Residents, community groups and businesses in Smethwick are being urged to take part in an important online survey to help shape the town’s future. Smethwick is set to receive up to £20million in government funding through the Plan for Neighbourhoods – a 10-year investment programme that will support local communities and drive positive change across …
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Sandwell Council is exploring online digital solutions for unpaid carers that provide information, guidance, advice and support at times when standard services are not available. Some of the £300,000 funding secured from the Department of Health and Social Care’s Accelerated Reform Fund has enabled our Adult Social Care team commission Bridgit Care – which is …
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Sandwell Council is exploring online digital solutions for unpaid carers that provide information, guidance, advice and support at times when standard services are not available. Some of the £300,000 funding secured from the Department of Health and Social Care’s Accelerated Reform Fund has enabled our Adult Social Care team commission Bridgit Care – which is …
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Sandwell Council continues to lead the way in maintaining roads and tackling potholes according to latest public satisfaction surveys. More investment is planned – more than £15million this financial year – to keep on top of these priority issues for residents and other road users. The percentage of residents satisfied with road maintenance in Sandwell …
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Sandwell Council has launched a new radio link scheme that connects businesses in Wednesbury Town Centre to the council’s CCTV control room, the police and the bus station. Twenty businesses are involved in the link scheme which helps partners to provide a fast response to any crime incidents in the town centre like shoplifiting. There …
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Young people, industry and leaders share how together they’re Making It Sandwell. Around 200 people from businesses, community groups and other local organisations came together today (Wednesday 25 June) to mark the launch of the Sandwell Story; a project to celebrate, champion and bring people together in making Sandwell a great place to live, learn, …
On Saturday 21st June was the opening of a new institute in Birmingham Green Lane. Madrasah Ameer Hamzah is named in honor of the uncle of our Noble Prophet ﷺ – Sayyiduna Ameer Hamzah and my late twin brother Hamzah, whose life and legacy continue to inspire our mission. This new institute is rooted in …
Sandwell Council is inviting residents and people from further afield to join Sandwell’s annual Armed Forces Day on Saturday 28 June 2025 from 10.45am to 4pm at the Civic Square, Oldbury. Join us to celebrate and honour the men and women who have served and sacrificed in the armed forces. This free event will begin …
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker went back to school to announce a new education programme that will help thousands more schoolchildren improve the air quality where they live. The Mayor visited Corngreaves Academy in Cradley Heath on Clean Air Day to speak to a class of seven, eight and nine-year-olds about air pollution, how it …
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Dear Dr. M. Venkatachalam IFS, We are writing to express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of all those who lost their lives in the Air India crash last week. Sandwell is a welcoming borough, where many people of Indian origin have made their home and we are extremely proud of our strong …
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