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Parents can keep their children busy this half term, with activities taking place across the borough.

The Mayor of Dudley has officially opened a new play area in the heart of Pensnett.

Six green care apprentices, who have undertaken horticulture and landscaping qualifications, were presented with certificates at a Dudley Council event yesterday.

Dudley Council has praised six green care apprentices, who have completed qualifications in horticulture and landscaping.

A new bin has been installed outside a Halesowen primary school following complaints from teachers and pupils about litter and dog fouling.

New ways of killing weeds in grass and flower beds could be adopted permanently after successful trials last year, a committee will be told.

Residents are being offered the chance to make an early start on getting their gardens ready for spring – by booking three extra fortnightly green waste collections between February and March.

Waste and recycling collections will largely go ahead as normal over the festive period, with one small change for people due to put their bins out on Boxing Day.

More than £2.5 million has been spent resurfacing roads and fixing potholes in the borough since April, new figures reveal.

Dudley Council has been shortlisted for a national award for its work in helping to rehabilitate young offenders.

A popular Dudley park will get a massive make-over with new equipment for children thanks to more than £59,000 worth of funding.

The Mayor of Dudley has praised a group of school crossing patrols who have clocked up more than 200 years’ service between them.