Council bosses have appealed for information after a number of trees were chopped down in the borough. Officers received reports last month of a 12-foot high pile of brash in Wealdstone Drive, Lower Gornal, with ward councillors concerned it could be a fire hazard. The brash was the remnants of […]

Sandwell Council welcomed completion of the new Shireland Technology Primary School in Waterloo Road, Smethwick on 14 August 2020, which will open to pupils this September. Funded through the government’s free school capital programme at a cost of £7m, the school provides a high-tech learning environment for its pupils and […]

Dudley Council’s cabinet member for environment is delighted that four employees have completed an award in their horticulture apprenticeships. The local authority runs the apprenticeship scheme internally, giving the young adults the opportunity to gain new skills and qualifications.  The four apprentices joined the local authority in 2018. They have gained a level […]

People will be able to put their questions to two senior Dudley Council figures in a special screened debate. The leader and deputy leader of Dudley Council will be answering questions from the public in a live broadcast on Facebook on September 9. Councillor Patrick Harley and Councillor David Vickers […]

Dudley Leisure Centre and Crystal Leisure Centre in Stourbridge will close earlier than normal on Bank Holiday Monday. At Crystal, the last gym session on August 31 will be 3pm to 4.30pm. The last pool session will be 4pm to 5pm, and the final badminton and table tennis sessions from […]

Dudley Trail, in association with The Lee, Shaw Partnership, is in its 40th year. Help us celebrate this ruby anniversary by joining one of two walks across Dudley borough and discover new places. Dudley Trail is in its 40th year and we are celebrating this ruby anniversary with just two […]

As children across Dudley borough prepare to return to school next month, Dudley Council is offering a free webinar for parents and carers. The free online session, which takes place on today from 11 to 11.40am, offers help and information to those who are caring for children who may have […]

Resonance has hosted a Dudley Performing Arts summer school for local primary and secondary pupils.   Around 85 pupils from schools in the Dudley borough took part in the summer school at Resonance – the brand-new, state-of-the-art music institute in Brierley Hill. The aim was to make up for some […]

Very Light Rail is back on track in Dudley – after the government answered a plea to meet a near £13 million shortfall in funding for the scheme. Council leader Patrick Harley – in partnership with the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and supported by the West Midlands Combined […]

Sandwell Council has today issued urgent advice for Sandwell residents in an attempt to avoid a local lockdown. The council’s emergency committee met on Friday 31 July to discuss the rise in Covid-19 cases in Sandwell, which has seen 85 people test positive over the past seven days. The committee […]