Media Releases

A programme to convert all street lights on main roads in the borough to energy efficient LED will be completed in the next few months.

Fly-tippers and litter louts are being targeted in a hard-hitting campaign, which coincides with Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean.

Following a Parks for People (Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery Community Fund) funded project at Stevens Park, Quarry Bank, a unique opportunity has arisen for the lease of a new café on site.

Dudley Council has taken on devolved powers from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to address the issue of untaxed vehicles in the borough.

Dudley Council’s waste enforcement team and West Midlands Police clamped down on unlicensed waste carriers with a joint operation this week.

Dudley Council is thanking people from across Birmingham and the Black Country for supporting the region’s contribution to the annual City Nature Challenge.

Green-fingered residents are once again encouraged to down tools and log on to a virtual composting session next week.

The West Midlands Cycle Hire Scheme has been rolled out in Stourbridge with people being invited to enjoy their first 30-minute bike ride for free from today.

A landowner who ignored several requests to carry out safety repairs to his property on Colley Gate in Halesowen has been hit with a court order.

Free parking will remain on council-owned car parks in borough town centres to help boost footfall for traders preparing to re-open their businesses next week.

Residents living close to the tip in Wolverhampton will no longer be able to use the site from April 1 after the agreement was ended.

A new taskforce could be created in the Black Country to drive forward major transport projects in the four boroughs.