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What the papers say – November 6 | Dudley News
1 hour ago · One story dominates the front pages of Wednesday’s newspapers with the US presidential election featuring across the board. The Times carries pictures of rival candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump as it declares “World awaits America’s fate”, while the ...
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Dudley Labour's deputy leader Judy Foster to quit council
7 hours ago · DUDLEY Council’s deputy Labour leader is to step down as a councillor after 27 years as a member of the authority. Councillor Judy Foster will resign with immediate effect at midnight on Sunday November 10, triggering a by-election in her Brockmoor and Pensnett ward. The long-serving councillor ...
Three new homes planned for Clockfields conservation area
9 hours ago · DUDLEY Council officers are recommending approval for new homes on a designated conservation area despite hundreds of objections. The row revolves around an area of the Clockfields site in Brierley Hill where the council is set to rule on an application for three new detached homes on a site next to ...
More disadvantaged Dudley pupils going to university
1 day ago · Meanwhile, across England the proportion of black pupils getting to university by the age of 19 fell from 63.5 per cent to 62.4 per cent. Nick Harrison, chief executive of the Sutton Trust charity, said: "The pandemic had a profound impact on all young people’s schooling, but hit those in disadvantaged families particularly hard, at the same time as increasing financial pressures for low ...
Dudley Council leader admits scrutiny is not ‘done well’
Oct 25, 2024 · Cllr Patrick Harley slammed politicians from all sides for not doing a good enough job of examining proposals and decisions. During a debate at a meeting of the council’s cabinet on October 23, Cllr Harley also laid into members for not attending training sessions to learn more about how to understand council business.
Report delivers damning verdict on how Dudley Council is run
Oct 17, 2024 · DUDLEY Council has been hit with a broadside from a damning report on how the authority is being run. A progress report on a peer review from the Local Government Association (LGA) piles in with a string of hard-hitting criticisms including on finance and leadership. The council is facing a ...
Dudley ice rink planning application expected in March 2025
Oct 10, 2024 · The ambitious plan for a venue predicted to attract 250,000 visitors a year is seen as vital to regeneration of the town centre. Dudley’s leader, Cllr Patrick Harley, says a planning application for the complex, which would be located on …
Dudley councillors warned brain drain could hit the borough
Oct 7, 2024 · Based on these calculations the authority believes 657 new homes can be built in the borough per year. The predicted growth in the number of new Dudley homes puts the council at odds with the latest target from the Labour government which has told the authority it expects 1,594 new homes every year.