Saturday 13 July – 11am to 5pm Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich. Free entry There is loads happening on the day and most of these activities are FREE! Youth zone Floetry – sign up now for a rap and poetry workshop DJ skills Youth buses Climbing wall Careers expo […]

Two teenagers suspected of robbing motorbikes after threatening owners with machetes and a firearm were arrested following a West Midlands Police pursuit. Officers patrolling Shard End at 8.30pm were flagged down by a member of the public reporting a gang of armed moped riders trying to steal a scooter in […]

People are being asked for their views on draft proposals being published by Dudley Council to reduce the number of exclusions in borough schools. The draft Wider Inclusion Strategy lists 14 key proposals with the core goal of reducing the level of ‘exclusions’ and ‘off rolling’ – taking pupils off […]

Wednesbury in Bloom is back and there is still chance to enter this summer’s competition to win a range of prizes. Keen growers can enter five categories: Best Garden, Best Hanging Basket, Best Planter Display, Best Children’s Display and Best Business Display. The deadline for entries is 20 July. The […]

Local libraries are hoping to have a laugh with local jokers as they celebrate Black Country Day on Sunday 14 July. Black Country Libraries in Partnership, which includes Sandwell Library and Information service, are holding a Black Country Family Joke Competition – with prizes for the funniest up for grabs. […]

A group of charity gardeners are celebrating after Dudley Council and a Midland business decided to dig deep and buy them new tools. Growing in the Park is a project run by Dudley Mind, using horticulture and practical activities to help improve health and wellbeing. Since 2014, the group’s volunteers […]

A man serving life behind bars for ordering a drug rival’s murder has been convicted of trafficking heroin and crack cocaine after police in the West Midlands exposed him as the head of a County Lines network. Artaf Hussain, from Slater Street in Tipton, was handed a life sentence last […]

People can join a volunteer group to help improve public access to land and sites across Sandwell for walking and cycling. Sandwell Local Access Forum (LAF) provides advice to the council on access and rights of way issues and responds to consultations and draft policy documents. LAF members are volunteers […]