Crooked House pub campaigners say they won’t let rebuilding plans die
One year after Black Country alehouse set on fire, campaigners fight to keep cause alive
June 2024
Tory candidate accused of dog-whistle tactics against rival with Indian name
Marco Longhi, standing for Dudley North, wrote to British-Pakistani voters about Labour’s Sonia Kumar, underlining her surname
May 2024
Viral hate campaign targeted Dudley teacher after fake racist video shared
Doorbell video of woman canvassing for Labour in West Midlands shared by independent candidate
January 2024
Builder jailed for killing Dudley woman who hired him for extension
Peter Norgrove left Sharon Gordon for dead after repeatedly hitting her with a hammer at her home
September 2023
Family wait 100 days for Midlands care home refund after aunt’s death
Advinia has failed to return more than £7,000 in unused fees despite repeated demands and promises to do so
August 2023
Yes, rebuild the Crooked House brick by brick – and buttress local planning, too
Simon Jenkins
Why this lament for a burnt-out pub? Is it because Britain seems a bit of a Crooked House these days?
Marina Hyde
Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ reduced to rubble after being gutted by mystery fire
Police ‘reviewing all evidence’ on cause of Crooked House pub fire
April 2023
Council tenants in England wait more than a year for repairs to damp, mouldy homes
Observer investigation finds many local authorities have extensive backlogs to fix hazards such as falling ceilings and leaking roofs
March 2023
National Express bus drivers in West Midlands vote to strike over pay
Strike begins 16 March, after company reports underlying pre-tax profit of nearly £146m for last year
April 2022
BYO Babycham? Museum seeks old drinks to recreate 1960s Midlands pub
Black Country Living Museum in Dudley appealing for bottles from era that were marketed to women
‘Voters are angry’: Labour activists say Partygate could turn tide in Dudley
The Tories made huge gains in last year’s local elections but could be punished for scandals and the cost of living crisis
‘We’re in a post-truth apocalypse’: meet Foka Wolf, Birmingham’s billboard prankster
He ridicules the PM and offers penis enlargements to SUV drivers by hacking public adverts. The anonymous artist tells us why ‘people will believe anything’
March 2022
Brief letters
Sixties protest songs had a sunny side too
Headteacher defends plan for free ‘Etons of the north’ sixth forms
September 2021
Snake on a pane: Dudley couple shocked to find python on vanity mirror
West Midlands police said the 5ft-long female python was ‘very friendly’
July 2021
Move over MoMA! How the Black Country Living Museum became a TikTok sensation
The Midlands attraction became an unlikely viral hit during lockdown. As its canal painters, horse wranglers and fireside sages return to work, our writer revisits his beloved childhood haunt
April 2021
NHS hospital trust facing prosecution after death of woman and child
Care Quality Commission charges Dudley group with lapses of safety and patient care
December 2020
How a Dudley museum became a TikTok sensation
Black Country Living Museum could be most popular in the world on the social media site
