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1931 West Brom FA Cup winners medal set to sell for thousands

1931 West Brom FA Cup winners medal set to sell for thousands

A rare piece of West Bromwich Albion memorabilia could sell for up to £9,000 when it goes under the hammer later this month.

West Bromwich | Last updated: 16 hours ago

Stuck in Birchley Island traffic? This cash boost could finally see congestion eased

Stuck in Birchley Island traffic? This cash boost could finally see congestion eased

Oldbury | Last updated: May 21, 2018

Nice wheels! Sandwell children’s ward using mini-Mercedes to soothe young patients’ nerves

Nice wheels! Sandwell children’s ward using mini-Mercedes to soothe young patients’ nerves

Sandwell | Last updated: May 21, 2018

Sandwell taxi drivers must prove they're not criminals

Sandwell taxi drivers must prove they're not criminals

Sandwell | Last updated: May 20, 2018

Meet the Black Country war heroes selected for the Invictus Games

Meet the Black Country war heroes selected for the Invictus Games

Halesowen | Last updated: May 20, 2018

Thug jailed for part in £85k ram-raid on Jai Jewellers in Smethwick

Thug jailed for part in £85k ram-raid on Jai Jewellers in Smethwick

Smethwick | Last updated: May 19, 2018

Heartbreak as widow of Tunisia terror attack victim dies of 'a broken heart'

Heartbreak as widow of Tunisia terror attack victim dies of 'a broken heart'

Wednesbury | Last updated: May 19, 2018

Staff left devastated as arsonists attack Black Country nursery

Staff left devastated as arsonists attack Black Country nursery

Cradley Heath | Last updated: May 18, 2018

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Entertainment

Am Dram Star of the Week is Lauren Dingley, a member of All Saints Players in West Bromwich

Am Dram Star of the Week is Lauren Dingley, a member of All Saints Players in West Bromwich

Thirty-one-year-old Lauren Dingley, a member of All Saints Players based in West Bromwich, is our Am Dram Star this week.

Unsigned West Bromwich band WOUNDEDSPiRiT go World Cup crazy

Unsigned West Bromwich band WOUNDEDSPiRiT go World Cup crazy

With World Cup fever well and truly building, one local unsigned band are doing all they can to get fans in the mood with an unofficial England anthem.

All Saints Players prepare to stage new play The Murder Room

All Saints Players prepare to stage new play The Murder Room

Actors from a West Bromwich theatre group will tread the boards for their latest production this month.

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An evening with ... Edwin Ludlow

An evening with ... Edwin Ludlow

Gunmakers Arms pub 19:00 - 20:30

Prize 2018

RBSA Gallery 10:30 - 17:00

Youth Theatre - Term Three (Seniors)

Youth Theatre - Term Three (Seniors)

The Blue Orange Theatre 13:00 - 14:30

Youth Theatre - Term Three (Intermediates)

Youth Theatre - Term Three (Intermediates)

The Blue Orange Theatre 11:15 - 12:45

Youth Theatre - Term Three (Juniors)

Youth Theatre - Term Three (Juniors)

The Blue Orange Theatre 09:30 - 11:00

Improvisation Level 1 & 2

Improvisation Level 1 & 2

The Blue Orange Theatre 19:30

Acting Level 1 class

Acting Level 1 class

The Blue Orange Theatre 19:00

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Family devastated by Tunisia terror attack meet Prince Charles to honour victims

Family devastated by Tunisia terror attack meet Prince Charles to honour victims

Staffordshire | Last updated: May 18, 2018

Masterplan for 350 new homes in Cradley Heath receives £300k cash boost

Masterplan for 350 new homes in Cradley Heath receives £300k cash boost

Cradley Heath | Last updated: May 18, 2018

Stop dithering on Midland Met - MP's message to Government after Carillion collapse

Stop dithering on Midland Met - MP's message to Government after Carillion collapse

