HALESOWEN residents are getting a special thank you for coming together during a tough 2020 – a special Happy New Year card from two Dudley councillors And the card will of course wish everyone a much happier 2021 than the year we have just gone through. The card comes from councillors Hilary Bills and Parmjit Sahota who suddenly had the bright idea during one of those virtual meetings that became the new norm of 2020. Because Dudley Council were holding meetings on TEAMS they were not spending the allowance they got for travelling to and from the Council House. So they saved up the savings and commissioned local artist Maisie Stokes, founder of Black Country Cards based on cartoon figures.