messages when he appeared at Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court. Community activist Shaz Saleem was charged with two counts of using a public communication network
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Gonorrhoea cases rise in Dudley
MORE gonorrhoea cases were diagnosed in Dudley last year, new figures show. The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV said the "worrying trajectory" of rising diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections across England is a sign of unmet
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Councillor dismisses Dudley parking charge plan as ‘fairyworld’
DUDLEY Council’s controversial changes to parking charges have been slammed as ‘from fairyworld’ by a senior Conservative councillor. At a meeting on July 24, members of the council’s Environment and Regeneration Select Committee debated plans
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Police ask public for help to find missing Dudley man, 28
UPDATE: He has now been found POLICE have appealed to the public for help to find a man missing from Dudley. They have issued a plea to find a man named James who is 28 years old. Anyone who sees him or knows of his whereabouts is asked
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Heartbroken family pay tribute to teenager who died at Netherton reservoir
A DEVASTATED family have paid tribute to their “simply irreplaceable” teenager who died at Lodge Farm Reservoir in Netherton this week. Tyrese Johnson, aged 16, had finished school for the summer when he got into difficulties in the water around
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Black Country businessman handed honorary doctorate – 26 years after father Roy
BLACK Country businessman Carl Richardson has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Birmingham City University in recognition of his contributions to regional and global business. Mr Richardson, who jointly leads Richardson Capital LLP based in