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Sandwell Council shares draft plan to improve local air quality – have your say

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Residents, businesses, community groups and visitors to Sandwell are being asked to share their views on a new Draft Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP). The new plan sets out how Sandwell Council will aim to reduce air pollution in the borough between 2025 and 2030. Air pollution is a serious issue that affects everyone’s health, especially …

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Next phase of traffic management starting soon on Blackheath Bus Interchange project

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The next phase of traffic management is due to start on Tuesday 2 September, as part of the £2.9million regeneration project creating a new bus interchange around Market Place in Blackheath. Businesses including Blackheath Market remain open as usual throughout the works. Funded by the Government’s Towns Fund programme, the project will also see a …

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Sandwell Council will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day) on Friday 15 August

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Sandwell Council will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day) on Friday 15 August. A commemoration event will pay tribute to those who served in the Second World War and recognise the end of global conflict in 1945. Join us from 10.45am at the War Memorial, outside Sandwell Council House in Oldbury …

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Sandwell Council among UK Top Apprenticeship Employers

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Sandwell Council has been recognised as one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025 – one of only four local authorities nationally to achieve this ranking. And the council is now proud to announce a bold new 100 Apprentices by 2027 programme following the launch of the Making It Sandwell campaign, which features young people across Sandwell …

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£200,000 heritage grant for Bromwich Hall welcomed

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Sandwell Council has welcomed a £200,000 heritage grant to fund essential repairs at Bromwich Hall that will help preserve the historic Grade I listed building for future generations. Today’s announcement paves the way for Bromwich Hall – also once known as the Manor House – to be removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register once works …

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Protecting the public purse: Sandwell Council tackles fraud

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A joint statement from Councillor Paul Moore and Councillor Liam Preece on Sandwell Council’s Annual Counter Fraud Report for 2025:   We are proud to sign off Sandwell Council’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee’s Annual Counter Fraud Report for 2025. The report highlights how the council actively pursued 194 cases of those who misuse the public’s …

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Road safety operation targets dangerous drivers in Wednesbury and West Bromwich

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A total of 60 motorists have been stopped by the Police for a number of traffic offences as part of a targeted operation. As part of a Multi-Agency Road Safety Operation (MARSO) Enforcement Officers attended looking for vehicles used to collect scrap and transport waste. During the operations which took place in Wednesbury and West …

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Stay safe this summer – please don’t swim in open water

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Sandwell Council is reminding people of the dangers of open water – and urging them to only swim in supervised swimming pools. The warning comes as part of World Drowning Prevention Day (Friday 25 July), which helps to highlight the tragic and profound impact of drowning on families and communities and offer life-saving solutions to …

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