Media Releases

Support for Fairtrade continues during lockdown with shoppers being encouraged to put a Fairtrade item in their real or virtual shopping trolley this month.

A major milestone has been reached in the Very Light Rail programme in Dudley with the completion of the test track.

Families from across Dudley borough are sharing and finding useful ideas for keeping busy during the lockdown half term break using #dudleystayshome

Dudley Council remains committed to boosting the borough’s affordable housing stock despite the pressures of building during a pandemic.

Dudley Council’s cabinet member for children and young people dropped by Revive Project in Dudley to meet volunteers putting together food parcels for families in need.

People in Dudley can still take advantage of symptom free Covid-19 testing in Dudley borough, with extended appointment times now available at some test centres.

Dudley Council’s fostering team continues their online search for new foster carers.

Rent has been halved for stall holders still operating on Dudley Market through lockdown, council bosses said today.

It’s National Apprenticeship Week – and Dudley Council is sharing success stories of people the local authority has taken on and helped onto the first rung of a career ladder.

Council bosses are praising faith and community groups for the ongoing support they are giving to families and vulnerable people in the run up to and over half-term.

Pub landlords in the borough have been advised they can offer a beer home delivery service to residents without falling foul of lockdown laws.

People across the region are playing their part in a virtual forest, in a bid to plant a new tree for every West Midlands resident by 2035.