12 December 2023
Sandwell Council teams and West Midlands Police, supported by Cooper the sniffer dog from BWY Canine Ltd, recently carried out a raid at a shop in West Bromwich.
11 December 2023
A community quilt, made by women and children affected by domestic abuse and modern slavery, has been unveiled in Sandwell.
The quilt was created in October, as the women and children of the Black Country Women’s Aid refuge services came together to share their thoughts, experiences and hurt of violence and abuse and the impact that it had on their lives.
04 December 2023
The consultation on the draft Sandwell Local Plan finishes at 5pm on Monday 18 December.
The Plan is a document that plans for the future development of our borough. It sets out how and where we expect to build the new homes we need up to 2041, and what land is required to accommodate new jobs.
04 December 2023
Sandwell Council has been awarded up to £5 million funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
The funding will be used to boost the council’s ability to carry out research that is used to inform decisions that will help improve outcomes for residents.
04 December 2023
Libraries across Sandwell are part of a new initiative to create volunteering opportunities and support those experiencing loneliness.
Sandwell Council has been successful in gaining a grant of £88,000 from the government’s Know Your Neighbourhood Fund.
With their share of the funding, Sandwell Libraries and Archives will launch the new ‘Join Us’ project. This initiative will fund activities to combat loneliness, as well as appointing a new Volunteer Coordinator, responsible for recruiting new volunteers to support the libraries’ offer.
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