Stories for 22 June 2000
Leisure
Stourbridge Earth Mysteries have booked mind-bending famous psychic Uri Geller to give a talk in the town later this year. more...
Warley Baptist Church will be singing 100 hymns to raise cash for Romania, this Saturday. more...
Healer Geoff Boltwood will appear at two Stourbridge venues this week. more...
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A Belbroughton pub is launching its new monthly jazz night with a tribute to world famous jazz violinist Staphane Grappelli. more...
The frontman of former Stourbridge pop band Ned's Atomic Dustbin has announced he is quitting the music scene for good. more...
Heavy rock band Nexus will be supporting Kiss tribute Dressed to Kill at a gig in Stourbridge this weekend. more...
On a steaming night in June, man mountain Leslie West took to the stage at The Robin, Brierley Hill, and in minutes the walls and floor were heaving with what must surely be the biggest guitar sound in the world. more...
Kingswinford's Woodman Folk Club is playing host to America's finest sea-song duo William Pint and Felicia Dale. more...
Five talented borough school bands gave their all on a glorious summer day in the historic surroundings of Dudley Castle as part of Dudley Music Services Rock the Castle competition. more...
Promising Wordsley band Adverse Camber gave a strong sparkling performance when they played at The Shed in Brierley Hill. more...
The Mitre, Lower High Street, Stourbridge is host to live American country music, with well-known country hits. more...
Zeppelin will be strutting their stuff at Stourbridge's Rock Café on Friday. more...
Stourbridge College drama students will be performing at the town hall as part of Stourbridge Arts Festival next week. more...
News
Friends and family have paid poignant tributes to two Halesowen volunteers who worked tirelessly for mentally handicapped people. more...
A Cradley Heath businessman has offered to monitor CCTV cameras from his living room in a bid to deter vandals wreaking havoc at nearby playing fields. more...
Shoppers at Merry Hill took a break from filling their bags to take part in various activities organised by Stourbridge College. more...
Halesowen police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after three masked armed robbers forced staff at a town restaurant to hand over the night's takings. more...
A Saracens sponsored Stourbridge school will embark on its fifth major overseas rugby tour of the last decade next month. more...
Town tots will love a teddy bears picnic being staged at a Halesowen school this Saturday, June 24, at noon to raise money for a children's hospital. more...
Black Country entertainer Philip Soloman is the star of a video produced by a Kingswinford man. more...
Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP, Sylvia Heal, helped launch the Dudley summer reading relay last week. more...
Stourbridge MP Debra Shipley has been in talks with transport minister Keith Hill to provide money to help regenerate Stourbridge town centre. more...
Medium Val Smith will be at Wollaston Community Centre, Bridgnorth Road on Wednesday July 5 at 7.30pm. more...
A former Old Hill man who failed his 11-plus exams has been awarded the CBE for his services to further education. more...
Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs opens Oldswinford Primary School's fete on Saturday June 17, at 2pm. more...
A Halesowen man tied the knot with his bride in a Las Vegas chapel under the watchful eye of Elvis Presley. more...
Communicare wants to thank Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Wordsley people for making a success of its April jumble sale when more than £110 was raised. more...
The problem of travellers invading sites in Rowley Regis has been swiftly responded to by Sandwell council. more...
St Thomas's Church, Stourbridge, holds a community celebration of artefacts and flowers, from Friday June 30 to Sunday July 2, from 10.00am to 5.30pm. more...
Sandwell's mayor, councillor Jean Marston, will be at Blackheath Methodist Church charity auction, this Saturday. more...
Brierley Hill Primary School, Mill Street, youngsters will take the first steps into the world of work when they apply for jobs at Wheeler Tubes. more...
Corngreaves Primary School holds a summer fate, this Saturday, June 24. more...
A Stourbridge-based construction company has scooped a top building award, and employees were treated to a bottle of bubbly. more...
Young carers in Sandwell will receive welcome support from a new £300,000 Young Carers Centre thought to be the first in the country. more...
The Halesowen News Learn to Swim Campaign 2000 kicks off next week. more...
Gigmill Methodist Church hosts a flower festival, People of the Century, this Saturday and Sunday June 17 and 18, at 10am. more...
The long awaited re-match between Blackheath Market and Barclays Bank will kick off, today, Thursday. more...