Sandwell | Last updated: May 17, 2018

Officer criticised over Oldbury custody suite death

Officer criticised over Oldbury custody suite death

Oldbury | Last updated: May 16, 2018

Firm ordered to pay almost £300k after worker's legs crushed

Firm ordered to pay almost £300k after worker's legs crushed

Wednesbury | Last updated: May 16, 2018

Eyesore Wednesbury shops to be bulldozed in transformation plans

Eyesore Wednesbury shops to be bulldozed in transformation plans

Wednesbury | Last updated: May 15, 2018

Man seriously injured in Wednesbury machete attack

Wednesbury | Last updated: May 14, 2018

£250,000 released to help children's quality of life in Sandwell

Sandwell | Last updated: May 14, 2018

M5 viaduct works hit halfway mark

Oldbury | Last updated: May 13, 2018

Drug dealer fails in appeal against 10-year jail sentence

Oldbury | Last updated: May 13, 2018

Overhead line damage hits Midlands train services

Walsall | Last updated: May 12, 2018

Vandal-hit West Smethwick Park depot to be sold in £5m revamp plan

Smethwick | Last updated: May 12, 2018

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West Bromwich Albion

Darren Moore beat nearly 50 applicants to West Brom job

Darren Moore beat nearly 50 applicants to West Brom job

West Bromwich Albion | Last updated: 6 hours ago

West Brom confirm Chinese director Li Piyue as new chairman

West Brom confirm Chinese director Li Piyue as new chairman

West Bromwich Albion | Last updated: 13 hours ago

Swansea City line up former West Brom player Graham Potter for managerial role

Swansea City line up former West Brom player Graham Potter for managerial role

West Bromwich Albion | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Pictures: West Brom midfielder Jake Livermore trains with England ahead of World Cup

Pictures: West Brom midfielder Jake Livermore trains with England ahead of World Cup

West Bromwich Albion | Last updated: 15 hours ago

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West Bromwich Albion

Last Game Sun 13 May 2018 0 - 2 Crystal Palace

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Sandwell - Past and Present

Sandwell Star Witness | Last updated: Mar 29, 2017

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Sandwell is comparatively young, having only been established in 1974, when it brought together the six towns of West Bromwich, Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton and Wednesbury. Its picturesque parkland, Sandwell Valley, is one of its most loved landmarks.

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West Bromwich

1931 West Brom FA Cup winners medal set to sell for thousands

1931 West Brom FA Cup winners medal set to sell for thousands

West Bromwich | Last updated: 16 hours ago

Work starts on building new Premier Inn in West Bromwich

West Bromwich | Last updated: May 11, 2018

'Boing boing bye bye': Wolves fans fly banner over The Hawthorns

West Bromwich | Last updated: May 5, 2018

Tipton

Meet the Black Country war heroes selected for the Invictus Games

Meet the Black Country war heroes selected for the Invictus Games

Halesowen | Last updated: May 20, 2018

Tributes paid to businessman who ran well known Robs of Tipton shop

Tipton | Last updated: May 11, 2018

Concerns raised over planned new homes in Tipton

Tipton | Last updated: May 1, 2018

Oldbury

Stuck in Birchley Island traffic? This cash boost could finally see congestion eased

Stuck in Birchley Island traffic? This cash boost could finally see congestion eased

Oldbury | Last updated: May 21, 2018

Officer criticised over Oldbury custody suite death

Oldbury | Last updated: May 16, 2018

M5 viaduct works hit halfway mark

Oldbury | Last updated: May 13, 2018

Wednesbury

Heartbreak as widow of Tunisia terror attack victim dies of 'a broken heart'

Heartbreak as widow of Tunisia terror attack victim dies of 'a broken heart'

Wednesbury | Last updated: May 19, 2018

Family devastated by Tunisia terror attack meet Prince Charles to honour victims

Staffordshire | Last updated: May 18, 2018

Firm ordered to pay almost £300k after worker's legs crushed

Wednesbury | Last updated: May 16, 2018