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Dudley flat with own ‘prison cell’ on the market to rent
A STUDIO apartment with its own ‘prison cell’ has gone on the market to rent in Dudley. The listing has gone viral due to the unusual feature – a remnant from the property’s former life as Dudley Police Station, which closed in 2017 and was converted
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Alcohol, drugs and suicide caused hundreds of 'deaths of despair' in Dudley
HUNDREDS of people suffered unnecessary 'deaths of despair' in Dudley over a three-year period, new analysis has found. The team behind the study called for greater action "to prevent deaths from drugs, alcohol and suicide", and said the Government
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Andy Street makes transport pledge
THE future of public transport in the West Midlands has been put firmly in the spotlight this week as the build-up to the mayoral election rumbles on. Speaking at the recently-opened University Station in Birmingham on Monday, Conservative candidate
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Work to convert troubled former pub can start
WORK to convert a troubled former pub into new houses looks set to move forward after sitting empty for years. The former Cock Inn in Dudley Road, Rowley Regis, is being converted into three new homes after plans were backed by Sandwell Council
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Halesowen police hit out at number of motorists speeding
HALESOWEN police have hit out at the amount of motorists flouting the limit after they conducted a Speedwatch operation. They conducted a Community Speedwatch on Brook Holloway and said they were "disappointed to see so many of you speeding."
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Nearly a third of repeat knife crime offenders in the West Midlands spared jail
NEARLY a third of repeat knife offenders in the West Midlands were spared an immediate jail sentence last year. New figures show across England and Wales nearly four in 10 people who were caught with a knife or offensive weapon for at least the