An intensive seven-week swimming course for the slightly older person runs each Wednesday until July 19 at Stourbridge's Crystal Leisure Centre. more...
A state-of-the-art `green' housing estate, built in Sandwell, had a royal seal of approval after a visit by Prince Edward and his bride. more...
Tributes have poured in following the death of a 69-year-old Stourbridge woman who revolutionised the beauty industry. more...
Caring pupils at Hasbury CE Primary School have signed up to a police initiative aimed at cracking down on bullying and anti-social behaviour. more...
A Stourbridge woman with a head for heights abseiled down Tower Bridge in London to raise cash for charity. more...
Stourbridge will be brimming with attractions and entertainment this weekend when Dudley's Borough Festival comes to town. more...
A Halesowen scout band will be hosting its 11th annual marching band competition this Sunday. more...
Next weekend the fun moves to Brierley Hill where the town will be filled with street entertainers and water enthusiasts learning to canoe or enjoying canal boat rides at the Waterfront. more...
Students at Leasowes Community College followed in the footsteps of the `Ground Force' and `Changing Rooms' teams for two activities days. more...
Hundreds of music fans basked in blazing sunshine to watch hot rock bands play at Sounds in the Park, which kicked off the third Stourbridge Arts Festival this week. more...
The new Mucklow office park will be officially opened by Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP, Sylvia Heal, tomorrow, friday, at 1.15pm. more...
A kind-hearted 92-year-old Stourbridge woman has a double reason to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the end of World War II. more...
Budding Picassos in Halesowen will be showing off their artistic talents today, Thursday, at their school's first art exhibition. more...
Stourbridge people are being given the chance to organise various activities for the community. more...
Halesowen Magistrates Court will be saying a sad farewell to its deputy clerk when he retires tomorrow, Friday. more...
Pedmore children will have the chance to dress up and take part in various activities when St Peter's Church, Pedmore Lane hosts its tots' service. more...
A fantasy themed Millennium garden part-funded by lottery cash is to be unveiled tomorrow, Friday, as a tribute to a retiring headteacher. more...
Youngsters from Halesowen and Rowley Regis are being encouraged to enter a national essay competition for a trip to America. more...
Stourbridge Bridge Club results for the week ending Friday June 10: more...
Star Trek-mad Carol Whiston is appealing for volunteers to help top the £3,400 already raised towards the life-saving device for Wordsley Special Care Baby Unit. more...
The Old Swinford Hospital school cricket team has been praised, after winning its seventh consecutive match. more...
Residents who are paying for officials to sign documents, such as passports, can now take them to cllr Biil Thomas, who has said he will sign them for free. more...
Children from Clent CofE First School took part in a theatre-in-education project on the Clent Hills this week. more...
Pupils at Reddall Hill Primary School are getting ready for a fundraising dance concert to raise cash for their school. more...
The Old Swinford Hospital School's summer fete will be held on Saturday July 1 at noon on the school grounds. more...
A Kingswinford mother may have to close the toddler group she has been running due to diminishing numbers. more...
Thousands of pounds is up for grabs in the Halesowen News-backed Dudley Train-ing and Enterprise Council Business Awards. more...
Six jobs will be created when a Stourbridge company marketing vitamins for family pets opens in Brierley Hill. more...
North and southbound motorists on the M5 between Oldbury and Halesowen are being reminded of the 40mph limits due to roadworks. more...
Audnam's Volkswagon dealer has applied to Dudley Council planners to use land opposite their garage to sell used cars. more...
Age Concern is hosting an afternoon social today, Thurs-day, in Cradley Heath. more...
Council planners have received an application from the governors of King Edward VI College to install temporary office accommodation in Stourbridge town. more...
Two artistic Hurst Green Primary School youngsters have scooped first prizes in a children's art competition organised by the Friends of the Leasowes. more...
An application to display an illuminated stainless steel crucifix cross on a Stourbridge church's gable wall has been submitted to Dudley Council planners. more...
Sandwell Council spent more than £530,000 paying for town hall democracy - £1.85 for each person in the borough. more...
Communicare is welcoming people to attend their meetings at Kingswinford Methodist Church, Stream Road. more...
Friends and family will be celebrating the life of a remarkable Halesowen brigadier awarded the MBE for her devotion to the Salvation Army. more...
A new scheme to protect swans has been opened by the mayor of Sandwell. more...
