Black Country news and blogs Saturday 21 July 2018
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Dudley Zoo wants perfume donations for its animals 
BBC News 20 Feb
A zoo is appealing for unwanted perfume to help boost "happy hormones" in its big cats and primates.
Ofsted praises council for improving social work practice despite staff turnover concerns
Community Care 10 Nov
Improving social work practice has been praised in an ‘inadequate’-rated children’s service.
School move to install cameras in pupils’ toilets divides parents
BBC News 2 Nov
Summerhill School in Kingswinford, West Midlands, say the cameras are to help combat bullying.
Corbyn Road: What voters want from politicians
BBC News 11 May
People on Corbyn Road in Dudley reveal their wish list in the run-up to the general election.
Fire rips through Wall Heath Hickory’s Smokehouse restaurant
BBC News 25 Aug
A severe fire rips through the thatched roof of a restaurant.
Dudley murder arrests after man’s body found
BBC News 12 Aug
Two men are arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in the Black Country.
Motorist makes lucky escape in Dudley crash
BBC News 11 Aug
A motorist makes a lucky escape after his car overturned and he was left trapped for half an hour.
Family’s tribute to crash death mum, 18
BBC News 22 Apr
The family of an 18-year-old mother killed in a crash in Stourbridge say she was a "beautiful, happy, smiley girl".
Link up tackles loneliness among the elderly
24dash 8 Apr
According to Age UK more than a million older people in the UK go at least a month without talking to anyone.
‘Serious failures’ in child services
BBC News 5 Apr
"Serious and widespread failures" are identified in services for children and young people needing protection in Dudley.
DfE troubleshooter to assess whether to outsource Dudley children’s services
Community Care 5 Apr
The Department for Education has sent a troubleshooter into Dudley council to decide whether to strip it of control of children’s social care.
Children’s services rated ‘inadequate’
BBC News 5 Apr
"Serious and widespread failures" are identified in services for children and young people needing protection in Dudley.
VIDEO: Hypnotherapy helps chicken nugget diet
BBC News 23 Mar
A Dudley teenager who lived on a diet of chicken nuggets, chips and white bread uses hypnotherapy to help...
VIDEO: Britain’s worst tourist attraction?
BBC News 16 Mar
The Dudley Eye has been branded "the worst tourist attraction in the UK" by some national newspapers.
Council leader defends ‘Dudley Eye’
BBC News 16 Mar
Council leader Pete Lowe says criticism of the Dudley Eye big wheel is "absolute nonsense".
VIDEO: Huge 42ft rubbish pile being cleared
BBC News 13 Jan
Work to remove an illegal rubbish tip which has towered over homes in Brierley Hill for the last six years is under way.
Murder charge over flat body find
BBC News 4 Jan
A man is charged with murder after a man's body is found in a flat in Stourbridge.
Murder arrest after man found in flat
BBC News 2 Jan
A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a 59-year-old man is found dead at a flat in Stourbridge.
Two die as car crashes into wall
BBC News 24 Dec
Two men are killed as a car crashes into a wall in Brierley Hill.
Man rescued as van impaled on fence
BBC News 23 Dec
A van driver is rescued as his vehicle becomes impaled on a fence in Dudley.
Charges over ‘hit-and-run’ incident
BBC News 21 Dec
A man is due in court following a "hit-and-run" incident in Stourbridge which left a 15-year-old girl seriously hurt.
Husband charged with wife’s murder
BBC News 13 Dec
A husband is charged with murder after his wife, found with head injuries in Dudley, dies.
Murder arrest after woman’s death
BBC News 12 Dec
A woman dies and a man is arrested shortly after she was found with head injuries in Dudley.
ITV sorry for Sir Lenny Henry gaffe
BBC News 4 Dec
ITV apologises for broadcasting a news item about Dudley-born Lenny Henry receiving a knighthood that featured footage of celebrity cook Ainsley Harriott.
VIDEO: Arise Sir Lenny: ‘Mum would love this’
BBC News 4 Dec
Dudley-born comedian and actor, Lenny Henry has been knighted by the Queen in a ceremony at Windsor Castle.
Dudley Hippodrome to be demolished
BBC News 3 Dec
Dudley Hippodrome is to be demolished and replaced with a public exhibitions and events open space.
Man dies after being hit by car
BBC News 7 Nov
A man dies after being hit by a car in Dudley, in the Black Country.
Mosque row settled in favour of council
BBC News 5 Nov
A long-running dispute over the location of a new mosque is settled in favour of Dudley Borough Council.
When concrete buildings drive people mad
BBC News 4 Nov
Post-war architecture is loved and loathed in equal measure.
Steel Crisis: 452 Caparo Staff Lose Jobs
Free Radio 30 Oct
The bulk of the cuts were made in the West Midlands, PwC said, adding that the affected staff would be paid until close of business on Friday.
More Dudley news
UK news
- Brexit: Andrea Leadsom 'hated' Theresa May's Chequers plan and warned it betrayed the referendum result
- Tougher powers needed to prevent election 'tampering and manipulation' after Brexit campaign fined, MPs demand
- Charlie Rowley: Amesbury novichok victim's brother 'very surprised' by his recovery
- University accused of 'colluding with Home Office' after PhD student removed from studies over immigration concerns
- Murder inquiry launched after man gunned down near Wolverhampton hospital
- Brexit: EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier takes apart Theresa May's Chequers white paper plan
- UK weather latest: Sun to return for summer holidays following heavy rainfall and thunderstorm warning
- Warning issued over wild swimming after spate of drowning deaths
- Teachers under 'great' pressure from pupils and parents, admits education secretary
- Conservative MP Chris Davies interviewed by police over expense fraud claims
International news
- South Africa's Ramaphosa: From comrade to businessman
- Missouri boat accident kills 17, including nine from one family
- Thousands rally against Australia's refugee detention policy
- Ex-FARC rebels sworn into Colombia's Congress
- Sweltering weather causes problems across Europe
- Gaza protests: All the latest updates
- Hamas: Deal reached with Israel to restore calm in Gaza
- South Sudan's internally displaced create own system of justice
- Hamas: Kushner and Greenblatt spokespeople for Israeli occupation
- Ethiopian parliament approves amnesty for political prisoners
- What's fuelling the latest unrest in Iraq?
- Tourist boat capsizes in Missouri killing 17
- Syria's war: Evacuation of rebels from Quneitra begins
- Why the Muslim Brotherhood was blamed for Egypt's World Cup woes
- Cartoonist Rob Rogers fired after drawings criticising Trump