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March 23, 2020

Panic shopping condemned by Sandwell's mayor

Sandwell|Mar 23, 2020

March 20, 2020

Health centre to go ahead but at what cost?

Health|Mar 20, 2020

March 19, 2020

Nearly 400 Sandwell Council staff self-isolate amid coronavirus pandemic

Sandwell|Mar 19, 2020

March 12, 2020

Council ordered to pay compensation after dementia patient left unwashed and in dirty clothes

Sandwell|Mar 12, 2020

February 20, 2020

Dozens of investigations after anti-social behaviour victims 'ignored'

Sandwell|Feb 20, 2020

February 14, 2020

Dudley Council criticised over care home top-up fee system

Health|Feb 14, 2020

Dudley dog mess fines hit £2,800

Dudley|Feb 14, 2020

February 13, 2020

Dudley Council chief paid 2,000 per cent more than lowest paid staff

Dudley|Feb 13, 2020

February 10, 2020

Dudley Zoo hopeful over return of bears for first time in 40 years

Attractions|Feb 10, 2020

Sandwell councillor says tax increase needed to protect vulnerable

Sandwell|Feb 10, 2020

February 5, 2020

Coseley traveller transit site 'scrapped' if Labour seize control of Dudley Council

Coseley|Feb 5, 2020

February 3, 2020

Tributes paid to 'gentleman' Sandwell councillor after death aged 58

Politics|Feb 3, 2020

January 25, 2020

Burial charges increase by seven per cent

Sandwell|Jan 25, 2020

Assaults on adults major cause of school exclusions

Education|Jan 25, 2020

January 23, 2020

Call for fast food outlets to help tackle Dudley's obesity problem

Dudley|Jan 23, 2020

Ofsted attacked in racism row over how British values are taught at school

Education|Jan 23, 2020

January 22, 2020

Council backs children’s services bosses following Ofsted report

Dudley|Jan 22, 2020

January 16, 2020

New Sandwell Council chief executive David Stevens was 'only candidate to apply'

Sandwell|Jan 16, 2020

January 15, 2020

Cost of burials to increase in Sandwell to pay for new cemetery

Rowley Regis|Jan 15, 2020

Kingswinford store still selling booze pending licence appeal

Kingswinford|Jan 15, 2020

January 14, 2020

Checks increased as council warned £500,000 Smethwick school fraud could happen again

Crime|Jan 14, 2020

Plans for 50 new homes in Sandwell set to be approved

Property|Jan 14, 2020

January 9, 2020

Forced marriage and honour crimes reported in Dudley

Dudley|Jan 9, 2020

January 8, 2020

Professional Sandwell beggars 'earning up to £100 a day'

Sandwell|Jan 8, 2020

Plea for more Government cash for children in care in Sandwell

Sandwell|Jan 8, 2020

January 7, 2020

Sandwell Council to attempt to get back £500,000 stolen by Smethwick headteacher

Smethwick|Jan 7, 2020

January 6, 2020

Angry residents slate decision over Coseley travellers transit site

Coseley|Jan 6, 2020

December 11, 2019

Mother receives apology after council threatens to make her homeless

Sandwell|Dec 11, 2019

December 10, 2019

Bescot sleeper factory should not be built, say council planners

Wednesbury|Dec 10, 2019

December 6, 2019

Anger over Brandhall Golf Course closure plans laid bare

Property|Dec 6, 2019

December 5, 2019

Delight as plans for Oldbury wildlife corridor thrown out

Oldbury|Dec 5, 2019

Armed robbery-hit Kingswinford store to have licence reviewed

Crime|Dec 5, 2019

December 4, 2019

Brandhall Golf Course closure ‘would be a disaster’ say neighbours

Property|Dec 4, 2019

December 2, 2019

New health centre should be built in Dudley town centre, claims councillor

Dudley|Dec 2, 2019

November 28, 2019

Stourbridge care home waits to hear its fate

Stourbridge|Nov 28, 2019

Wildlife corridor industrial units plan set to be rejected

Oldbury|Nov 28, 2019

November 27, 2019

Planning permission for new Dudley leisure centre expected next week

Dudley|Nov 27, 2019

November 26, 2019

Maps show potential extent of housing at Brandhall Golf Course

Oldbury|Nov 26, 2019

November 25, 2019

Sandwell Commonwealth Games aquatics centre 'still on budget' despite costs rise

Commonwealth Games|Nov 25, 2019

November 22, 2019

Advice centres to bring in £30 million in welfare benefits

Sandwell|Nov 22, 2019

Change in council tax bills to help people cope

Dudley|Nov 22, 2019

November 21, 2019

1,000 people in Sandwell have liberty curtailed to protect them

Sandwell|Nov 21, 2019

November 14, 2019

Councillor resigns during election campaign

Sandwell|Nov 14, 2019

Council urged to get moving on garage review

Dudley|Nov 14, 2019

Commonwealth Games Aquatics Centre on time but £13m over budget

Commonwealth Games|Nov 14, 2019

November 8, 2019

Brandhall Golf Course in talks with lawyers over potential closure

Oldbury|Nov 8, 2019

Coseley housing plan given the green light despite residents’ fears

Coseley|Nov 8, 2019

November 6, 2019

Sandwell hospital trust investigated after sixth maternal death

Health|Nov 6, 2019

Pub reopening with police backing after machete attack

West Bromwich|Nov 6, 2019

November 1, 2019

Plans for five council-funded PCSOs in Dudley signed off

Crime|Nov 1, 2019

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