A Norton couple tied the knot in a Las Vegas Chapel under the watchful eye of Elvis Presley. more...
Artistic Halesowen tots are celebrating after scooping prizes in a Postman Pat colouring competition organised by town libraries. more...
A Stourbridge group fighting to give the town its own council has amassed almost 2,000 signatures on its petition. more...
Four Earls High Pupils will represent the UK in the world showband championshipin Calgary, Canada. more...
A Wordsley councillor has praised a school for its efforts to run a summer fete in place of this year's village carnival. more...
Year nine youngsters at Leasowes Community College held a `campaign fair' to raise money for favourite charities. more...
Stourbridge students became budding Michelangelos to bring a flavour of Italy to the town centre. more...
A Stourbridge secondary school has made the top 50 of a new league table of schools which are defying the poverty trap and scoring impressive GCSE results. more...
A massive £30m bid has been lodged by Sand-well Council to back trailblazing plans to boost learning across the borough. more...
Gigmill Primary year two pupils are expected to excel in history this term, after spending the day as Victorian schoolchildren. more...
A deaf Halesowen seven-year-old was one of only two Girls' Briagde members across the country to receive an award for her courage. more...
Kingswinford residents gathered belongings together for a street collection to raise money for charity. more...
Budding artists can show off their talent in a nationwide competition. more...
Police are appealing for witnesses after burglars broke into the roof of Stourbridge's Catalogue Bargain Shop last week. more...
Quinton councillor John Chapman met Birmingham pupils to talk about food poisoning as part of National Food Safety Week. more...
A Belbroughton piggery could be converted into two houses under proposals made to Bromsgrove District Council last week. more...
An Oldbury solider has received an MBE from the Queen after visiting Buckingham Palace last week. more...
A 90-year-old Stourbridge man is to meet the Queen to receive his MBE for services to the crystal glass industry - 47 years after he showed Her Majesty around the factory where he worked. more...
Youngsters at Four Dwellings Nursery will take part in a celebratory day with certificates given for their achievements. more...
Scorching sunshine pulled in the crowds to the town's Victorian Street Fair last Saturday. more...
A 90 year-old Kingswinford man was awarded an MBE on Saturday for his services to the League of Friends of Russell's Hall Hospital, Dudley. more...
An Oldswinford man was awarded an OBE in recognition of his services to the environment, science and technology. more...
A Wollaston church has finally been fully renovated after undergoing 14 extensions spanning 34 years. more...
The controversial planning application for the development of a Wetherspoons pub in Lye High Street is on the agenda for the planning meeting on Monday July 3. more...
MP for Dudley South Ian Pearson has welcomed new steps to ban fox hunting in the 21st century. more...
Stourbridge MP Debra Shipley has backed an anti-dog fouling campaign initiated by concerned mothers to enforce the Dogs Fouling of Land Act 1996. more...
Winners of the Postman Pat colouring competition run by Dudley borough libraries have been announced. more...
A Lye-based company's profits have not fallen, despite the strong pound, thanks to buoyant business overseas. more...
A Conservative parliamentary candidate for Stourbridge has joined the campaign of opposition to the muted proposal to close Stourbridge County Court. more...
Stourbridge Spiritualist Church has a flower festival from Saturday June 24 to Monday June 26 from 10.30am until 5.30pm. It will be opened by Debra Shipley MP at 11am. more...
When the Shenstone Theatre, for last Wednesday's Tesco meeting, is standing-room only, something is up. The vibes coming from the audience were unmistakable. If Tesco had any supporters they were keeping a very low profile. more...
Following a recent report by TBF, the teacher support network, I was extremely concerned to learn that an estimated 20 per cent of teachers have experienced aggression from pupils within the last two years. more...
In view of Councillor Harold Jackson's extremely negative letter to your readers last week, I would put forward the following points. more...
A Dudley man who failed his 11-plus exams has been awarded the CBE for his services to further education. more...
Concern is mounting over the well-being of a missing 12-year-old Kates Hill boy who suffers from epilepsy. more...
The News Group's Internet site is to be expanded and updated twice daily with news after figures revealed a staggering 100,000 pages served already this year. more...
A group of businesses are being kicked out of their base at a Sedgley nature centre. more...
The widow of a residents' campaigner was joined by family and friends for the official opening of a memorial garden. more...
