Local Headlines

Much-loved series Peaky Blinders will return with a bang to the BBC and Netflix, telling the story of a new generation of Shelbys, from writer and creator Steven Knight.

Police arrested two teenagers following a knifepoint robbery in Dudley on Wednesday after they were alerted to a bike being taken from a man in Greenfields Road, Kingswinford, at just after midday.

Dudley libraries and the Archives and Local History Service will again be staging the Dudley History Festival from 11-31 October.

Plans to reduce the price of short term parking for visitors to borough town centres have been approved.

A watchdog committee has been told there is little Dudley Council can do to defuse a financial ‘bomb’.

Pressure continues to build on Dudley Council to publish a report on the failed sale of Dudley Leisure Centre.

A major hotel chain has said it was a ‘mistake’ to allow a Homeland Party conference to take place inside its Walsall branch at the weekend.

A leading Dudley councillor has spoken out to squash online allegations he was not being honest about his past.

West Midlands Ambulance Service is celebrating the success of a youngster from Smethwick after impressing them so much during a year-long placement scheme that he’s now been offered an apprenticeship in the service.

The Severn Valley Railway’s O Gauge Get Together returns to The Engine House at Highley over the weekend of 18–19 October.

West End actress Lara Denning will take over the role of Caz, in the Steps musical, 'Here & Now' for its run at Wolverhampton Grand in March 2026.

A new podcast that promotes the voices of Walsall residents has officially launched, with the first episode now available to stream on Spotify and YouTube.

The MP for Walsall and Bloxwich has called on Walsall Council to ‘think again’ over its decision to sell the leather museum building.

The starting gun was fired for the local election campaign in Sedgley after a high-profile campaigner joined the race.

One in two women over 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis, but Dudley Council is offering sessions to help people keep fit for longer.

Richard Parker, the Mayor of the West Midlands, is offering parents free bus rides to help cut the cost of keeping children busy this half-term.

Halesowen College is delighted to announce its first Open Day of the academic year, taking place on Saturday, 11th October between 10am and 4pm.

The borough tip in Stourbridge will close earlier on Mondays from October 1 as winter opening hours come into operation.

Walsall Council’s Bereavement Services team has been named ‘Team of the Year – Cemetery and Crematorium Service’ at the prestigious APSE Service Awards 2025.

Dudley Council spends an average of two-and-a-half thousand pounds getting a vacant property ready for a tenant.

Diversity, the UK’s most successful dance group, is set to open a fantastic new dance studio in Birmingham city centre next month.

The sensational feel-good musical Mamma Mia will embark on a new UK tour, which opens at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre in October 2026.

The leader of Dudley Council has hailed the town centre’s regeneration programme, as a new leisure destination opens its doors.

A Halesowen shop owner has been convicted for selling illegal vapes to children, following an investigation by Dudley Council’s Trading Standards team.

Dudley Council is employing security guards after protestors gained access to the Council House while a meeting was taking place.

Dudley Council is facing calls from Reform UK to release a report on the failed sale of a leisure centre.

Now in its twenty second year, Recycle Week is the nation’s biggest annual celebration of recycling.

A £1.1 million refurbishment which has increased the seating capacity for mourners at Gornal Wood Crematorium has been completed.

A major new investment body aimed at transforming Birmingham and the West Midlands has been launched.

The Severn Valley Railway is offering two brand-new events for Christmas, with services starting on 29 November.

Birmingham Botanical Gardens is inviting the city’s partygoers to swap crowded clubs and noisy pubs for something altogether more magical this Christmas.

UK street food pioneers, Digbeth Dining Club will open a new canalside dining and event venue in the Black Country early next year.

An appeal from Aldi against Dudley Council’s refusal to allow an extension of their store in Wollaston has been allowed.

Dudley’s top officer says the council should be more transparent after targets for answering freedom of information requests were missed.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service Student Paramedic is walking nearly 100 miles to raise awareness for baby loss.

A new coffee shop is set to open at a historical visitor attraction in Wordsley next month.

Dudley’s leaders defended cuts to staffing levels after being told their plan to save £61m is hitting services.

The previous Mayor of Dudley, Councillor Hilary Bills has celebrated raising almost £40,000 for local charities during her Mayoral year.

A statement has been released by the Leader of Sandwell Council, following the "racially motivated" rape of a Sikh woman in Oldbury on 9th September.

Work has started on-site in preparation for a brand-new £24 million Haden Hill Leisure Centre.

Multi award-winning West End star, Carrie Hope Fletcher will lead the cast of the upcoming UK tour of Waitress when it opens at Birmingham Hippodrome next April.

Dudley is dealing with more than one person per week who is at risk of being radicalised into terrorism.

Dudley Council’s leader has confirmed the authority will cut charges on its car parks by the end of September.

Dudley Council has made “good sustained progress” in its improvement journey, its leader has said.

Major plans to open a new BOXPARK under historic railway arches in Digbeth are now no longer going ahead.

Dudley Council has accepted a plan for electric vehicle charging points after a previous design was rejected then approved on appeal.

A teenage boy has received trauma care from ambulance staff after being involved in a collision whilst riding an e-scooter in Wolverhampton.

The Canal & River Trust is opening the doors of its historic lock gate workshop at Bradley on Saturday 20 September as part of this year’s national Heritage Open Days celebrations.

Children can visit Dudley Zoo and Castle for free this autumn as the attraction launches a new discounted admission initiative for families.

Once facing the prospect of closure, The Civic in Brierley Hill has been transformed and hosts a packed entertainment programme with a renewed focus on audience experience and value for money.

A collaboration between a Smethwick charitable organisation and a local leisure provider is significantly improving the physical and mental well-being of participants.

Two recipients from Walsall will receive their British Empire Medal from the Lord Lieutenant for the West Midlands, at an Investiture in Birmingham on Thursday 25 September.

A Walsall man aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid into Gaza has spoken about life on board the mission.

A plan to add two storeys to a shop to make way for new flats has been rejected by a council.

A shop could lose its licence after it was fined £40,000 for employing an illegal worker.

Dudley Council’s adult social care services are set for a major shake-up with a focus on prevention rather than cure.

Two Darlaston councillors who claim the community has been ‘sidelined’ over the spending of £20 million have set up their own decision-making board. 

Low staffing levels are one of the reasons why Dudley Council is falling behind on council tax collection according to a new report.

West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has called on industry leaders to help him draw up a plan to protect and revitalise the region’s important night-time economy.

Small to medium sized enterprises in Dudley borough are being encouraged to apply for grants through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

A Black Country Radio presenter has landed a daytime show on a national BBC radio station.

Sandwell council refused to let a vulnerable mother have her representative present at an important meeting and made serious and unsubstantiated allegations about both of them during an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

A 20 year-old man’s been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting in Bartley Green on Sunday.