Editing Stourbridge (section)

==Present==

The town centre has seen major regeneration in recent years. In 2014, Lion Health medical centre opened in the renovated former foundry of [[Foster, Rastrick and Company]] – where the [[Stourbridge Lion]] locomotive was manufactured. The next phase of regeneration on the foundry site will create parkland next to [[Stourbridge Canal]] with a "heritage and community hub" named Riverside House.

Crown Centre Shopping Mall at the bottom of Stourbridge High Street opened in 2013 at the site of the old Crown Centre and Bell Street [[multi-storey car park]], which were demolished between 2012 and 2013. Costing £50m, the new mall is home to a {{convert|60000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} [[Tesco]] anchor store, a two-level underground car park, six retail stores and a central food court.<ref>{{cite web|title=£50m Stourbridge Tesco opens after year of work|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/10/31/50m-stourbridge-tesco-opens-after-year-of-work/|publisher=Express & Star|date=31 October 2013|access-date=31 October 2014}}</ref>  Stourbridge Bus Station underwent substantial redevelopment and re-opened as [[Stourbridge Interchange]] in April 2012.

In 2010, Stourbridge was awarded [[Fairtrade Town]] status. [https://www.facebook.com/events/880140585453851 Stourbridge Farmers' and Craft Market] takes place on the first and third Saturday of every month in the Clock Square. Throughout the summer, [[Mary Stevens Park]] hosts outdoor live music.

In the [[United Kingdom census, 2011|2011 Census]], the average age of people in Stourbridge was 42.<ref name="localtownstats.co.uk">{{cite web |url=http://wollaston-and-stourbridge-town.localstats.co.uk/census-demographics/england/west-midlands/dudley/wollaston-and-stourbridge-town |title=Wollaston and Stourbridge Town Demographics |publisher=localtownstats.co.uk |access-date=25 February 2019}}</ref>

[[Margot James]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] held the [[Stourbridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Stourbridge parliamentary constituency]] 2010–2019.<ref>{{cite web |title= Margot James MP |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/margot-james|publisher=GOV.UK |access-date= 26 February 2019}}</ref> She was succeeded in [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]] by [[Suzanne Webb]] of the same party. After the 2024 General Election, [[Cat Eccles]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], became MP.