Freeze on allowances for Sandwell Council cabinet members

Allowances for cabinet members at Sandwell Council will be frozen for another year after being approved by members of the full council.

Drunken couple who made neighbours' lives a misery kicked out of Blackheath home

A couple whose drunken behaviour made their neighbours’ lives a misery have been evicted from their council home and banned from a borough for five years.

£50,000 to help your business: £1.4m in Express & Star fund for local firms

Heart of industry – firms across the Black Country will benefit from the £1.4 million Green Shoots Fund launched today

A £1.4 million fund for businesses to create jobs in the Black Country was being officially launched today by the Express & Star and the University of Wolverhampton.

Bosses tell of their disappointment over Sandwell College plan for The Public

Businesses at The Public today spoke of their fears for the future and frustration at being kept in the dark after it emerged the £72 million arts centre could be become part of a college.

The united nations of our classrooms

The rich depth of Britain’s multi-cultural society is perhaps reflected nowhere quite so powerfully as in the classrooms of our schools where the futures of the next generation are shaped.

Fundraising West Bromwich father dies from brain tumour after battling cancer for third time

Stefan Halloran, son Jake, three, and wife Laura Halloran from Greets Green

A dedicated fundraiser has died from a brain tumour after collecting more than £14,000 for research into the disease.

Wednesbury Leisure Centre to shut for two year rebuild

Wednesbury Leisure Centre will close for two years to allow the swimming pools to be demolished, forcing users to visit other centres in Sandwell.

Ex-footballer found in Rowley Regis manhole stealing cable

A former footballer has admitted causing almost £5,000 damage and disrupting a bank for more than a week by stealing copper cable.

£20m plan revealed to put road through Birchley Island

The proposed route – council bosses want to build a road right through the middle of Birchley Island, as part of £20 million plans

EXCLUSIVE by Lisa Wright. A traffic island in Sandwell used by around 92,000 drivers a day will be transformed under £20 million proposals, the Express & Star can reveal today.

Sandwell Council offer future skills scheme

Are you looking for a job that offers the opportunity to gain practical skills, qualifications and experience – all while being paid as an employee?

Arson attack on Tipton flats forces families onto balconies

The flat was damaged when arsonists struck today

Arsonists started a fire at a block of flats in Tipton today, forcing families to take refuge on their balconies to avoid inhaling the deadly fumes.

Make our road safer say worried West Bromwich families

Back, left to right, residents Brian Bradley, Ray Ward and John Shapcott with, front, from left, Lillian Bradley, Jean Shapcott and Carol Ward who are unhappy about the speed that traffic flows along All Saints Way, in West Bromwich

People living next to a ‘race track’ in West Bromwich have called for road safety measures to prevent speeding motorists.

Owner in the pink as novelty ambulance gets licence to party

Richard Keeling, 32, of Tividale, finally has a licence for his Party Paramedics Ambulance

It's pretty in pink and despite costing £5,000 in lost bookings, a businessman’s novelty ambulance has finally been given a licence to party.

Workers £44 a week poorer thanks to inflation

People are up to £44 a week worse off since 2010 because of rising inflation new figures have revealed.

Food bank in Wednesbury will close unless donations rise

A food bank, which supports dozens of families in Sandwell every week, will be forced to close within three months unless stocks improve, volunteers have warned.