Bringing Communities Together
International Rangoli artist Ranbir Kaur is opening a new photographic exhibition of her work at Sandwell libraries to tell the story of her journey in colour. Indian-born Ranbir put on an exhibition of her work at Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery earlier this year to celebrate her 30 years in […]
World Cup winning coaches Gary Kirsten and Matthew Mott have been appointed to lead the men’s and women’s teams respectively for the Cardiff-based team in The Hundred. Kirsten, 51, coached India to the 2011 World Cup on home soil while Mott, who oversaw Australia’s recent women’s Ashes victory, was in […]
A regional naval unit has been granted Freedom of Entry to Wolverhampton after building firm relations with the city over the last 20 years. HMS Forward, based in Birmingham, regularly visits and supports military events across the city – and is often seen in parades at Armed Forces Day and […]
Fifteen illegal and dangerous private properties let out in Sandwell have been shut down by a special housing team over the past year as part of a wider blitz on crimes linked to poor housing. Sandwell Council’s Housing Quality Team closed down the properties after finding them in a dangerous […]
With a dominant victory in Saturday’s race at the Nürburgring, Audi driver René Rast has come a lot closer to winning his second DTM title. Before the last three rounds, the German has an advantage of 47 points over his fellow Audi driver Nico Müller and of 80 over BMW […]
The Sugar Smart Sandwell campaign was launched today with the aim of helping people reduce the amount of sugar in their diet. Based on the national Change4Life Sugar Swaps campaign, Sugar Smart Sandwell is inviting local companies and organisations to get involved in promoting healthier food choices. This may involve […]
A caring Tipton girl who was tracked down on social media after her letter touched the hearts of council bosses is planning a fun run in aid of Save The Children. This summer, Holly Icke, aged eight, wrote a letter describing her wish to host a sponsored run to help […]
More than 1,600 Sandwell volunteers helped out in this year’s Big Spring Clean campaign to collect a staggering amount of rubbish from sites across the borough. Volunteers signed up to clean up their areas at 242 events across Sandwell’s six towns in the latest effort by the scheme run by […]
Royal Academy of Engineering highlights that misconceptions about engineers and lack of understanding of the profession means young people are missing opportunities to make a difference to our world New research1 has revealed that 76% of young people aged 11 – 19 do not know a lot about what people […]
An award-winning traditional butchers has become the first in the UK to sell plant-based meat alternatives. Thurston Butchers in Suffolk – who have gained award-winning status for their homemade sausages – will begin selling products from THIS, a West London based company producing ‘the world’s most realistic meat alternative’. The […]
