Media Releases

Parents who park dangerously outside borough schools could be fined – and even taken to court - in a new initiative being launched by Dudley Council and West Midlands Police.

A new painting capturing the spirit of the Black Country will hang in pride of place in Dudley Council House following a special competition to celebrate the region.

A pop-up parklet is to be created in Dudley town centre this month – and people can have their say this week on how it should look.

Three borough libraries have created a themed book display to celebrate Black History Month.

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.

A council tenant has been banned from having visitors to his home following complaints of anti-social behaviour and suspected criminal activity.

Borough parks are celebrating being a cut above the rest after being recognised as some of the UK’s best green and open spaces.

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.

Dudley Council has won a prestigious national award for toppling the “mattress mountain” in the borough.

A campaign which encouraged thousands of borough children to have the flu vaccine last year is set to return.

Pubs and social clubs in the borough have been instructed to avoid holding organised fireworks displays for Bonfire Night due to the coronavirus pandemic.