A Sedgley woman's `hobby' in helping to run an illegal radio station has cost her more than £3,000. more...
A Sedgley man has been told he can keep a controversial security camera outside his home. more...
Bosses at borough radio station Blaze FM are hoping to join up with a big-name broadcasting company to strengthen their bid to secure a permanent full-time licence. more...
Brierley Hill clubbers will have a new venue to check out when an £800,000 nightclub opens its doors on July 13. more...
Thousands of pounds are up for grabs in the News Group-backed Dudley Training and Enterprise Council Business Awards. more...
Ian Pearson has pledged to vote to ban fox hunting when MPs are given a free vote on the issue in the House of Commons. more...
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Another event has been added to the build-up of the Dudley Carnival - set to return to Grange Park after a two-year absence on Saturday August 12. more...
Dudley's Borough Festival focuses on North Dudley this weekend with two days of events. more...
A Dudley church is turning to the world wide web to spread the Christian message. more...
Fed-up Woodsetton residents being terrorised by gangs of youths have told police: "We've had enough." more...
Two Dudley teams are gearing up for the challenge of a lifetime - to reach Britain's three highest peaks within 24 hours. more...
Dudley College has scooped a £22,250 grant from the Further Education Funding Council to develop an innovative project involving palm-top computers. more...
A Russells Hall Hospital worker ended up in casualty on her day off after a cycling mishap on a canal towpath. more...
A top Dudley hotel is launching a major recruitment drive with the success of its new meetings and events facility. more...
A Dudley College computer technician with a head for heights raised more than £270 for charity. more...
Police investigating an armed post office raid which left a Wall Heath robber dead are looking at links with similar violent crimes. more...
Detectives hunting for the mum of an abandoned baby have had just six phone calls offering possibe help. more...
A robber armed with a three to five inch blade held up a petrol station in Stourbridge yesterday afternoon. more...
Dudley Community Health Council has won support from MPs for a new cardiac unit at Russells Hall Hospital. more...
Stourbridge's MP is opening Robin Wood Centre's summer fair on Saturday at 1.30pm. more...
Stourbridge firefighters were called to tackle a chip pan blaze at a home in Wollaston yesterday (Wednesday). more...
The Essential Skills Centre at Stourbridge College, Hagley Road, is offering free advice to students who need help with their GCSE exams. more...
Stourbridge fire crews were alerted to another skip fire in Lye last night. more...
Officers looking for a missing Kates Hill schoolboy are hoping to use the police helicopter in the search this afternoon. more...
Policing matters in the Gornal, Sedgley, Brierley Hill and Coseley areas are set to be discussed tonight. more...
The search is on to find Dudley's best personal assistant or secretary. more...
Norton Liberal Democrat councillor David Sheppard slammed the council for not naking sure Mary Steven's Park is properly patrolled and for failing to have the water feature working. more...
Conservative Party activists cheered the news that the constituency is listed as one of the Tory Party's top targets for the next general election. more...
Stourbridge drama group Times Delight and Friends will be presenting a unique evening of music, poetry, prose and song next month as part of Stourbridge Arts Festival. more...
The News Group is giving its readers the chance to vote for their favourite local business. more...
West Midlands business leaders are convinced the region's road and transport infrastructure is set for major investment worth millions when the Treasury announces funding results in July. more...
A Hagley man who stopped pulling pints to raise cash for good causes is taking part in the challenge of his life to help a cerebral palsy charity. more...
A Norton man, his three police pals and other West Midlands Police officers, got on their bikes and took part in a sponsored cycle on Friday. more...
Germbusters were on hand when Stourbridge College cookery students cleaned up for National Food Safety Week. more...
Police are warning pensioners to be extra vigilant after an 86-year-old Stourbridge woman was duped by a robber posing as a water board official. more...
A planning proposal for cash machine and anti-ram bollards outside Dillons' Hagley Road, Oldswinford, store has been made to the council. more...
Pacegrade Joinery Ltd of Providence Street, Lye, has applied to the council for permission to build a two-storey extension to provide additional office space. more...
Ridgewood High School pupils have been praised for their successes in athletics. more...
Budding hypnotherapists can take part in a ten-week course run by Stourbridge-based Jayne Whitehouse. more...
Kinver's Edgecliff School Association holds a bric-a-brac sale this weekend. more...
