Dudley has made an historic bid for city status as the region celebrates Black Country Day. Bosses at Dudley Council are putting the borough forward to become a city as part of the Queen’s Platinum ...

Dudley – the unofficial capital of the Black Country – has thrown its hat into the ring to be granted city status as part of honours being awarded for the Queen’s 2022 Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Dudley? That's near Birmingham isn't it? For the past century or so, the Capital of the Black Country has suffered the stigma of life in the shadow of the noisy neighbours up the road. The brash, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. (Jacob King/PA) (PA Wire) Dudley – the unofficial capital of the Black ...