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Sandwell Council’s Road Safety team held a series of events at St. Matthews CE Primary School in Windmill Lane, Smethwick to encourage pupils and their parents to use crossings safely. St Matthews  is a split-site school based on either side of Windmill Lane with a zebra crossing right outside the school that aids access to …

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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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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 …

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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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