Dudley news, page 2


Thomas Hickman plays it by the book

Dudley’s ‘Karate Kid’ Thomas Hickman has been playing it by the book ahead of his trip to Azerbaijan for the junior European championships.


Weekly bin rounds stay as councils bid for cash

Weekly bin collections are to be protected in parts of the West Midlands as councils bid for millions of pounds of Government cash to maintain the number of rounds. Fortnightly rounds will stay in South Staffordshire.


Warning as snow forecast for West Midlands

A severe weather warning was today issued for the West Midlands, with heavy snow expected to blanket the region over the weekend.


Pudding bowl attack on wife by councillor

A councillor has admitted assault after throwing a pudding bowl at his wife’s head – sparking calls for him to resign.


Uncollected taxes bill hits £100m for region

Around £102 million of council tax and business rates went uncollected in the West Midlands last year, a new study has found.


Fear early and late trains could be cut

Train services in the Black Country and Staffordshire could be cut when the deal to run the West Coast Main Line is renewed later this year, it emerged today.


Hundreds attracted to apprentice showcase

Apprenticeships are the hot career path for Black Country and Staffordshire youngsters worried about the prospect of hefty university fees as high as £9,000 a year – as a newly-launched recruitment event proved.


The shows must go on at the Civic

Wolverhampton Civic Hall will stage its second pro boxing show in as many months in March with a Midlands welterweight title fight at the top of the card.


Deal is signed for continental-style bar

A continental-style bar and restaurant will be built at a historic site in Dudley as part of town centre regeneration plans.


Grit mountain builds up due to mild winter

A grit mountain has built up in Staffordshire and the West Midlands, meaning there is surplus stock available for the current cold snap.

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