Sandwell Council has organised a bumper week of free events for children focusing on play. Sandwell Play Week will run for five days from Monday 5 August through to Friday 9 August, to coincide with National Play Day on Wednesday 7 August. Children can take part in sports, arts and […]
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Car trader ordered to pay thousands after misleading advert
A trader from Dudley who sold a car which turned out to have a leaking exhaust and other damage has been hit with a bill of more than £3,000 by a court. Karmjeet Sandhu, trading as GVS Autos, put a 2010 Seat Ibiza up for sale online with Auto Trader […]
Wyndlow team ready to support Walsall women
A team of midwives will be supporting low risk Walsall women and ensuring they see the same midwives throughout their pregnancy and birth. The Wyndlow team – named in honour of local nursing heroine Sister Dora Wyndlow Pattison – implements “continuity of carer” which was rolled out across the country […]
Sandwell Council Leader
Sandwell Council’s Leader is urging people to get on their bikes – and their feet – this summer and get active. Leader of Sandwell Council Councillor Yvonne Davies said one of her priorities was to get Sandwell moving to help people improve their health and wellbeing “I’m also keen to […]
25th Smethwick Mela
The 25th Smethwick Mela comes to Victoria Park in Smethwick on Sunday (11 August) with stalls, fun rides, bhangra, live music and lots more. With Sokha Dhesi, Baljinder, Balwinder Bhatti, Sarika Gill, Harjit Harman and Kulwinder Billa. Admission is free and there’s a charge for the funfair rides. Presented by […]
All aboard the Youth Bus this summer
Every Tuesday throughout the summer holidays Sandwell’s Youth Bus will making visits across Sandwell. Young people can take part in free activities including playing on DJ decks, games consoles and the giant climbing wall. Sessions are aimed at young people aged 10 to 19. As well as these activities young […]
Centenary of strike action which helped reform policing
Centenary of strike action which helped reform policing Officers who sacrificed their roles to help reform and improve policing for future generations of West Midlands Police cops are being remembered on the 100th anniversary of historic strike action. It was back in 1919 when a band of Birmingham Police officers […]
Her Holiness meets leader and mayor
Her Holiness, Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj, the spiritual head of the world-wide Sant Nirankari Mission, has paid a goodwill visit to meet civic leaders in Sandwell. Her Holiness met the Mayor of Sandwell Councillor Ann Jaron and council leader Councillor Yvonne Davies during a visit to Sandwell to attend a […]
How Do You Benefit From Eating Chocolate
Chocolate is appreciated for a variety of reasons. Many of these reasons relate to the feel good chemicals contained in chocolate, such as tryptophan, tyrosine, theobromine and caffeine. However, the preferred chocolate is the dark type which has the highest concentration of cocoa, is high in antioxidants and is low […]
Introducing the Haus Network
The Haus Network is a brand new online platform – powered by Blockchain Technology. The Haus Network provides free and paid services in the form of modules. The novelty here is that the development team and users can add modules in order to expand the network. This modular approach to […]