Dudley business gets first Korean order

Alloy Heat Treatment’s sales director Ian Perks

A Dudley business specialising in heat treatment of aluminium alloys has just secured its first order to South Korea.

Wheelie bins on way for Dudley homes

Thousands of homes across Dudley will begin receiving wheelie bins for household rubbish from July 1, it was announced today.

Suspected Dudley burglars' bin hiding place is wheelie rubbish

Three suspected burglars jumped into wheelie bins to try and hide from police.

Firefighter guard of honour for ex-mayor of Dudley

Firefighters formed a guard of honour at the funeral of a long-serving Dudley councillor today on what would have been his 76th birthday.

Terminally-ill man used fake licence in bid to ride motorbike

A terminally-ill man used a fake Bulgarian driving licence in a bid to spend the summer riding a motorbike, a court has heard.

Motorbike riders and dogs hurt in crashes across region

An air ambulance leaves the scene in Wednesbury. Image: Star reader Dave Hawley

Three motorcyclists were injured and a car load of dogs had to be taken to the vets in a weekend of crashes on the region’s roads.

Salon staff shock after car crashes into Hagley bus shelter

The aftermath of the crash in Hagley. Image: Nick Wood

A car left the road and ploughed through a bus shelter to strike the front of a hair salon in Hagley causing thousands of pounds of damage.

Woman, 21, stabbed in Sedgley attack

A woman was stabbed in the stomach in an early morning attack outside her home.

1,100 support petition on Territorial Army

More than 1,100 people have signed a petition supporting a threatened Territorial Army regiment, which has a base in the Black Country.

Dudley's Reanne Evans goes out of the Wuxi Classic

SPORT EMAIL PIC 250412Reanne Evans MLa.jpg

Dudley snooker ace Reanne Evans saw her hopes of facing a former world champion ended today as she lost a wildcard qualifier at the Wuxi Classic event in China.

Tommy Ghent told he will go the distance

Tommy Ghent has been told to expect to go the distance with Jay Morris in Birmingham on Friday - but Ryan Corrigan will miss the show through injury.

Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after Dudley smash

A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital following a crash in Dudley today.

Laser combat zone faces being axed amid landlord’s sale plan

A ‘laser combat’ zone that attracts around 6,000 youngsters a year faces the axe, after the business and three other companies were given their marching orders by their landlord.

Dying couple held hands in wreckage

John and Betty Hodgkiss, who were found holding hands in the wreckage of their car after a crash

A devoted elderly couple from the Black Country were found holding hands in the wreckage of a car crash which claimed their lives, their devastated family revealed today.

Russells Hall Hospital’s risk rating worsens after targets missed

Russells Hall Hospital’s risk rating has worsened after targets for accident and emergency waiting times and treatment for cancer patients were missed.