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Dog walkers are free to explore more parts of the picturesque Himley Park after restrictions on a small part of the open space were lifted for the winter.

A key piece in Dudley’s £1billion regeneration jigsaw is about to slot into place with the sale of a piece of land paving the way for a new higher education campus.

A road in Dudley town centre will be closed for two weeks later this month - as work on the new £18m leisure centre gathers pace.

A free firework extravaganza will light up the sky on Bonfire Night across the borough as a thank you to the heroes of the coronavirus pandemic.

The addition of the upstanding remains of Dudley Castle to the Heritage at Risk register will open up new funding opportunities to secure the historic site for future generations, council and zoo bosses said today.

Councillors will be asked to back a spend of nearly £700,000 on improving green spaces around the borough’s canal and river network.

Family splash swimming sessions will be on at Dudley and Halesowen leisure centres over the school half-term holiday.

The 25-metre swimming pool at Crystal Leisure Centre is currently closed while heating maintenance works are carried out at the site.

A free drop-in sexual health screening service is running at Halesowen Leisure Centre in November and December.

The leader of Dudley Council today said plans for a new “university” must continue at pace as council bosses look set to consider details in a report next week.

Himley Hall’s famous Indulgent Afternoon Teas are returning this month (August) thanks to popular demand.

More than 1,000 cars parked up at Himley over the weekend - as the first ever drive-in cinema for years to be held in the grounds of the stately home was dubbed a roaring success.