Top film stars Jacqueline Bisset, John Goodman and Anthony Head brought a touch of Hollywood glamour to Dudley while filming a new period drama.

The Black Country Living Museum is to close for 10 days while maintenance work is carried out on attractions at the well-known site in Dudley.

Work on a £10 million pound town centre development that will link two popular tourist attractions will start within weeks, it was announced today.

A new link road between two major tourist attractions in a West Midlands town is set to be one of the first projects built as part of a £10 million transformation, it was revealed today.

More than 200 new jobs will be created in Dudley as part of a £10million transformation of the Castle Hill district, it was revealed today.

A £4.5million grant to kick-start a five-year regeneration project in Dudley was today given the thumbs-up by finance bosses in Europe.

Work is under way on a £40,000 facelift of a replica 18th century steam engine central to the Black Country’s industrial heritage.

Up to seven jobs could be axed at the Black Country Living Museum under a shake-up of catering services at the popular tourist attraction, it has emerged today.

A replica of the Titanic anchor, forged in the Black Country almost a century ago, will take pride of place in its home town after councillors agreed to create a permanent monument to recognise the connection.

The historic former Royal Brierley Crystal factory is to be demolished within weeks as plans to build a £6million base for Dudley and Sandwell’s archives gather pace.