Halesowen

AN ancient custom will be relived in an armchair tour by Cradley historian Margaret Bradley. It was traditional for people to 'beat the bounds' of their community in May by walking around the different boundary markers and beating them with branches of ...

A BIG-HEARTED Halesowen shop assistant has been awarded Volunteer of the Year by the Salvation Army. James Felkins volunteers at the Hagley Road charity shop Hagley Street and beat off competition from hundreds of people across the country.

TRADESMEN working for Dudley Council have secured the right to be paid holiday at the level of pay they usually earned – not just at their contractual pay level. The 56 workers, including plumbers, electricians and carpenters, worked extra voluntary ...

A PARTIALLY sighted Halesowen College student has won a Dudley Youth Award for overcoming adversity. Business studies student Shakil Akbar is on track to achieve the top BTEC grade at level three and is also a valued member of the Student Union and ...

STOURBRIDGE'S Steven Pearce has announced his retirement from boxing after a reoccurring ear injury was at risk of leaving the 31-year-old partially deaf. 'The Fierce' was due to appear on Black Country Boxing and Hatton Promotions' co-promotion at ...

A NURSERY manager at a Halesowen pre-school playgroup, who is on long term leave, is at the centre of a police investigation. Laura Berry, manager of the playgroup based at Lapal Primary School, is being investigated over alleged harassment of a former ...