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Households in Dudley borough are being urged to play their part in the fight against climate change by reducing food waste, and they could save money in the process.

Work is set to begin on a new children’s play area at Himley Hall and Park later this month.

Trailers packed full of rubbish have been dumped in Lye as part of an organised crime racket which has cost more than £150,000 to clean up over the last five years.

More than 25,000 households have signed up for all year round garden waste collections in the first fortnight, figures reveal today.

People who live, work and shop in Brierley Hill are being reminded that resurfacing works are taking place in the town centre next month.

An order which cracks down on dog fouling and bans canines from fenced off children’s play areas has been extended.

Members will be asked to support the continued use of average speed cameras in Dudley borough at a meeting next week, while a new regional agreement is drawn up.

Residents will be asked to pay for garden waste collections from now on – but will get the service all year round.

Dudley Council has overseen two days of tree planting at the borough’s two National Nature Reserves.

Thirteen tonnes of waste were collected at Sedgley’s first pop-up tip as Dudley borough residents kicked off their spring cleaning.

A final hearing into an injunction banning street racing in the Black Country will be heard by the High Court next week.

Drivers have been warned they could be fined for parking in ‘advisory’ disabled spaces on residential borough streets as part of rule changes.