Articles

  • 1 week ago | stourbridgenews.co.uk | Olivia Warburton

    Abbi Blackford and Lucy Hobbins have been working at Georgina Scott Bridal for 10 and 12 years respectively and, after working their way up from the bottom, have taken over the reins from departing bosses Paul and Tracie Homer. The couple decided it was time for them to take a step back from the business but did not wish to sell it on, therefore chose to leave it in the capable hands of two dedicated longstanding employees.

  • 1 week ago | stourbridgenews.co.uk | Olivia Warburton

    Truly Scrumptious Tea Room took over the former Stuffed by Cartwright unit in Victoria Passage in September last year, opening up next door to the boutique of the same name. Owner Charlie Mainprice said her vision was to knock through to create one large gift-shop-tearoom hybrid store, however, she was instead left with the difficult decision to choose which business to keep open when the plans fell through.

  • 1 week ago | stourbridgenews.co.uk | Olivia Warburton

    Steve ‘Sport’ Griffiths from Quarry Bank decided to take on the epic Australian coast to coast challenge after a friend was diagnosed with breast cancer. But while planning the trip, which involves wild camping in the vicinity of deadly snakes and spiders, he was diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer, a type of head and neck cancer in October 2023.

  • 1 week ago | halesowennews.co.uk | Olivia Warburton

    2 1/1 PLANS submitted to Sandwell Council to build more homes near a new estate in Cradley Heath where residents say they have been “plagued” by problems have sparked concerns. Dunedin Homes, the developer behind the 53-home estate off Halesowen Road in Cradley Heath, wants to add six new houses to the development on a patch of land at the rear of the site.

  • 1 week ago | stourbridgenews.co.uk | Olivia Warburton

    The New Wellington on Brettell Lane was officially closed in 2022, however, will reopen this summer after new managers at the pub, Rio Cheadle and Lisa Curtis, have poured blood, sweat and tears into revamping the boozer. This is the pair’s first time trying their hand had managing a pub, determined to create a “home from home” family-friendly pub. Ms Cheadle said: “We both used to come here a lot when it was open, and we’ve been saying how much we would like to have our own pub for ages.

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