Bringing Communities Together
Sandwell Council is introducing an online booking system from next week Monday (6 July) for anyone visiting the tip at Shidas Lane in Oldbury. The new booking system will help the council, and its environmental service partners, maximise the numbers of customers able to access the site while reducing the […]
Sandwell Council tenants are being urged to keep essential gas safety inspection appointments. All annual gas safety inspections at council properties are being carried out in a safe and socially distanced way. Tenants are being reassured that staff will carry out checks in line with government guidance and current risk […]
A programme of popular summer events – set to be held in Sandwell parks and beauty spots – has been cancelled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and government advice around social distancing. Sandwell Council has taken the difficult decision to cancel events planned on council land until at least […]
While residents have been staying at home and keeping safe during the Covid-19 outbreak, Sandwell Council and its environmental partner Serco, have been working hard to collect the increase in general With more people staying at home there has been a 20 per cent increase in household waste and 38 […]
Dudley Council is backing a national day of celebration next month to mark the birthday of the NHS. The milestone is on Sunday July 5, which will be exactly 72 years since the National Health Service was created in 1948. Dudley Council House, in Priory Road, is currently flying a […]
Friends are staying in touch with cards and bracelets as part of this year’s Learning Disability Week in Sandwell. The importance of friendships has been the key theme of the week (15 – 21 June). The council’s Disability Day Opportunities services has sent out friendship packs to help people stay […]
Sandwell Council’s leader has welcomed a government U-turn over providing free school meals to those eligible over the summer holidays. The government announced this week they would fund free school meals after a decision taken recently meant thousands of families would be without the provision. The government was put under […]
Emergency traffic measures are to be introduced in some of Sandwell’s high streets and town centres to support social distancing and promote walking and cycling. Council leaders have agreed to provide more space for pedestrians and cyclists and help tackle narrow ‘pinch points’ in areas where social distancing is difficult. […]
Sandwell Council’s director of public health is reminding people to follow new rules on wearing face coverings which become compulsory on public transport from Monday (15 June). And Lisa McNally said it is also advisable to wear a face covering in any busy indoor areas such as shops. She urged […]
Councillor Jackie Taylor has led tributes from Sandwell Councillors in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign against racism. The campaign has been at the centre of mass protests across the United States, triggered by George Floyd’s death at the hands of police. Marches in solidarity also took place in […]
