Media Releases

Swift action by Dudley Council and the police has seen the immediate closure of a council property being used as a drug den.

Local people have received nearly £400,000 in emergency payments this winter, thanks to Dudley Council’s Household Support Fund.

A rogue builder who failed to complete gardening work and issue a refund to a Brierley Hill resident has been prosecuted in a case brought by Dudley Trading Standards.

Special sing-along showings of two hit film musicals will take place at Dudley Town Hall in March, with tickets now on sale.

New ways of killing weeds in grass and flower beds could be adopted permanently after successful trials last year, a committee will be told.

People are being asked to nominate unsung heroes in the borough for a Civic Award.

Residents are being offered the chance to make an early start on getting their gardens ready for spring – by booking three extra fortnightly green waste collections between February and March.

A former headteacher who fraudulently pocketed more than £23,000 from the coffers of a borough special school has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.

Waste and recycling collections will largely go ahead as normal over the festive period, with one small change for people due to put their bins out on Boxing Day.

More than £2.5 million has been spent resurfacing roads and fixing potholes in the borough since April, new figures reveal.

Nearly 5,000 tickets have been snapped up for the return of Himley’s Magical Christmas Portal this week – but there are still a few left for those who have not yet booked.

Young football fans will get the chance to meet Wolves players at Himley’s Magical Christmas Portal on Friday. (16 Dec)