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Council rents car park to couple running landmark venue for £15k a year
A COUPLE who run a landmark art deco venue have finally reached an agreement with Sandwell Council to rent an empty car park opposite for £15k a year. Sandip and Dalveer Gillar spent more than £60k refurbishing The Regis on Reddall Hill Road.
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Driver tasered and arrested following police chase
A driver has been tasered and arrested following a police chase in Dudley. West Midlands Police Traffic Unit said they spotted an Alfa Romeo that had been stolen during the early hours from an address in Quinton. Officers spotted the car
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Best-selling author to help celebrate World Book Night at Stourbridge Library
BEST-SELLING Black Country based author Miranda Dickinson will be talking all things bookish at Stourbridge Library later this month. Miranda, who also writes under the name MJ White, has sold more than one million books worldwide. She’s a Sunday
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Young Reporter. Saltmine Trust take to the streets! Lydia Sharkey Halesowen college
On the 19th and 20th April, actors from the Saltmine trust, alongside a community cast, will take to the streets of Dudley in a modern re-telling of the Easter story. The Passion play of 2024 will be put on by the Saltmine Trust, a Christian
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Theatre company to bring retelling of the Easter story to the streets of Dudley
SALTMINE Theatre Company is bringing its unique retelling of the Easter story to the streets of Dudley next week. The Dudley-based creative arts charity will be performing a contemporary retelling of Jesus’ last days, death and resurrection live
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Move to turn fancy dress shop into flats approved – months after work carried out
A MOVE to turn a former fancy dress shop into flats has been given the green light by the council – 18 months after the work had already been carried out. Sandwell Council has approved a retrospective planning application asking for ‘permission
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Dozens of prosecutions in the West Midlands for begging in past five years
THERE have been dozens of prosecutions in the West Midlands for begging over the past five years, figures show. It comes as the Government faces criticism over parts of the Criminal Justice Bill, which will replace the Georgian-era Vagrancy Act
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More hospital admissions for liver disease in Dudley
THERE were more hospital admissions for liver disease in Dudley last year, new figures show. The charity Alcohol Change said tens of thousands of people are affected by alcohol-related harm every year. It added preventative measures and support
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Annual music festival to showcase college student talent
Halesowen College students are set to showcase their musical prowess at its annual Mayfly festival. The event is set for Thursday, May 9 at Halesowen Town Football Club, with bands composed of the college's music pupils primed to take centre stage