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Hero stem cell donor's girlfriend found to be potential lifesaver
JUST over two years ago a big-hearted Black Country football fan gave up the chance of a lifetime to see England play at Wembley in the Euro 2020 semi-final to donate stem cells. The story of how selfless Sam Astley chose instead to help save a
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Wordsley set to host first Christmas lights switch on
WORDSLEY is set to host its first Christmas lights switch on thanks to community efforts. Festive fun is planned at Wordsley Green on Saturday December 2 thanks to councillor Kerry Lewis, The Friends of Wordsley Parks, The Old Cat Pub and Thomas
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Vehicles stopped and seized as part of police day of action across Dudley
POLICE say they stopped more than 20 vehicles as part of a day of action in Dudley yesterday (Thursday November 23). Operation Advance saw 24 hours of intense police action taking place across the borough. As part of the action, officers from
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West Midlands Police chief disagrees with decision to increase force monitoring
THE chief constable of West Midlands Police has said he "completely disagrees" with a decision by an inspectorate to move the force into an enhanced level of monitoring. The decision was announced today (Friday) after the force was inspected by
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Dudley Community Award winners revealed in spectacular ceremony
The results are finally in for the highly anticipated Dudley Community Awards 2023. The winners were revealed in a glistening ceremony last night (Thursday, November 23) at the Copthorne Hotel in Brierley Hill. Guests were dressed in their
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Congestion likely in Gornal due to road works to fix water leak
HIGHWAYS chiefs have warned motorists to expect congestion in Gornal due to road works taking place to fix a water leak. South Staffordshire Water are undertaking repairs in Bull Street and temporary multi-way traffic signals have been installed
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More than 1,000 businesses folded in Dudley in 2022
MORE than 1,000 businesses in Dudley shut their doors for good in 2022, new figures show. In his autumn statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a range of tax cuts to aid businesses. This included making a tax break allowing firms to cut
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Busy Kingswinford road reopens after water leak work completed
WORK to stop a water leak on a busy road in Kingswinford has been completed and the road has now reopened, highways officials have confirmed. South Staffs Water has notified Dudley Council that its work has been completed in Stallings Lane.
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Road closure announced for Sedgley Christmas lights switch-on
VICAR Street in Sedgley will be temporarily closed to traffic this Sunday (November 26) for the Sedgley Christmas lights switch-on event. The restriction will be in place from 1pm to 9pm from the junction of The Priory to the junction of Dudley