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Huge turnout to careers fair

More than 1,500 young people and parents from Sandwell flocked to a careers fair held at Sandwell Council House in Oldbury. The annual Connexions Sandwell New Year, New Start Careers Fair was held last month. The event set out to inspire and motivate young people aged 14-19 by promoting the […]

Burst water main in Tipton

Park Lane West in Tipton is closed due to a burst water main. The road has been closed between Owen Street and Mayfair Gardens with side road closures at  Silvertrees Road, Castle Street, Victoria Road and Manor Road. This is obviously causing delays and we would ask people to avoid […]

ALEXA, PUT ON THE HEATING IN MY HURACÁN EVO’ LAMBORGHINI: FIRST TO INCORPORATE FULL IN-CAR CONTROL BY AMAZON ALEXA

Automobili Lamborghini incorporates Alexa in its Huracán EVO range in 2020, enhancing its super sports car driving experience with the cloud- based voice service from Amazon. The first Huracán EVO equipped with Alexa is on display at the global stage for innovation, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, from January 7-10, 2020.  In the Huracán EVO, Lamborghini introduced a connected […]

TEACH ME ISLAM APP

This month has seen the new launch of the Teach Me Islam App and platform (TMI).The app is the brainchild of Nabeela Raza a 25 year old female entrepreneur whose own experiences led her to creating this app.   TMI is all about bringing Islamic education into the 21st century, the new app allows parents […]

New wellbeing services for Dudley carers

Dudley Council has launched a range of wellbeing services and therapies to help support people caring for a family member or friend. The team behind Dudley Carers Hub, which launched in June 2018, will now also be working in partnership with Crossroads Caring for Carers (Sandwell) to provide even more […]

Fairtrade Fortnight 2020

People in Sedgley are backing Fairtrade Fortnight with a host of activities taking place. Fairtrade Fortnight is the annual campaigning fortnight of the Fairtrade Foundation which this year runs from 24 February to 8 March. The theme of this year’s campaign is ‘She deserves Fairtrade’ focusing on the need to […]

Tributes paid to Councillor Bob Lloyd

Tributes have been paid to Councillor Bob Lloyd’s life-long commitment to the people of Wednesbury, Tipton and Sandwell after he died suddenly over the weekend. Councillor Lloyd was Sandwell Council’s cabinet member for inclusive economic growth and represented Wednesbury South ward. He died on Saturday at his home in Princes […]

BEAULIEU’S FLAGSHIP SIMPLY FORD RETURNS WITH SUPER-SIZE EVENT

Beaulieu’s flagship Simply event Simply Ford will return on Sunday May 3rd to celebrate all things Ford with a super-size display in the grounds of the National Motor Museum. Simply Ford is Beaulieu’s biggest event in its expanding Simply range, which has added three new rallies with Simply Electric, Simply BMW and Simply British Classics to its packed 2020 line-up.  […]