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April 18, 2024

Two teenagers have been jailed after boy, 16, injured in street machete attack

Crime|Apr 18, 2024

April 17, 2024

Services near M6 junction allowed to serve alcohol 24 hours a day after council mix-up

Great Barr|Apr 17, 2024

April 14, 2024

Developer bids to overturn rejection of 'harmful' 150-home scheme on green belt land

Property|Apr 14, 2024

April 4, 2024

Children's hospice charity shop forced to close after being 'ransacked' by vandals – but nothing was taken

Great Barr|Apr 4, 2024

March 30, 2024

All roads open in Great Barr after cordon for police investigation is lifted

Great Barr|Mar 30, 2024

March 21, 2024

Great Barr man faces jail after shotgun found stashed in bin bag in his Vauxhall Corsa

Great Barr|Mar 21, 2024

March 20, 2024

Motorists facing delays and buses diverted following crash in Great Barr

Great Barr|Mar 20, 2024

March 6, 2024

Doctor Who fans from across the world to descend on Great Barr for weekend of sci-fi fun

Sandwell entertainment|Mar 6, 2024

February 22, 2024

Watch: Police looking at footage of Great Barr crash as car flies over roundabout

Great Barr|Feb 22, 2024

January 26, 2024

Homes plan for farm rejected four years after similar scheme approved

Walsall|Jan 26, 2024

January 18, 2024

Plan for 150 homes on green belt rejected

Great Barr|Jan 18, 2024

January 11, 2024

Two Sandwell schools become one as merged site opens

Great Barr|Jan 11, 2024

January 3, 2024

FA’s all-weather Great Barr football pitch backed after size concerns

Great Barr|Jan 3, 2024

December 27, 2023

Watch: Firefighters tackle massive blaze at plastics factory in Great Barr

Great Barr|Dec 27, 2023

December 22, 2023

Murder victim's family 'too distressed' to tell court of their pain as Black Country drug dealer sentenced to 30 years

Crime|Dec 22, 2023

December 11, 2023

Part of major road closes following crash on route between pub and motorway bridge

Great Barr|Dec 11, 2023

December 6, 2023

'Bullied' drug user who sent texts to 'bossman' about deals avoids prison after being caught on M54

Crime|Dec 6, 2023

December 5, 2023

150 homes planned for green belt land in Sandwell

Great Barr|Dec 5, 2023

November 21, 2023

Great Barr fighter Gene Smith wins British Championship ahead of Thailand tilt

Boxing|Nov 21, 2023

November 17, 2023

Man guilty of 'point blank' murder outside football stadium

Crime|Nov 17, 2023

November 9, 2023

Jury begins deliberating in murder trial over shooting of man near Birmingham City FC

Crime|Nov 9, 2023

October 18, 2023

Greggs to open at new £20m business estate in Great Barr

Business|Oct 18, 2023

Jailed: Dangerous driver with drugs on him reached 'diabolical' speeds to get away from police

Crime|Oct 18, 2023

Speeding driver avoids points after court hears 'special reason' for failing to slow

Crime|Oct 18, 2023

October 12, 2023

Sandwell Valley RSPB hosting monthly Birdwatching for Beginners walks

What's On|Oct 12, 2023

October 6, 2023

Great Barr man charged with firearm and drugs offences after police stop car

Crime|Oct 6, 2023

September 21, 2023

Siblings launch campaign to raise vital funds for cancer research in tribute to their ‘bubbly’ baby sister

Health|Sep 21, 2023

September 14, 2023

Danger driver who ploughed into dog walker and killed pet in Great Barr avoids jail

Crime|Sep 14, 2023

September 12, 2023

Police urge driver to come forward after Great Barr hit-and-run that killed 54-year-old man

Crime|Sep 12, 2023

September 9, 2023

Man dies in Great Barr after suspected hit-and-run near busy Scott Arms junction

Crime|Sep 9, 2023

August 22, 2023

Concerns raised over plans for 175 new homes in Great Barr

Great Barr|Aug 22, 2023

August 4, 2023

Champion Great Barr Muay Thai fighter facing first professional test

Great Barr|Aug 4, 2023

July 18, 2023

Man pleads guilty in Wolverhampton wedding fight case delayed by four years

Crime|Jul 18, 2023

July 12, 2023

Greater access to library as new service begins

Great Barr|Jul 12, 2023

July 11, 2023

'Please, please have talks with your children' – Youths as young as ten playing along dangerous verge of M6

Great Barr|Jul 11, 2023

July 5, 2023

Primary school becomes first in Sandwell to benefit from 'School Street'

Transport|Jul 5, 2023

July 4, 2023

Great Barr primary school has swimming pool reopened thanks to fundraising and generous donation

Education|Jul 4, 2023

July 3, 2023

McDonald's plan for Great Barr Buffet Island site gets mixed reaction

Great Barr|Jul 3, 2023

June 30, 2023

Medical practice placed in special measures and told to improve or face closure

Health|Jun 30, 2023

June 27, 2023

Multi-million pound plans submitted to turn Buffet Island into a McDonald's

Food and Drink|Jun 27, 2023

June 22, 2023

Jailed: Black Country gang used government Covid loans to expand drug empire - and drove a ‘Thank You NHS’ van

Crime|Jun 22, 2023

June 19, 2023

Great Barr fighter preparing for ultimate test at WBC World Muay Thai Championships

Great Barr|Jun 19, 2023

Police issue appeal to identify man in CCTV after break-in at Great Barr home

Crime|Jun 19, 2023

June 14, 2023

Rural homes plan for farm buildings

Walsall|Jun 14, 2023

Two men in custody after drug dens found by police at multiple locations in Sandwell

Crime|Jun 14, 2023

June 13, 2023

See inside revamped Great Barr pub as changes provide fresh jobs boost

Business|Jun 13, 2023

June 4, 2023

Man in his 40s taken to hospital with stab wounds after pub beer garden attack

Crime|Jun 4, 2023

June 1, 2023

Man and toddler assessed by paramedics after three-car crash in Great Barr

Great Barr|Jun 1, 2023

May 30, 2023

Family suffer racial attack filmed on TikTok during picnic in Black Country park

Crime|May 30, 2023

Three GPs suspended from Black Country medical centre 'to safeguard patient safety'

Great Barr|May 30, 2023

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