Country and Western fans can learn how to line dance with classes in Wordsley. more...
Buckpool School, Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley, is running a programme to teach more...
Brierley Hill clubbers will have a new venue to check out when an £800,000 nightclub opens its doors on July 13. more...
A Stourbridge financial expert passed on tips to businesspeople at the West Bromwich office of chartered accountants Clement Keys. more...
Dudley business leaders accused the Government of creating an economy of high taxation, at a meeting with top level civil servants from the Treasury. more...
Stourbridge MP Debra Shipley wants children to enter an essay contest and win a trip to America to visit the White House. more...
Green-fingered Summerhill School, Kingswinford, youngsters were joined by Heart FM to build a picnic area in the grounds of their school this week. more...
Dudley South MP Ian Pearson has pleaded with the government to buy UK-built cars following figures showing several departments are not buying British. more...
Ridgewood High School head Ian Maddock has thanked everyone for their donations to the Millennium Peace Garden. more...
Councillors have asked for police patrols to be stepped up at Chawn Hill Close following repeated reports of vandalism. more...
Eighteen starter industrial units are to be built in Brierley Hill after councillors approved plans on Monday. more...
A Russells Hall Hospital worker ended up in casualty on her day off after a cycling mishap on a Stourton canal towpath last week. more...
A 29-year-old Wordsley man was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a four-car smash on the A449. The accident happened at around 4.45pm on Saturday June 17 near the Whittington Inn. more...
Pupils at St James' School, Wollaston were put through their paces last week as part of an initiative to keep the art of skipping alive. more...
A Stourbridge construction company is undertaking a £2.1m environmentally friendly refurbishment programme at flats in West Bromwich. more...
Fundraisers are facing an uphill struggle to collect cash for a much-needed re-vamp to Kinver Sports and Community Centre. more...
Old Hill CC stormed into the semi-finals of the Birmingham League Knockout after a convincing win over Norton Taverners last night. more...
Ridge Primary School pupils were all invited to go mad for a PTA fundraising event recently. more...
Firefighters were called to a chip pan fire in Quinton last night after a hungry homeowner fell asleep watching football on TV. more...
A Cradley Heath firm will be shut down for several days after a factory fire this morning which caused 50,000 worth of damage. more...
Quinton residents keen to keep up-to-date with issues that concern them should go to the ward committee meeting being held tonight (Thursday). more...
Age Concern is hosting an afternoon social today (Thursday) in Cradley Heath. more...
Copy of Letter Sent to Graham Isherwood, Dudley MBC. more...
Re: Your article `Frustration at turnout'. more...
It is almost unbelievable that Cllr Abdul Qadus and a few residents of Lye are objecting to Wetherspoons plans for a pub in the High Street. more...
Copy of a letter to Acting Group Manager, Lord Chancellor's Department, Birmingham. more...
I noticed a report about plans to build a new day hospital on the land behind Corbett Hospital. more...
I am looking for relatives of my father - Sam Summers. more...
On Thursday I had occasion to turn off Stourbridge Ring Road and turn left into Birmingham Road. Upon reaching Bagley Street/Road I turned left and noticed diversion signs but it was not clear what they were for. Halfway up Bagley Road, the diversion signs ended. Only at that point does it make obvious that Caledonia is shut except to house frontages. more...
An armed robber was left for dead by his partners-in-crime in Wall Heath following a bungled post office raid. more...
The boss of a Kinver village store is offering a £1,000 reward for information following an armed robbery during which a heavily pregnant shop assistant was attacked. more...
Four Hagley students played in front of a 20,000 crowd at Twickenham this month when they represented Stourbridge U14 RFC. more...
Newsquest has appointed a new digital media executive to oversee the company's burgeoning Internet business. more...
Forget the TV pundits. Forget the form book. Forget what your know-all mates reckon. There's only one true way of predicting results in Euro 2000 - beer. more...
Saints Alive! The race to find the patron saint of the internet has been launched by the Catholic Church, according to reports. Catholic newspaper The Tablet, says priests and nuns are surfing for inspiration, with names in the frames including Saint Isidore of Seville and Saint Phillip The Apostle. more...
Britain is poised to have the world's most advanced online Government within two years. It's expected that 41 per cent of people will use the internet as their primary point of contact with government agencies, compared to just 31 per cent in the US, say researchers from Deloitte Research. more...
