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Counterfeit Labubu dolls that were seized

Trading Standards crack down on counterfeit dolls in Dudley

Dudley Council’s Trading Standards team is issuing a renewed warning to consumers and businesses following the seizure of almost 100 suspected counterfeit Labubu dolls from a borough store.

Park Active volunteer Malcolm Charles with participants at Buffery Park

Autumn call for Park Active volunteers

Dudley Council is looking for new volunteers to join the popular Park Active initiative this autumn.

Illegal tobacco found in Stourbridge shop

Dramatic raid on shop as council makes 21 closures

Video footage of raid at a Stourbridge shop has been released by Dudley Council’s trading standards team today, as a warning to illegal traders.

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Kingswinford pub company ordered to pay £23k

A company that formerly ran The Cottage Inn on Kingswinford High Street has been ordered to pay more than £23,000, following a prosecution brought by Dudley Council at Dudley Magistrates’ Court last week.

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Free library summer holiday activities in Dudley

There are hundreds of free family activities available in Dudley Libraries this summer.

WMCA ACL award winners 2025

Two awards for the borough

A combined project between Dudley Council and Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (ICAN) and an individual learner using the council’s Adult and Community Learning team’s services have been recognised in this year’s WMCA Adult Learning Awards.

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Community reuse and recycling event

Dudley residents who have unwanted items that are too good to throw away can gift them to a community sharing scheme.

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Business owner fined for allowing a knife to be sold to a child

The owner of a Lye town centre store has been fined, after a chopper blade was sold to an undercover 15-year-old.

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Merry Hill Subway franchise guilty of food hygiene breaches

A Subway outlet on the lower mall of Merry Hill has been ordered to pay a total of £5,200, after its operator pleaded guilty to five offences under food hygiene legislation.

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Illegal tobacco gang jailed

An organised crime group who sold illegal tobacco have been jailed for over 12 years combined, following a case brought by Dudley Council’s Trading Standards.

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Suzan Holder book launch at Wordsley Library

Page-turning author Suzan Holder will be celebrating the launch of her new book What Would Dolly Do? at Wordsley Library on Thursday 17 July at 6.30pm.

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Black Country Day events in Dudley Libraries

Black Country Day is being marked in four Dudley Libraries with free special events aimed at celebrating the region’s rich cultural heritage, fascinating history and continuous evolution.