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Local Democracy Reporter

Local Democracy Reporter covering Dudley

November 24, 2024

Giant battery installation approved for Halesowen green belt

Giant battery installation approved for Halesowen green belt

Halesowen|Nov 24

November 22, 2024

Huge rise in safeguarding concerns in Dudley as total tops 7,000

November 21, 2024

Dudley Council announces downgrade to gritting measures after snowfall

New homes planned for Coseley site

November 20, 2024

Dudley Telecare charges could face April price hike

November 19, 2024

Plan for flats in historic Dudley industrial unit

Property|Nov 19

November 13, 2024

Councillors back protestors to reject controversial Dudley housing plan

Former Dudley councillor to face trial over alleged offensive voicemails

Dudley College says sorry for £2.5m pumps installed without permission

November 12, 2024

‘Mother sell the pig and buy me out’: Former armed servicemen from Dudley speak of their war experiences

November 10, 2024

'I remember what Stourbridge used to be like... the culture has changed' - Councillors recommend removing town's order

November 9, 2024

Baffling 'word salad' causing confusion over Dudley bar manager's job says councillor

Local Hubs|Nov 9

November 8, 2024

Budget could add £1.5m to National Insurance bill

Committee plan told Eton-backed plan for Dudley may be in doubt

New homes to be built next to historic site

November 7, 2024

Winter fuel letter from Dudley to Chancellor of the Exchequer sparks political row

Local Hubs|Nov 7

November 4, 2024

Committee to rule on homes in conservation area

Council to consider £32k hike to top exec’s pay

Wolverhampton|Nov 4

Dudley Council recommends new homes on Brierley Hill conservation area land

Massive rise in compensation pay-outs to council tenants in Dudley

November 2, 2024

Empty Dudley council homes costing £900k per month

October 28, 2024

Work on next phase of long-awaited Dudley Metro extension could begin in January

October 26, 2024

Dudley Council leader admits scrutiny is not ‘done well’

October 25, 2024

Stourbridge MP defiant after criticism from councillors

Stourbridge|Oct 25

October 23, 2024

Angry scenes over parking issue as protestors storm out of Dudley Council debate

October 22, 2024

'We still don't know where our cops will work or how many we'll have when our police station closes'

Halesowen|Oct 22

Defective vehicles found in Dudley special school taxi sting

Permission granted for four-bedroom house in multiple occupation in Dudley

Plans for Dudley EV station thrown out

October 18, 2024

‘Shambles’ at Brookes Bar slammed by Dudley councillors

Dudley Lib Dems call for 'grown up politics' to save council from bankruptcy

Politics|Oct 18

October 15, 2024

Eton College 'more committed than ever' to new academy in Dudley after private school VAT change

Dudley Council watchdog to probe Brookes bar failings

Business|Oct 15

Councillors could get cash to promote tourism and equality – to each other

October 12, 2024

Dudley housing chief admits customer communication ‘needs work’

Property|Oct 12

Major restoration project at Red House Glass Cone gets green light

Dudley entertainment|Oct 12

October 11, 2024

Wolverhampton Council on collision course with Government over 'very challenging' housing targets

Wolverhampton|Oct 11

October 10, 2024

Planning application for new Dudley ice rink 'could be submitted within months'

October 9, 2024

Pensioners in Dudley claim charges made them scam targets

October 6, 2024

Dudley councillors warned of 'brain drain' due to lack of land for businesses

October 3, 2024

Dudley councillors 'not taking threat of perilous finances seriously' says its ow n auditors

‘Invalid’ plan for apartments back on the agenda - but police remain opposed

October 1, 2024

New hotel near Dudley town centre approved as police concerns are dismissed

Fears over no plan B to privatising Dudley leisure centres as 'every facility makes a loss'

September 23, 2024

Latest figures show fall in number of Dudley children in care

September 21, 2024

Dudley Council scraps mental health service which was the same as one it already commissioned

September 20, 2024

Council set to approve work at new police headquarters in Dudley

'Ghost town' fears drive calls for Dudley Council re-think on new parking charges

Business|Sep 20

September 18, 2024

Plan for Dudley town centre apartment block rejected despite support from locals