Old Hill news


Traffic hope with parking changes due

Motorists are set to be banned from parking and waiting on several roads in Sandwell under plans to end years of misery at traffic blackspots.


Rockin’ Regis Suite is on market for £900k

A landmark rock ‘n’ roll venue in the Black Country is to be sold for almost £1 million.


Actress given Freedom of Sandwell

Award-winning Black Country-born actress Josie Lawrence was presented with the Freedom of Sandwell – and has shared the honour with the people of Old Hill.


Josie Lawrence to be made a freeman of Sandwell

Actress Josie Lawrence was hailed “a wonderful person” as councillors agreed to make her a freeman of the borough.


A notable double for Mike Hingley

As England get ready to battle for the Ashes Down Under, Old Hill’s promising young opening batsman Mike Hingley is celebrating a notable double.


Big-hitting Richard’s an award winner

Teenager Richard Lloyd left the opposition in a spin after claiming the final Express & Star-Hawk Cricket Player of The Month award of the summer.


Who’s for the chop in Midlands boundary changes?

Boundary changes at the next election might mean five MPs could lose their seats, as Daniel Wainwright reports.


Woman jumps from Old Hill home blaze

A woman had to jump from the first floor of a burning house while her two children had to be rescued by firefighters after a suspected arson attack on a Black Country home.


DJ Kenny Lee back to run revived club

The owner of cult music venue Old Hill Plaza is continuing his bid to bring back the magic by appointing the club’s former star DJ as manager.


Fifty firefighters tackle huge blaze

Flames up to 30ft high shot into the sky after arsonists sparked a fire that destroyed a Black Country recycling plant building.

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