Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Cronins Books and Bits in Dudley is to close its high street store, citing "one thing after another".

The Black Country Party said it will aim to focus on the issues that affect working class people.

Mayor Richard Park is promoting more than 60 investment sites at a trade show in Leeds

The club has to take down stands and floodlights around the stadium, leaving it facing "costly" work.

The council says 12 trees have been permanently planted across the borough this week.

Dudley Council says closing Crystal Gateway will save it £500,000 a year.

Dudley councillors Peter Drake, Karl Denning and Matt Cook confirm they will now sit as independents.

Dudley councillor Pete Lowe says welfare cuts are "the final straw" after much heart-searching.