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Dudley Council slammed as fallout starts over bar closure
DUDLEY Council has been slammed for financial mismanagement after announcing it is to close a flagship town centre bar. Brookes Bar and Bistro has lost ‘’substantial’ amounts of money since it opened in 2022 according to a councillor who has seen
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Footwear retailer shoezone to reopen Oldbury store this weekend
FOOTWEAR retailer shoezone is reopening its store in Oldbury this weekend. The store, which has relocated from unit 5 to unit 8a at Oldbury Green Retail Park, Oldbury Ringway, will offer a bigger selection for customers and a range of new brands
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Council to spend £450m on keeping homes up to standard
DUDLEY Council is to spend £450m on keeping homes up to standard after referring itself to the social housing regulator. In February 2023 the authority approved spending on a five-year plan to keep its housing stock up to decent home standards.
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Man arrested in Sandwell on suspicion of being a loan shark
A MAN was arrested on suspicion of illegal money lending after a police raid in Sandwell this week. The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) worked in partnership[ with officers from West Midlands Police to execute a warrant at an address
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Rogue roofer jailed after targeting elderly and vulnerable residents
A ROGUE roofer has been jailed for three years after targeting elderly and vulnerable residents in the Dudley borough. Steven Murphy, of Buryfield Road, Solihull, pleaded guilty at Wolverhampton Crown Court in January this year to fraudulent trading