For this year’s national Recycle Week, which starts today, Monday (21 September), Sandwell Council and its environmental services partner Serco are thanking residents for their ongoing recycling efforts d Recycle Week is held annually in September and the waste partnership is encouraging residents to keep up their good work and […]

Employees from The Lee, Shaw Partnership hit the trail on 13th September to raise money for charity Staff from The Lee, Shaw Partnership showed of their walking boots  and undertook the 13 mile ‘ruby’ route which marks 40 years of the annual walking event. In light of new Government restrictions […]

The Antiques and Collectors Fair is returning to Himley Hall and Park this Sunday (20 September). The event will be held outdoors in the hall courtyard and lawns between 9am and 4pm. Traders from around the UK will once again attend the currently outdoor fair with an array of antiques […]

Sandwell has become an area of national intervention, along with Birmingham and Solihull, due to a rise in Covid-19 cases. From Tuesday 15 September, Sandwell residents will not be allowed to mix with any other households in their homes or gardens. The new restrictions are: People in Sandwell must not […]

Sandwell’s housing boss has thanked council tenants for their patience in waiting for non-urgent repairs to be carried out during the coronavirus pandemic. And he said that housing repairs teams were making excellent progress, as they worked hard to catch up on outstanding work that had been out on hold […]

Pupils at a Wednesbury primary school have been involved in a cross-generational project, building relationships with residents at a nearby care home, Dovedale Court. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, pupils from Holyhead Primary Academy, as part of Shireland Academy Trust, were visiting residents and creating shared experiences such as planting and […]

Sandwell Libraries has seen a huge increase in new members and use of its online services. Despite Covid-19 lockdown, Sandwell Libraries have continued to supply eBooks and eAudiobooks, online family activity sessions to help families stuck inside their homes and the annual Summer Reading Challenge. Councillor Danny Millard, cabinet member […]

More people are being invited to help keep their neighbourhood litter-free following Sandwell’s Adopt A Street scheme being extended. Funding from Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and Sandwell’s Big Spring Clean campaign mean more streets can now get involved. The campaign is run by Litter Watch and supported by […]

Council bosses have appealed for information after a number of trees were chopped down in the borough. Officers received reports last month of a 12-foot high pile of brash in Wealdstone Drive, Lower Gornal, with ward councillors concerned it could be a fire hazard. The brash was the remnants of […]

Sandwell Council welcomed completion of the new Shireland Technology Primary School in Waterloo Road, Smethwick on 14 August 2020, which will open to pupils this September. Funded through the government’s free school capital programme at a cost of £7m, the school provides a high-tech learning environment for its pupils and […]