Councillors in Sandwell have backed a new partnership community safety plan to help keep people safe and make sure vulnerable people are supported. Sandwell Council’s Cabinet endorsed the Safer Sandwell Partnership Police and Crime Board’s Community Safety Strategy 2022-26. The main priorities of the strategy – which is co-ordinated across a number of different organisations …
Bowls club Sandwell Council has funded a further three community projects as part of its Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). CIL allows the council to raise funds from some forms of new development to help fund the physical infrastructure needed to mitigate the impacts of new development. The Friar Park Millennium Centre in Wednesbury received over …
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UK government announced plans to increase the number of electric car chargers more than ten times to 300,000 by 2030. Osprey Charging is one of the fastest-growing UK networks of rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging points. It will roll-out of 150 rapid electric vehicle charging hubs across UK over the next four years. Ian …
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The concept images show, top row, left to right: Midland Met Learning Campus, and Rowley Regis Education Hub; bottom row, left to right: Sandwell Civil and Mechanical Engineering Centre, and Wednesbury town centre. Sandwell Council’s cabinet has approved corporate regeneration policies for 2022 to 2027 that could deliver up to £1.8 billion of investment in …
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The photograph at the restored Clock Tower shows, left to right, Wednesbury Town Chair Councillor Simon Hackett; Councillor Luke Giles, Councillor Elaine Costigan and Councillor Peter Hughes; and Deputy Town Chair Councillor Ian Chambers Repair and restoration works on the historic Clock Tower at the heart of Wednesbury have been completed. The works by specialist …
Sandwell Council has been shortlisted for the West Midlands Regional Energy Efficiency Awards 2022, which recognise best practice within the region’s energy saving and efficiency sector. The council has been nominated by AgilityEco for the Regional Council or Local Authority Body of the Year category of the awards. AgilityEco is the council’s partner for …
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After failing to reach a final deal with three of the show’s investors, a West Midlands company featured on Dragons’ Den will do it alone.On Thursday, Peter Neath and Ian Worton appeared on the BBC show with the Saucestream Squeezer, a gadget meant to reduce plastic waste.The two, who own Saucestream in Great Barr, first …
A move in the right direction, but more immediate action is required… Ian Plummer, commercial director of Auto Trader, response to the Government’s new infrastructure strategy for electric vehicles “A ten-fold increase in charging points by 2030 is a noble ambition but whether £500m is enough to deliver the gear-shift on EV charging the country …
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UK car production falls for eighth consecutive month as global chip shortage persist UK car production falls -41.3% in February to 61,657 units as global chip shortage persists. One-in-four cars made either an electric or hybrid vehicle, totalling 15,905 units. As global economic headwinds hold back recovery, sector calls for urgent action to alleviate soaring business energy …
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Ratcliffe Walk – Cabinet member for housing Cllr Zahoor Ahmed and Vinci construction manager Paul Venmore Around 70 council homes have received a major external makeover and tenants are thrilled with the work done. The homes – in Halesowen Street, Judge Close, Ratcliffe Walk and Tipperary Walk – have been fitted with new composite …
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