SHOPPERS and workers at Merry Hill raised more than £4,000 over the festive season for the centre’s charity partner Save the Children.
Author: Stourbridge News | Brierley Hill
Unseen old snaps of Brierley Hill feature in new history book
PREVIOUSLY unseen old photographs of Brierley Hill feature in a new book about the town’s history and the decline of its traditional industries.
Theatre group seeks tricycle for Beauty and the Beast show
BRIERLEY Hill Musical Theatre Society is desperately seeking a tricycle for use in its forthcoming production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
Supermarkets offer free cholesterol test to shoppers
SHOPPERS can pick up a free cholesterol test with their groceries at two borough supermarkets.
Shoppers flock to spring fashion event
HUNDREDS of shoppers flocked to Merry Hill’s spring fashion event to find out what’s on trend this season.
Inner Wheel Club
In March we welcomed Wendy Fryatt of the Black Country Foodbank, another speaker well worth considering, who gave a comprehensive illustrated talk about the way the Foodbank in the Black Country
operates. The organisation helps vulnerable individuals and families in crisis through the provision of 3 days emergency food supplies issued on production of a voucher received from social
services or a doctor’s surgery etc., while a long term solution is developed. The foodbank runs entirely on donations.
Council scoops top award for innovative library project
DUDLEY Council’s library service scooped first prize for innovation and development at the prestigious International EDGE Awards 2012 ceremony in Edinburgh.
Enterprise zone at The Waterfront could bring jobs boost
PLANS are afoot to breathe new life into the Waterfront and Harts Hill in Brierley Hill by turning the area into an enterprize zone.
Groups benefit from area committee cash
COUNCILLORS at Brierley Hill Area Committee meeting approved plans to dish out an array of grants totalling more than £20,000 to needy community groups at last night’s meeting.
Young fans flock to meet TV’s Mr Tumble
CBEEBIES TV presenter Justin Fletcher – aka Mr Tumble – brought smiles to young shoppers when he stopped off at Merry Hill yesterday (Wednesday March 7).