Avoiding Financial Meltdown and Security Guards: Two Snapshots of Dudley in 2025 Tuesday, December 30, 2025 dudley council budget politics protests immigration regeneration metro finance welfare As Dudley Council looks toward a pivotal 2026, it faces ongoing challenges including financial pressures, political upheaval, immigration unrest, and stalled regeneration projects. Reflecting on 2025, several key moments … Read More
Contentious Issue Drives Dudley Council’s Most Popular Online Petition of 2025 Sunday, December 28, 2025 dudley council petition asylumseekers housing planning environment community publicdebate localgovernment Residents of Dudley have multiple avenues to voice their concerns, including the ability to start online e-petitions on the council’s official website. Any petition that garners over 3,000 signatures qualifies for a full … Read More
Prolific Black Country Shoplifter Jailed and Banned from Local High Streets Tuesday, December 23, 2025 shoplifting crime blackcountry dudley wolverhampton community sentencing theft police ban A notorious shoplifter, Timonthy Lydon, has been sentenced to eight months in jail following a series of thefts across the Black Country. The 29-year-old, who has no fixed address, was charged with 13 counts of theft after … Read More
Calls Mount for Dudley Council to Reverse Controversial Grit Bin Removal Monday, December 22, 2025 dudley gritbins wintersafety council infrastructure campaign weather publicsafety localgovernment petition Campaigners in Dudley are rallying against the council’s decision to remove approximately 500 grit bins across the borough, a move aimed at reducing expenses following a review conducted in May 2025. The bins being taken away … Read More
New Eton Academy Set to Open in Dudley Amid Mixed Reactions Sunday, December 21, 2025 eton dudley academy education apprenticeships staracademies liberals labour funding vocational Plans for a new Eton Star Academies sixth form college in Dudley have been approved by the government, sparking a divided response among local politicians. Although the announcement on December 12 was met with cautious … Read More
Midlands Council Leader Defends Transparency Amid Delayed Report on Failed Leisure Centre Sale Friday, December 19, 2025 dudley council leisurecentre sale audit transparency bureaucracy investigation politics localgovernment Dudley Council leader Cllr Patrick Harley has firmly denied any attempt to conceal details surrounding the collapse of the planned sale of the former Dudley Leisure Centre, amid concerns over a nearly year-long delay in … Read More