A former Sandwell Council worker and his wife have been sentenced for a £20,000 benefits scam that ended with them dishonestly trying to purchase their council home. Anthony Cheshire, who worked as a painter and decorator in the council’s neighbourhoods team, and his wife Elizabeth Webb falsely claimed council tax […]

City of Wolverhampton Council has been successful in a bid to accommodate the delivery of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEV) across the Black Country. On behalf of the 4 Black Country authorities, City of Wolverhampton Council applied to the Black Country LEP Local Growth Fund last year to support the […]

All staff at Perry Hall Primary School “are determined to provide the best possible education” for their pupils, says Ofsted. Inspectors visited the Wednesfield school last month and found it continues to be Good, with parents “overwhelmingly positive about the school and all it provides for their children.” Pupils “learn […]

A Wolverhampton resident has been fined £400 after a mattress was spotted being dumped from his vehicle. A local witness reported a mattress being dumped from a van at Spring Road, Bilston, on 23 July, 2019. The vehicle belonged to Chamberlain Atangana, who claimed he had lent it to a […]

Sandwell Council is set to explore a trailblazing scheme to pipe hot water direct to buildings that can cut carbon emissions and energy bills. The council has won funding to investigate creating heat networks in Smethwick and West Bromwich. A heat network is a system of pipes that delivers hot […]

Couples planning to tie the knot can find out about getting married or registering a civil partnership at Priory Hall at an open day next month. Dudley Registrars are holding the wedding show on Saturday 14 March, which will include the chance to take a look around the Grade-II listed […]

A Solihull man has been ordered to pay £6,008 by Birmingham Magistrates’ Court after being found guilty of fly-tipping in Billesley.  Adnan Qazi, aged 30, of Berkeley Road in Solihull, was found to be responsible for dumping rubbish, including doors, carpets, rugs, mattresses, bed bases, a chair, fridge and cardboard boxes as […]

Roses will mean more than ‘I love you’ this Valentine’s day with the launch of a hard hitting campaign to address deaths on the roads. Selected colleges across the Black Country will be custodians of a display of 116 red roses, one rose to represent each young person from the […]

Children and young people can get unlimited access to activities for just £7 for seven days at Halesowen Leisure Centre during February half term. The Dudley Council-run leisure centre is bringing back its popular special offer from 9am to 5pm each day. It includes access to its boombox inflatable aqua […]