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Halesowen Library in Dudley is starting a new board game club.

A former director of a Brierley Hill takeaway has been banned from being involved in the running of a food business, after being sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court.

From making bunny headbands, 3D cats and dog finger puppets to Lego construction, rattle and rhyme, board games, film shows and storytimes, there’s a wide range of free activities to keep the family happy in Dudley’s libraries this half term.

Dudley Council bosses have set out plans to reinstate community forum funding, with more than £240,000 earmarked for small community bids and events.

Brierley Hill Library is taking part in a World Book Day Costume Swap – a chance for anyone looking for a new child’s outfit to exchange it for one already used, completely free of charge.

Dudley’s trading standards team is advising businesses in the borough to be aware of their responsibilities when selling knives.

Dudley Council is rolling out its successful community toothbrush scheme to young people with special educational needs in the fight against child tooth decay.

Lye Library has reopened after major refurbishment.

A shop trader who sold illegal tobacco with four other men has been jailed for 34 months following a case brought by Dudley Council’s Trading Standards.

A pub director, who failed to ensure food safety and hygiene standards were correctly met at a premises where he was formally based, has been charged in court.

Changes to improve the Dudley Schools Library Service are being implemented this January.

A fraudster, who conned Dudley borough homeowners out of thousands of pounds for work he never intended to do, has been handed a lengthy sentence behind bars.