Stourbridge News


The Stourbridge News is a local free newspaper which serves the Stourbridge area in the West Midlands of England. It was originally called The County Express. It is also circulated to the homes of readers living in the surrounding communities of Wordsley, Hagley, Amblecote, Pedmore and Lye. It has been in circulation since February 1985. It has a readership of approximately 55,000.

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.