Tesco plans to open internet cafes in its stores in a bid to spread the internet revolution. Ten pilot cafes will be set up initially and the company is looking into ways of helping customers who are not computer literate. more...
A youngsters' version of the popular Ask Jeeves enquiry site, more...
Hospital bosses fear strike action by 500 workers could put £80m plans for three new hospitals in jeopardy - just months before building work is to start. more...
A father and son were injured, one rammed by a car, when they stopped a man from stealing their car - with an eight month old baby inside - from a Hagley lay-by as they chatted outside. more...
Four Hagley students played in front of a 20,000 crowd at Twickenham this month when they represented Stourbridge U14 RFC. more...
A Pedmore businessman has been disqualified from being a company director for two years because of the way he ran his Cradley Heath company. more...
The Robin Woods Centre, Scotts Road, is hosting an art show as part of Stourbridge Arts Festival. more...
Wordsley's Buckpool Adult Education centre is holding a free introductory computing session on Saturday July 8. more...
The following chemists are on duty this Sunday, June 25: more...
£100: 838671, E Collins, Ticket Sale; 132877, Ticket Sale; 885742, M Westley, Ticket Sale; 157490, D Hosier, Wollaston; 349535, P Davies, Wollescote. more...
The Halesowen fundraising branch for Mary Steven's Hospice raised £411 by running a snakes and ladders stall at the Halesowen Victorian Street Fair on Saturday. more...
Stourbridge Spiritualist Church is holding a flower festival in aid of Mary Stevens Hospice this weekend. more...
Organisers of the Mary Stevens Hospice summer fete are appealing for people willing to take part in a fun tug-of-war competition, and line dancing. more...
A top Dudley hotel is launching a major recruitment drive with the success of its new meetings and events facility. more...
Borough bike enthusiasts can put on their cycling shorts and take part in a healthy ride. more...
Borough book worms can relax in the knowledge that a new one-to-one system means the physically impaired can have books delivered to their homes. more...
Cancer Support members will be holding their AGM on Thursday June 29 in the Great Hall of the Dudley Campus of the University of Wolverhampton. more...
The Great Wall, Ming tombs and Tianamen Square were some of the amazing sights a Wordsley policeman took in during his sponsored cycle around China. more...
A fundraising open day held at Wollaston Methodist Church raised £620 for the Debra Appeal, for children with a painful genetic skin condition. more...
Worcestershire Guide Association has organised a fundraising `hopathon' as part of the Sharing Together Opportunities for Memorable Projects (STOMP) 2000 appeal. more...
A Kinver playgroup assistant is swapping her hectic work schedule for the tranquility of the South Coast after 23 years of running around after children. more...
Young borough artists can take part in a competition run by the Department of Social Services. more...
The Chairman of a Lye-based engineering company has resigned amidst the announcement of an Inland Revenue investigation. more...
Earth, smoke, fire and a lot of clay is on the agenda for a Hagley potter after being selected from more than 200 applicants, to show her work at a top festival. more...
West Midlands Euro MP Philip Bradbourn, slammed proposals for European road charging, claiming it could be a disaster for car manufacturers. more...
The Chawn Hill Christian Centre's missionary group, Café.net, will be heading for Croatia this Saturday, June 24. more...
Remlane Properties Ltd has submitted a planning application to the council to improve safety for drivers visiting its Lye factory and offices. more...
The Lye Pheonix National Council for Divorced and Separated meets every Wednesday and is looking for new members. more...
The Stourbridge St John Ambulance headquarters in Bromley Street, Lye, is set to get a complete re-vamp next week. more...
Four Stourbridge police officers have been commended for bravery after tackling a knife-wielding drunk at his Penfields home. more...
Council planning chiefs have 28 days to decide whether to refuse an application to build a ground floor level telecommunications equipment cabin in Stourbridge. more...
Volunteers are needed for the West Midlands region's health service watchdogs - Community Health Councils. more...
Wollescote residents raised more than £40 to help diabetes sufferers across the country. more...
Clent Amateur Dramatic Society gave £100 from its latest show to an appeal to help a seriously ill Hagley man raise funds for potentially lifesaving treatment. more...
Tickets are now on sale for the Stourbridge Motor Cycle Club's Woizel Rally 2000 to be held at the Royal Oak, Alveley, Nr Bridgnorth. more...
