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Bostin events lined up at Sandwell libraries for Black Country Festival
Published on 9th July 2018
The Black Country Festival is already in full swing, and there’s lots of bostin fun lined up at Sandwell libraries for Black Country Day on Saturday (14 July).
Sandwell Beat the Burglar scheme launches in Friar Park
Published on 13th July 2018
Beat the Burglar sessions are being rolled out across Sandwell to help residents protect their homes and property.
Secrets to success: Sandwell's top 50 fastest growing businesses for 2018 are revealed
Published on 13th July 2018
For the fourth year Sandwell Council has published details of the borough’s 50 fastest growing businesses.
Antiques at the Manor House Museum
Published on 13th July 2018
Visitors to the Manor House Museum, Hall Green Road, West Bromwich are being treated to something different this weekend as an Antiques and Collectables fair descends on this fabulous 13th century building, once the medieval Manor House for West Bromwich.
Sandwell children set for Summer Reading Challenge and mischief making!
Published on 12th July 2018
The Summer Reading Challenge is back at Sandwell libraries – and this year children can hunt for buried treasure and become ultimate mischief makers!
New friends group launched at Central Library
Published on 9th July 2018
A new Friends of Central Library has been set up in West Bromwich in a bid to raise more money for special occasions - and to highlight the multitude of services provided at the library.
Schools praised for anti-bullying work
Published on 9th July 2018
Sandwell schools have been standing up to bullying with everything from rap to designing T-shirts.
Speeding drivers taken to court by Hamstead pupils
Published on 6th July 2018
Drivers caught speeding outside a Great Barr school were shamed into slowing down – by being hauled in front of a court of schoolchildren.
Sandwell Archives First World War exhibitions throughout July
Published on 5th July 2018
Find out about the contributions made by local people and industries in the First World War at a series of weekly exhibitions at Sandwell Community History and Archives Service (CHAS) in Smethwick.
Future of digital autopsy facility secured
Published on 5th July 2018
The future of a digital autopsy service used to investigate deaths across the Black Country has been secured.
Leisure chief's heatwave water and fire safety warning
Published on 4th July 2018
Sandwell’s leisure chief has issued a warning to parents and families, urging them to be vigilant and aware of the dangers of swimming in the borough’s pools, lakes and canals during the current heatwave.
Caravans moved off Tipton park within hours
Published on 4th July 2018
An unauthorised encampment has again been moved on from a Tipton park in a matter of hours, thanks to powers held by Sandwell Council and the police.
School nurse ambassadors celebrated
Published on 4th July 2018
Children from schools across Sandwell got together at West Bromwich Town Hall to celebrate another year of the Sandwell School Nurse Ambassador Project (SSNAP).
Sandwell building projects win regional awards
Published on 4th July 2018
Two Sandwell construction projects won top prizes at the West Midlands Regional Building Excellence Awards for high quality housing developments.
Pair jailed for selling dangerous fake goods on line
Published on 4th July 2018
Sandwell trading standards bosses have welcomed two ten-month jail terms handed out to a couple who sold counterfeit goods, including fake Disney dolls, which contained a toxic chemical more than 2,000 times the permitted level.
Crackdown on alcohol and tobacco sales to minors
Published on 28th June 2018
Sandwell's trading standards team is continuing its on-going crackdown on local shops which sell alcohol and tobacco products to minors, that is people under the age of 18.
National teaching award for Smethwick teacher
Published on 28th June 2018
Smethwick assistant headteacher Bethany Barnsley has clinched a top award for her teaching – at the very school she went to as a child.
Students spread kindness across Rowley Regis
Published on 26th June 2018
Students at a Rowley Regis School have been carrying out acts of kindness across the community to brighten people's day.
Jail sentence for dangerous Sandwell car cruiser
Published on 22nd June 2018
A Tipton man has been jailed after breaching the Black Country-wide car cruising injunction order by racing in Sandwell’s streets.
Hanging baskets brighten up town centre
Published on 20th June 2018
The busy West Bromwich shopping centre has been given a colourful summer boost with the introduction of a beautiful collection of hanging baskets.
Council backs Clean Air Day
Published on 20th June 2018
Sandwell Council is backing the national campaign to reduce air pollution across the country by highlighting the work that it being done in the borough to improve the quality of air.
Launch of new guidance on engaging with the public
Published on 20th June 2018
Sandwell Council is setting out a new vision for communicating with residents.
Statue to recognise 'Lions of the Great War' and mark centenary of First World War Armistice
Published on 20th June 2018
A 10-foot high bronze statue of a First World War Sikh soldier is planned for Smethwick High Street to commemorate 100 years since the end of the conflict.
New forest school for Bristnall Hall Academy
Published on 19th June 2018
A new forest school has been opened at Bristnall Hall Academy in Oldbury.
West Brom homecoming for jazz legend Val
Published on 18th June 2018
It will be a true homecoming for jazz legend Val Wiseman when she performs her Lady Sings The Blues tribute to Billie Holiday at Central Library in July.
Sandwell to mark end of First World War centenary
Published on 15th June 2018
Plans are taking shape in Sandwell to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War.
Reassurance over Tipton Christmas events
Published on 15th June 2018
People in Tipton are being reassured that there will be a Christmas lights switch on and other festive events in the town this year.
Score one for recycling this World Cup season
Published on 15th June 2018
Sandwell Council is urging football fans to give recycling a boost during the upcoming World Cup which kicked off this week in Russia.
Unauthorised encampment moved on from playing fields
Published on 14th June 2018
Sandwell Council and West Midlands Police have yet again moved on an unauthorised encampment within hours of it arriving in Sandwell.
Sandwell & Birmingham Mela 2018 at Victoria Park, Smethwick
Published on 12th June 2018
Thousands of visitors will head to Victoria Park, Smethwick, on 14 to 15 July for the ZEE Sandwell & Birmingham Mela.