Alan Williams and Stephen Whitehouse, who work for Sandwell Council’s environment partner Serco, delighted a Tividale school boy who dreams of becoming a ‘bin man’ when he’s older. Alan and Steve, part of the Commercial Waste team and provide schools and businesses across Sandwell with waste collections, have been visiting […]

While rates of Covid-19 in Sandwell continue to fall, a few areas still have high levels of infection. This includes Tipton Green. The rate of infection in Tipton Green is twice as high as the average rate for Sandwell as a whole. Tipton Green ward includes Tipton town centre, areas […]

With one in three people now prioritising wellness on holiday and the rapid rise of solo female travel, there has never been a better way to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March than by booking a future wellness retreat. Health and Fitness Travel, the wellness holiday specialists have rounded-up […]

People who live in Sandwell are being invited to take a ‘PCR’ Covid-19 test if they are feeling unwell, even if they are not displaying the three key symptoms. A PCR test is the original test that has been used since the start of the pandemic.  The sample is sent […]

A Tipton man has been fined £400 for fly-tipping eight black bags of household waste on a Tipton car park. Sandwell Council was alerted to the illegal dumping on the High Street car park in Princes End by a member of Litter Watch. After removing the rubbish, council officers undertook […]

Sandwell Council’s Cabinet is set to extend a vital grant in a bid to provide continuing support to people experiencing domestic abuse and sexual violence in Sandwell. A Cabinet report recommends awarding the grant of £287,268 a year from 1 April, 2021 – to Black Country Women’s Aid – for […]

Two public spaces protection orders (PSPOs) that help tackle dog fouling and nuisance drinking in Sandwell are set to be renewed. The Sandwell-wide PSPOs will replace two previous orders and will each run for three years from 1 March 2021. PSPOs last for up to three years and then have […]

Sandwell’s garden bin collections will begin between Monday 15 and Friday 26 March this year, slightly later than usual. Sandwell Council, along with its environmental services partner Serco, have delayed the return of garden waste collections in order to prioritise household waste and recycling collections which have seen a reduction […]

Another significant milestone has been reached at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Smethwick. The dive tower, which will be used for the diving competition at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, was completed at the end of last month. The dive tower, which took five weeks to build, includes 31 separate […]