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29/01/2025

Dudley Council’s highways chief claimed people are ‘not getting the truth’ in a fiery debate about potholes

Dudley Council’s highways chief claimed people are ‘not getting the truth’ in a fiery debate about potholes.

28/01/2025

Strictly Come Dancing star Wynne Evans has left the show's live tour after agreeing with the BBC to "take some time out" to prioritise his "wellbeing"

Strictly Come Dancing star Wynne Evans has left the show's live tour after agreeing with the BBC to take some time out to prioritise his wellbeing.

28/01/2025

The MP for Walsall and Bloxwich has slammed Network Rail over false promises made to improve accessibility at Bescot Stadium railway station which currently has no step-free access on any platform

The MP for Walsall and Bloxwich has slammed Network Rail over false promises made to improve accessibility at Bescot Stadium railway station which currently has no step-free access on any platform.

28/01/2025

A pot of community cash for good causes in Dudley borough is back in the council’s budget despite deep cuts being planned elsewhere

A pot of community cash for good causes in Dudley borough is back in the council’s budget despite deep cuts being planned elsewhere.

28/01/2025

Especially if it’s a two-drawer one…! 😮

28/01/2025

Young people across Wolverhampton will have the opportunity to watch a National Theatre production in their school hall as a production of 'The Leftbehinds' heads out on tour

Young people across Wolverhampton will have the opportunity to watch a National Theatre production in their school hall as a production of 'The Leftbehinds' heads out on tour.

28/01/2025

Music royalty, Beverley Knight and Will Young are topping the bill on 3rd July as part of The Warwick Sessions 2025

Music royalty, Beverley Knight and Will Young are topping the bill on 3rd July as part of The Warwick Sessions 2025.

27/01/2025

Dudley Council has done a u-turn on its decision to dispose of the mayor’s limousine during the latest round of cuts

Dudley Council has done a U-turn on its decision to dispose of the mayor’s limousine during the latest round of cuts.

27/01/2025

Campaigners fighting to ‘save’ the birthplace of Black Sabbath have called for a “lasting legacy” ahead of the Brummie band being given Freedom of the City

Campaigners fighting to ‘save’ the birthplace of Black Sabbath have called for a “lasting legacy” ahead of the Brummie band being given Freedom of the City.

27/01/2025

The Department for Education has refused to answer questions about its plan to destroy a Walsall woodland in order to build a new school, as a ‘perfectly viable’ school building stands empty nearby

The Department for Education has refused to answer questions about its plan to destroy a Walsall woodland in order to build a new school, as a ‘perfectly viable’ school building stands empty nearby.

27/01/2025

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day - and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Yesterday, the Mayor of Dudley joined other dignitaries in Sandwell to lay a stone in memory of those who died ❤️

27/01/2025

Plans which will see a crumbling Black Country leisure centre demolished as part of a £24m upgrade have been submitted

Plans which will see a crumbling Black Country leisure centre demolished as part of a £24m upgrade have been submitted.

26/01/2025

Rachel Reeves has said "no stone should be left unturned" in the Southport inquiry to stop anything so "appalling" happening again

Rachel Reeves has said no stone should be left unturned in the Southport inquiry to stop anything so appalling happening again.

26/01/2025

Donald Trump has said he thinks Sir Keir Starmer has "done a very good job" so far and said the pair will speak over the phone "over the next 24 hours"

Donald Trump has said he thinks Sir Keir Starmer has done a very good job so far and said the pair will speak over the phone over the next 24 hours.

25/01/2025

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a Birmingham schoolboy and six counts of assault, West Midlands Police said

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a Birmingham schoolboy and six counts of assault, West Midlands Police said.

25/01/2025

This week’s goes like this:

I have no feet, no hands, no wings, but I climb to the sky. What am I?

Let Simon know your answer before, lines close at 7:50!

25/01/2025

Catch Simon Wilson from 6pm, with two classics from Roy's Big 80s Playlist and the new one from Chappell Roan 🎵

Plus at 6:20 and is here from 7:40! ❓🎶

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25/01/2025

Prince Harry campaigners could bring private prosecutions against The Sun's publisher if police don't open a fresh probe

Campaigners who supported Prince Harry through his legal battle against News Group Newspapers (NGN) aren't ruling out the possibility that private criminal prosecutions would be filed if police don't…