Dudley News

The Dudley News is a complimentary local newspaper that has been catering to the Dudley community in the West Midlands, England, since February 1985. It took over from the Dudley Herald. The publication is currently under the editorial guidance of Paul Walker, while Chris Flavell oversees the sports section. The Dudley News is part of the Newsquest (Midlands, South) newspaper group.

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£1.8m boost to transform mental health care in the Black Country

3 days ago | dudleynews.co.uk | Matty Airey

The trust has a base at Trafalgar House in Dudley (Image: Google) A HEALTHCARE trust has secured £1.8 million to improve support for patients with complex mental health needs and offending histories. The Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHFT) received the investment from the Reach Out provider collaborative.
Dudley Council plans to cut watchdog committees

4 days ago | dudleynews.co.uk | Martyn Smith

Dudley Council House. Picture: Dudley MBC Dudley Council looks set to cut back on watchdog committees for the next year if councillors approve a structural shakeup. A meeting of the full council on May 15 will discuss changes which would introduce a system of four scrutiny committees to keep an eye on different departments within the authority. The restructure would mean the loss of six select committees with only the current Overview and Scrutiny Committee remaining in place.
HS2 £200m cash should go to Dudley Council says leader

4 days ago | dudleynews.co.uk | Martyn Smith

Cllr Patrick Harley on his feet during a full council meeting in April wearing a jacket he won in an auction at the mayor's ball. Picture Martyn Smith/LDRS free for LDRS use Dudley’s leader is calling on West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker to collect promised HS2 cash for the borough.
Women to face Sahara heat for Acorns Children’s Hospice fundraiser

4 days ago | dudleynews.co.uk | Matty Airey

2 1/1 NINE women have pledged to trek 50km across the Sahara to support a children's hospice. The group, known as the Sahara Sisters, will take on the four-day journey in October to raise funds for Acorns Children’s Hospice, with the expedition beginning in Tunisia and ending in Marrakech.
Search continues to find mystery girl who fell in tiger den in 1937

5 days ago | dudleynews.co.uk | Jack Rawlins

Tree surgeon Mick Harvey found this photo of a girl who had fallen into a tiger enclosure at Dudley Zoo in 1937. (Image: Harry Routh / SWNS) A FAMILY is still trying to find a mystery girl who fell into a tiger enclosure at a zoo 88 years ago after unearthing a remarkable photograph from 1937. Mick Harvey, 63, found the black and white photo during a clear-out when it fell from an old book which belonged to his mother.
Man charged with intent to supply heroin and cocaine after getting stopped on M5

5 days ago | dudleynews.co.uk | Olivia Warburton

Man charged with intent to supply heroin and cocaine after getting stopped on M5 (Image: West Midlands Police) A MAN has been charged with intent to supply class A and dangerous driving after he was stopped on a motorway in the Black Country. West Midlands Police apprehended the man after he tried to force the van he was driving its way out of being blocked in, before he tried running away, having ditched drugs.
Mound of foul-smelling rubbish illegally dumped at beauty spot

6 days ago | dudleynews.co.uk | Olivia Warburton

This pile of waste was dumped at Swanbrook Valley on Saturday (May 3) (Image: Cllr Adam Aston) OUTRAGE has been sparked after a mound of waste was found to have been illegally dumped near the entrance to a much-loved beauty spot in Dudley. A heap of rubbish was fly tipped near the entrance to Swanbrook Valley in Woodsetton last Saturday (May 3), with cardboard boxes, cooler boxes, plastic containers and more being left scattered across the area.
Two men left with ‘potentially serious injuries’ after motorway crash

6 days ago | dudleynews.co.uk | Olivia Warburton

Congestion on the M5 northbound as a result of the collision (Image: Motorway Cameras) TWO men sustained “potentially serious injuries” after a collision between two cars on a motorway earlier today. West Midlands Ambulance Service said crews were called to the M5 northbound to a road traffic collision between J2 for Dudley and J1 for West Bromwich. Two ambulances were sent and treated two men for “potentially serious injuries” before transporting them to hospital.
RECAP: M5 J3 Quinton and J2 Dudley crash causing delays

6 days ago | dudleynews.co.uk | Olivia Warburton

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Dudley Council leader says mayor should find promised cash

6 days ago | dudleynews.co.uk | Martyn Smith

Cllr Patrick Harley on his feet during a full council meeting in April wearing a jacket he won in an auction at the mayor's ball. Picture Martyn Smith/LDRS free for LDRS use Dudley’s leader is calling on West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker to collect promised HS2 cash for the borough.