Clent Mums and Tots group meets every Monday at 1.15pm at the parish hall, Church Avenue, Clent. more...
Arsonists set fire to a children's play area at a Blakedown school on Sunday, causing £1,500 of damage. more...
Hundreds of villagers were expected to pack the streets of Wordsley today to pay their last respects to a popular businessman and jazz musician who died of cancer. more...
A new multi-million pound plan to restore a 900-year-old Cradley Heath park to its former glory should soon be under way. more...
Dudley Council is crying out for foster carers in the Stourbridge area as part of the government's first ever national recruitment campaign. more...
A permanent reminder of the pupils at an Oldbury school has been created in a Millennium wall. more...
Green fingered Stourbridge people can get their hands dirty at a practical gardening course. more...
A Halesowen nurse named `Nurse of the Millennium' has been awarded the CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. more...
Children were left heartbroken after an Aladdin bouncy castle worth £1,500 vanished from a Kingswinford pub last week. more...
Oldbury shopkeepers are joining police in a battle to stop shoplifters. more...
Eleven workers at a Brierley Hill steel firm will lose their jobs when the plant relocates to Wednesfield. more...
Sport
Swindon wicketkeepr and skipper Stuart Marsh is likely to be out for the rest of the season after slipping of a running machine and twisting his knee cap. more...
Versatile back-row forward Ian Langford has been named as the man to lead double-winners Dudley Kingswinford in their first season in the national leagues. more...
Halesowen CC South African left-arm spin bowler Paul Harris put in a stunning display on Saturday taking eight wickets to destroy WB Dartmouth. more...
Stourbridge CC's new boys led them to only their second league win of the season on Saturday. more...
Dudley kickboxer David Hylton has been showing his pupils the way by taking the British Middleweight title at the semi-contact chamionship. more...
Club Cradley Heath LP Heathens blew it against Somerset Rebels losing 55-35. more...
Hagley CC skipper Andy Hadley promoted himself up the order to bolster the batting line up against neighbours and table-toppers Himley on Saturday. more...
Bournville and Dudley Bears' talents will be tested to the full when they entertain an American college side in August. more...
Oldswinford beat neighbours Coombs Wood by three wickets on Saturday reducing them to 115 with Ant Brewer taking 4-22 off 12 overs. more...
Enville CC hit their highest first wicket partnership for three years but could not overcome a stubborn Amblecote and Wollaston outfit. more...
Stourbridge sprinter Melinda Cooksey won the 100m at Derby on Saturday representing West Midalnds Schools. more...
Romsley CC continued their 100 per cent winning run in games they have completed by thrashing Harborne on Saturday. more...
Halesowen Swimming Club juniors are looking good for a place in the league finals after another home win. more...
Himley made it seven straight wins a row to move 43 points clear at the top of the Birmingham and District second division. more...
Halesowen Town are still waiting on Paul Birch and Ash Brown to sign new contracts. more...
The Oseland brothers made it a bumper weekend for Netherton CC with bat and ball. more...
Stourbridge Social visit Hanley Castle-Upton on Saturday and entertain Kingsbury Spartans on Sunday (both start 2pm). more...
Old Cross player Dean Robbins failed to make it a double losing the Dudley and District Junior final to Phillip Smith, writes Mike Wakelam. more...
Stourbridge fencer Steve Potter claimed a bronze medal in the sabre at the Wrexham Open. more...
Stourbridge Racketball team made a flying start to the West Midlands Summer League. more...
Enville Golf Club results, LGU Medal, division one: VA Taylor 67; HL Seager 71; A Turner 72; ME Sneyd 72. more...
New Stourbridge head coach Phil Maynard has targeted the club's youth set up as crucial for future success. more...
Halesowen CC South African left-arm spin bowler Paul Harris put in a stunning display on Saturday taking eight wickets to destroy WB Dartmouth. more...
Dudley Town manager's player of the year is defender Phil Male and player of the year is defender Bernie Gethins. more...
Versatile back-row forward Ian Langford has been named as the man to lead double-winners Dudley Kingswinford in their first season in the national leagues. more...
Old Hill CC moved third in the Birmingham and District Premier after beating a Coventry side led by former Sky Blues goalkeeper Steve Ogrisovic. more...
