Six parks in the borough are vying to be crowned the nation’s best. Voting in the People’s Choice Awards is now open and residents can back one of the six parks in the borough to be given a prestigious Green Flag Award in July. They are Mary Stevens Park in […]

A £490 grant has been given to the Oak Tree Centre organisation to help them to set up a uniform bank to help people on low incomes to provide school clothing for children. Sandwell Council’s Town Grants team has awarded the money to the Centre, which is based at the […]

Finishing touches are taking place at West Bromwich Collegiate Academy in readiness for the start of term. The brand-new, purpose built school on Kelvin Way will open its doors to the first 175 pupils on Wednesday 4 September. With the major building work finished, staff are busy moving in and […]

Sandwell Council is pressing ahead with its plans to build hundreds of much-needed new council homes. Families have already moved into 50 new properties at Carisbrooke Road, Friar Park in Wednesbury. And work has started on another 63 new homes at Strathmore Road in Tipton. Seddon is the council’s partner […]

A Black Country firm has won the contract to supply Dudley Council’s catering uniforms for the next three years. Council bosses said the decision to award the contract to Adesso Industrial Supplies, based in Willenhall, reinforced their pledge to “buy local” and support small businesses when it comes to procuring […]

Sandwell Valley Country Park had their busiest weekend this year with thousands of people visiting over the Bank Holiday. Visitors to the park in West Bromwich were able to soak up the sun and enjoy a Bank Holiday car boot sale and funfair. This follows the park being featured by […]

New council homes are set to be created if plans to convert council buildings which are no longer in use are given the go-ahead. Sandwell’s Cabinet is being asked to approve the transfer of two buildings to the council’s housing stock so they can provide new homes to rent. The […]

He called in at store in Halesowen’s Cornbow Centre, one of three new retailers to take up residency in the popular shopping centre following a £1.2m investment by the centre’s owners. The store has brought 40 new jobs to the borough with 35 members of staff turning out to meet […]

Deaths related to drug misuse are still falling in Sandwell – bucking a rising national trend. National figures released today (Thursday 15 August) show Sandwell has the lowest rate of drug-related deaths in the West Midlands and is also well below the national average. Councillor Farut Shaeen, Sandwell Council’s cabinet […]