Bringing Communities Together
Help for blind or partially sighted people is coming to your town soon. Thanks to a grant from the Esmee Fairbairn Epic programme, local user-led organisation Sandwell Visually Impaired (SVI) will be setting up support groups in all of the six towns of Sandwell. The grant of over £7,000 will help SVI […]
Sandwell Council is hosting a huge careers event at Sandwell Council House in Oldbury on Tuesday 4 February. The event, part of the Government’s National Apprenticeships Week (Monday 3 to Friday 7 February), will have a special focus on apprenticeships. Councillor Danny Millard, cabinet member for skills and employment said: […]
Sandwell Council’s finance chiefs have unveiled a budget for the coming financial year which they say will protect frontline services and invest in the future. The budget includes a proposed council tax rise of 1.99% to fund local services, plus an extra 2% to help pay for adult social care […]
A 20-year-old man has been charged with the murder of student Rezwan Ali in Walsall. Rajan Natt, from Castle Street, Hill Top, West Bromwich has been charged with the murder of Walsall student in January 2018. Rajan was arrested and will be appearing in Birmingham Magistrates Court today. According to […]
Intermedia-CS is a UK-based value-add distributor specialising in innovative technology for the huddle space. Huddle Room Technology is the maker of Huddle Hub One (HHO), the industry’s first multi-session wireless presentation system supporting up to 7 concurrent sessions on a single, low-cost product. The Huddle Hub One supports both legacy-style (device to display) for […]
aya Malaysian Chinese Restaurant in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire announces a traditional Chinese Lion Dance will be performing for their dinner guests at 8.30pm on Friday 31 January 2020 to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Rat followed by a disco and discounted drinks. “It’s an evening of celebration. […]
A Government minister has visited Dudley to find out more about a ground-breaking project giving borough residents a say in future plans for town centres. Baroness Barran, a minister in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), met five members of the People’s Panel at Dudley Council House. […]
PEUGEOT has become a partner for an all-new comedy channel on Sky. Launching today on Monday 27 January, Sky Comedy will be the new home of US comedy shows for the 12 million Sky UK customers. As part of PEUGEOT’s on-going philosophy of ‘Unboring the Future’, the partnership with Sky […]
Wates Construction has been confirmed as the main contractor for the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Smethwick. The state-of-the-art facility will create a lasting legacy for community health and wellbeing with its 50m Olympic-sized swimming pool as well as a 25m diving pool, community swimming pool and seats for up […]
Sandwell Council will step in to make a St George’s Day event happen this year, councillors have confirmed. It follows the announcement that the organisers of the annual St George’s Day event in West Bromwich are stepping down this year. Sandwell Council’s cabinet member for leisure Councillor Maria Crompton said: […]
