Work to combat slavery and human trafficking in Sandwell has been shortlisted for an international Stop Slavery Award. A number of successful operations to rescue victims and the arrest of criminals has already helped to give Sandwell’s work a regional and national reputation. Now, the Sandwell Slavery and Human Trafficking […]

Litter-conscious people in Sandwell will get a chance to help keep their areas free of rubbish by joining in a new Adopt A Street campaign. Under the new campaign, people with civic pride can join in and get tools and equipment to make regular litter-cleaning efforts in their streets. The […]

Help for blind or partially sighted people is coming to your town soon. Thanks to a grant from the Esmee Fairbairn Epic programme, local user-led organisation Sandwell Visually Impaired (SVI) will be setting up support groups in all of the six towns of Sandwell. The grant of over £7,000 will help SVI […]

A 20-year-old man has been charged with the murder of student Rezwan Ali in Walsall. Rajan Natt, from Castle Street, Hill Top, West Bromwich has been charged with the murder of Walsall student in January 2018. Rajan was arrested and will be appearing in Birmingham Magistrates Court today. According to […]

A Government minister has visited Dudley to find out more about a ground-breaking project giving borough residents a say in future plans for town centres. Baroness Barran, a minister in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), met five members of the People’s Panel at Dudley Council House. […]

It’s Big Energy Saving Week – and vulnerable residents in the borough are being reminded to take advantage of Dudley Council’s winter warmth support scheme. It helped more than 800 residents keep warm and well in their homes last winter, and is running again this year. The scheme aims to […]

Public health chiefs in Wolverhampton are asking people to look out for others and take extra care as another cold snap hits the region. The Met Office has issued a Level 2 alert for the West Midlands, saying there is a 70% risk of freezing fog patches which could keep […]

An eight-week consultation on climate change and air quality issues in Sandwell started on Monday (20 January). Local residents will be asked for their views on how emissions can be reduced to help make Sandwell carbon neutral no later than 2041. Councillor Wasim Ali, cabinet member for resources and core […]

Mr Joynal Islam, owner of ‘Hot Chilli’ in Leamore has been ordered to pay the sum of £2,965 by Wolverhampton Magistrates after falsely selling meals described as peanut free to undercover trading standards officers on four separate occasions. During the visits in 2018 an officer had explained that she had […]

A major plan to boost security across Dudley borough is gathering pace as the roll-out of a £1.7million new CCTV system nears completion. Dudley and Brierley Hill town centres have had a string of new cameras installed and work in other towns is nearing completion. As part of the work, […]