Upper Gornal news


Not even Fawlty Towers could ruin our big day

Black Country bride Faye Garrington has told how her dream Princess Di-style wedding did not quite go to plan at a Devon hotel with a “Fawlty Towers” style reputation.


Father killed in street row

A father has died after being floored by a single punch as his girlfriend and 10-year-old daughter looked on in a Dudley street.


Reader recommends – Italian restaurants

Find out which Black Country Italian restaurants were most recommended by our readers on Twitter and Facebook.


Libraries could be used to help plug public toilet gap

Toilets in shops and other buildings across Dudley could be opened up for use by the public under plans being considered by council chiefs.


My first car – MG TC – Jim Hickman

My first car: Peter Carroll speaks to Jim Hickman, whose first car was an elegant MG TC open top sports car.


War was just child’s play for cheeky James

Playing with bombs, collecting pieces of anti-aircraft shells and doing drawings in a Spitfire factory – for James Hickman the Second World War was like child’s play.


Children hurt in crashes in Upper Gornal and Rugeley

A teenage girl and a six-year-old boy were seriously injured when they were knocked down in separate road accidents.


Care home is being closed

A 36-place old people’s care home will close because Dudley Council says it needs £1million spending on it to bring it up to scratch.


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.


It’s a candlelit takeaway

Hungry customers were served by candlelight when the power failed at a Dudley takeaway.

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