Dudley Zoo news, page 2


Vets to tackle stray horses in Tipton

Vets could be called in to sedate horses found roaming in Tipton in a bid to clear them from the streets.


Lewis family receive the best Christmas present

They work on Christmas Day so they can bring pressies in for their favourite animals.


Work is set to start on Dudley’s £10m link

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


Hannah follows in Laura’s Dudley Zoo footsteps

Trainee keeper Hannah Fellows, 16, has adopted lots of animals, become a member and did loads of ‘Keeper For a Day’ experiences in her pursuit to be a keeper at Dudley Zoo.


Work on new road linking Dudley’s museum and zoo to start

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.


£10m Castle Hill revamp to create 200 jobs

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.


£4.5m to kick-start big Dudley revamp

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.


Zoo keeper is off after 45 years in job

Zoo keeper Graham Chilton is raising a glass to celebrate his retirement after travelling to the four corners of the globe in his passion for animals.


Dudley Zoo keeper’s big gesture

A Dudley Zoo keeper went for the big gesture when proposing to his girlfriend – using a huge banner hung on the castle.


Meerkats not ‘simples’ to keep warns expert

They’re cute, comical and charismatic – and are the latest craze in West Midland pets following the “compare the meerkat” insurance adverts.

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