In a blow to the region's heritage & situated in the Black Country, it has been announced that the International Glass Centre will close. Bosses at Dudley College, which owns the centre, say it is no longer viable due to a drop in demand for glass courses. Courses will be moved to the Mons Hill Campus, Dudley, over the summer before the Victorian building is put up for sale later in the year. College principal Lowell Williams says moving glass-making courses from the IGC will provide a better educational experience for art & design students. He said: "Its disappointing that it has come to this but all students will be provided for at the Mons Hill campus. We are in the middle of a 30-day consultation period internally to discuss the IGC. The building will close in the autumn & once all the courses are moved in the summer the building will be de-commissioned."
