Sandwell news
- Plastic lids to replace stolen drain covers in Sandwell and Dudley
23 May 12
Drain covers stolen by metal thieves will be replaced with plastic alternatives by Sandwell and Dudley councils at a cost of around £239,000. - Heathens speedway track plan in doubt
23 May 12
PLANS for a multi-million pound speedway track, to bring the former Cradley Heathens back to Dudley, could be scuppered after a senior councillor revealed an alternative use for the Castle Hill site was already in the pipeline. - New Sandwell mayor Keith Davies steps into role
23 May 12Long-standing councillor Keith Davies has been unveiled as the new mayor of Sandwell. - Rowley Regis, Cradley Heath and Oldbury housing offices axed
23 May 12NEIGHBOURHOOD housing offices in Rowley Regis, Cradley Heath and Oldbury are being axed by Sandwell Council and will close in June. - Mystery as body is found in Smethwick canal
23 May 12A man has been found dead in a canal in Smethwick in what detectives describe as mysterious circumstances. - More attacks on ambulance staff
23 May 12
The number of West Midlands Ambulance staff being attacked has risen by almost a quarter in the past year, the service says. - Sunny weather sees increase in 999 calls
23 May 12WEST Midlands Ambulance Service reported a 19 per cent increase in 999 calls from the Black Country yesterday. - James Morris MP column: The importance of helping local families
23 May 12In his monthly column Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris discusses the importance of helping local families. - Johnson 'regrets' hacking inquiry
22 May 12
"About a dozen" MPs have told Tom Watson they have been unfairly targeted by tabloid papers, the West Bromwich East MP and Labour deputy chairman tells the Leveson Inquiry. - Mental health care changes in Rowley Regis win MP's praise
22 May 12IMPROVED mental health care in Rowley Regis should be held up as an example for other parts of the country to learn from, according to the town’s MP. - Multi-million pound new leisure centre for Wednesbury
22 May 12A multi-million pound new leisure centre will be built in Wednesbury, council bosses have revealed. - Sandwell Academy crowned national football champions
22 May 12Students and Staff at Sandwell Academy are celebrating national success after their Year 8 Boys Football Team won the Under 13s English Schools Football Association National Cup. - Car gets wedged under lorry on M6
22 May 12
The driver of a car escapes with "minor injuries" after it became wedged under a lorry and dragged along the M6. - Cladding collapse at Great Bridge car showroom
21 May 12Thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused when cladding fell off the outside of a Great Bridge car showroom and crashed onto the cars beneath. - Cradley Heath mother spared jail in benefits fraud
21 May 12A benefits cheat from the Black Country who pocketed almost £55,000 after lying about living with her partner has been spared jail. - Spaghetti Junction's 40th birthday
21 May 12
As Spaghetti Junction on the M6 in the West Midlands reaches its 40th anniversary this week, the people who live by it, helped build it and maintain it talk about their experiences. - Midlands hospitals meet waiting list targets
19 May 12Fewer patients are having to wait more than 18 weeks to start hospital treatment compared with two years ago, according to figures out today. - Firearms officers descend on Wednesbury primary school
18 May 12Armed police descended on a primary school in Wednesbury following reports there was a man with a gun outside the building. - £22,000 bill for flat in ‘Dickensian’ condition
18 May 12Two landlords have been left with a court bill totalling £22,608 after allowing a Black Country flat to fall into disrepair so bad it was described as in “Dickensian condition”. - Chainmaking statue’s next link
18 May 12A £25,000 monument to celebrate the history of female chainmakers has been lowered into place in ahead of an official unveiling on June 9. - Sculptor's links to historic Cradley Heath chainmakers
18 May 12
METAL artist Luke Perry was the obvious choice to create a statue paying homage to Cradley Heath’s heroic women chainmakers. - Traders’ shock as West Bromwich murder probe is launched
16 May 12Traders spoke of their shock today after a murder inquiry was launched following the death of a young woman in West Bromwich. - Police release efit of sex assault suspect
16 May 12Detectives have released an e-fit of the man they believe sexually assaulted a woman in West Bromwich. - The Great Black Country census
16 May 12A hundred years ago, everybody knew what the Black Country was about. Glowing furnaces and smoky chimneys, the constant thrum of metal-on-metal, the world’s manufacturing heartland. We want you to take part in the Great Black Country Census...