Stourbridge News


The Stourbridge News is a local free newspaper which serves the Stourbridge area of the West [Midlands (county)|West Midlands], England, circulating in the town itself and the surrounding communities of Amblecote, Hagley, Lye, [West Midlands|Lye], Pedmore, and Wordsley. Originally The County Express, it has been in circulation since February 1985.

Staff and journalists

Past journalists include Lyn Alderson who was a journalist for over 20 years. Another journalist that had longevity with the paper was Dennis Elwell. He spent 30 years at the Stourbridge News. He died in 2014 aged 84.