The Leader of Sandwell Council, Councillor Kerrie Carmichael, announced the launch of a new MySandwell App. Residents will be able to report issues such as fly-tipping, potholes and broken street lights, book a visit to the tip or make payments at the click of a button. The app is free and available to download from …
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Young amateur photographers are invited to go out into nature and capture the perfect picture of the borough’s Bostin Green Places for Sandwell’s Young Photographer of the Year 2022 competition. The theme for this year’s competition is ‘Sandwell goes green’, and is open to all amateur photographers – including those at schools and colleges – …
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The prestigious Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) West Midlands Awards for Planning Excellence 2022 have honoured Sandwell Council’s planners for shaping the regeneration of Smethwick. Officers from the council’s Regeneration and Growth Team, along with partners from Birmingham City Council and Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design, jointly received the Excellence in Plan Making Practice Award …
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Within an hour of opening its first crowdfunding round publicly, 3ti, the UK’s leading designer, installer, funder and operator of Solar Car Parks (SCPs), has smashed its initial £500,000 investment target. Funding will accelerate the roll-out of the world’s first pop-up mini solar car park and electric vehicle charging hub, Papilio3, enable expansion of the …
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Sandwell Council will once again be supporting the Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival this year. In its 38th year, the festival will run from Friday 15 to Sunday 24 July. With 19 different performances from artists both local and from as far afield as the USA at over 10 venues spread across Sandwell there …
Sandwell Council officially handed the keys to the Sandwell Aquatics Centre over to Birmingham 2022 on Monday 27 June ahead of the Commonwealth Games. The Mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Richard Jones presented the keys to Joanna Rolfe, Venue General Manager on behalf of Birmingham 2022. Built on time and within budget this amazing facility will …
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The three remaining West Bromwich Towns Deal projects were approved by the government this week. This means that Sandwell Council and its partners have successfully secured the full £67.5million Towns Fund offer for the borough. In 2020, Rowley Regis, Smethwick and West Bromwich were among 101 places selected by central government to bid for funding …
A special ‘thank you’ to the Armed Forces community is being held at Dartmouth Park in West Bromwich on Saturday (25 June). Deputy Lieutenant for the West Midlands Deputy Lieutenant Mr John Wood, the Mayor of Sandwell Councillor Richard Jones and Leader of Sandwell Council Councillor Kerrie Carmichael will lead the raising of the Armed …
Many airlines are moving towards Net Zero Carbon Emissions by using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). In this Malaysia Airlines also listed their name by operating the first passenger flight between Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. On 5th June 2022 World Environment Day, the National carrier of Malaysia – Malaysia Airlines operated their first passenger flight MH603 from …
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The warm weather has arrived and the 4th of July (aka the start of National BBQ Week) is swiftly approaching, with hosts across the country locking dates in the diaries and planning their spreads. Plus, with 8.8 million Brits set to go meat-free this year (up 22% YOY)1, the hosting ‘steaks’ have never been higher. …
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