Adventurous children from across the borough are jumping for joy, with £72,000 of new play equipment currently being installed at Dudley Council’s Mary Stevens Park. A brand new assault course, ability swing for wheelchair users and a zip wire opened at the park yesterday as part of the project, which […]

More than 350 packets of suspected counterfeit tobacco products worth more than £7,000 were discovered in a raid on an Oldbury premises. The products were found in a raid at a shop by Sandwell Council’s trading standards officers with West Midlands Police officers. Most of the suspect tobacco products were […]

A primary school was turned into a university for a week, with children of all ages working together on a series of themed projects before enjoying a graduation ceremony. Oak Meadow Primary became the University of Oak Meadow, complete with 4 different faculties focusing on Creativity and Culture; Mental Health […]

Image Caption: Left to right: Lisa Holding, Joanne Bishop, Sharon Hodgson MP, Jackie Foster, Julia Nicholls, Chris Mucklow and Helen Coldicott. A pioneering project to reduce the use of plastic in borough school canteens has won a national award. Dudley Council won the Catering Innovation Award at a national ceremony […]

The derelict Pipe Hall in Bilston town centre is set to be redeveloped after being purchased by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). The WMCA has worked closely with City of Wolverhampton Council to buy the Pipe Hall site from the current owner – and the deal has the potential […]

Proposals to improve tree maintenance and plant more trees across the borough are set to be discussed at next week’s cabinet meeting. Dudley Council is looking to invest £100,000 in increased tree maintenance following requests from residents for more inspections and work on trees. The funding would also be used […]

People thinking of buying a puppy or kitten in Sandwell have been urged to be aware of new rules before buying a new pet. The council has issued advice in the run-up to new tougher national rules on the purchase of pets being introduced by the Government in April. The […]

Young eco warriors from St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School in Wolverhampton have been investigating the importance of recycling – with a little help from a friendly giraffe. They have temporarily adopted the mesh giraffe for a challenge set by the British Ironwork Centre in Oswestry to collect recyclable bottle tops. […]

Tributes have been paid to Councillor Bob Lloyd’s life-long commitment to the people of Wednesbury, Tipton and Sandwell after he died suddenly over the weekend. Councillor Lloyd was Sandwell Council’s cabinet member for inclusive economic growth and represented Wednesbury South ward. He died on Saturday at his home in Princes […]