Sandwell Archive
Pub regulars save Christmas after returning Santa Claus to rightful home at hospital
A West Midlands takeaway and restaurant get one star food hygiene rating as 22 inspection results unveiled by the Food Standards Agency
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Festive bin collections 2026: West Midlands council timetables for refuse collections and tip opening times over Christmas and New Year in Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley and Sandwell
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Man arrested after stolen vehicle recovered by Walsall officers
United By 2022’s ‘Ideas Made Real’ campaign awards £4,575 to social action project in Wednesbury
Death on tracks at Dudley Port railway station confirmed by police
Stolen car, knife and suspected class A drugs seized in West Bromwich as police arrest three men
Hill Top’s Chitter Chatter Group continues to bring joy to members
Train lines between Sandwell and Dudley and Wolverhampton closed due to emergency incident
Police name three men - with links to West Brom - wanted for Birmingham store heist
Two arrested after early morning crash in West Bromwich
Shock footage shows a thug driver facing jail ploughing a Mercedes into a crowd outside a Birmingham nightclub during a Freshers' night
West Bromwich hospital recognised for excellence
Critical incidents and hours-long A&E waiting times as pressures bite at West Midlands acute hospitals
Hospital pressures: West Midlands health bosses consider 'levers' they could pull as winter bites
Walk held to ‘reclaim the night’ in Sandwell to stand against violence towards women
Man charged after weapons and drugs found in car in Wednesbury
Storm Bram: Flights and trains cancelled as high winds and flooding batter the West Midlands - full details here
Three Birmingham hospitals declare a critical incident due to winter pressures
Black Country metal polishing company fined more than £24,000 after man's hand 'crushed' and finger 'severed' in machinery
'Those selling illegal plates have got away with it for too long' - West Bromwich MP to speak in parliament on issue of 'ghost plates'
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Health and safety training provider invests £1.25m in ‘centre of excellence’ in Oldbury
Firearm and ammunition recovered in Sandwell town
Buses diverted due to 'ongoing incident' in Oldbury
Bilston man, 76, charged with 2008 murder of Tipton taxi driver
Sandwell man, 27, jailed for 10 years after series of violent and sexual crimes
Child safety warning ahead of Christmas after fake toys seized in Sandwell - including Labubus, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Marvel, Pokémon and Disney merch
Plans to slash historic Great Barr conservation area by 630 hectares thrown out
Racist who threatened to stab Wednesbury security guard whilst transitioning between sexes before taking knife into court avoids jail
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Sainsbury's submits second bid to open new supermarket next to Farmer John's pub in Streetly
Plans to convert 100-year-old Smethwick Conservative club into children’s home approved
Future of unauthorised Wednesbury car dealership in doubt after owner loses appeal
Makers Market launched at hospital
Dedication of NHS staff recognised at Long Service Awards
Police appeal to identify man who 'stole £2,000 from elderly victim' in West Brom
West Bromwich pub could lose licence over violent incident involving bouncers who used 'weapon from behind the bar'
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Empty Oldbury pub turned 'anti-social behaviour focal point’ to be demolished
It's a very special Father Christmas grotto time at McArthurGlen shopping park in Cannock
West Bromwich man jailed after police busted major county drugs operation
Oldbury Christmas light switch-on event cancelled due to weather conditions
More than 500 jobs lost as major timber firm with site in Oldbury goes into administration
Three treated for minor injuries following crash on M5 between West Brom and Oldbury that caused 'delays'
Watch: Dramatic drone images of gutted Walsall fireworks storage unit - blaze was tackled by over 50 firefighters
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'We are working with rally organisers marking anniversary of father shot by officer at Christmas' - police
Wolverhampton takeaway handed one star food hygiene rating as 36 eateries across the West Midlands discover their fate after recent inspections
West Bromwich shoplifter, 43, jailed for stealing jumper and whiskey from Sainsbury's
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