August 4, 2022
Superheroes heading for Oldbury for charity cosplay festival
Emergency crews descend on West Bromwich estate due to 'medical emergency'
Black Country Plan slammed over 'wildly exaggerated' housing demands that 'will destroy green belt'
'Use empty shops for homes' call as councils urged to protect green belt
August 3, 2022
School at the centre of controversial sports centre closure breaks its silence
Go Play Sandwell holding free children's activities day in West Bromwich
Sandwell super hospital gets £35,000 cash boost from charity
Families 'trapped' as 'dream homes' on Tipton estate become a 'nightmare' after developer goes bust
Bar invests in 'biggest TV screen in West Midlands'
Wednesbury pub reopens after revamp with 60 new seats, 12 sport screens and heated outdoor area
Nightclub in region 'on the verge of closing' due to rising bills and decreases in footfall
Better pitches key to building on England's Euro 2022 success, says MP
West Midlands Police numbers on the rise – but senior officers 'spread more thinly than ever'
August 2, 2022
'Fresher' weather for the region signals a brief end to humid days before a hot weekend
Charlotte reveals favourite sport during memorable day at Commonwealth Games
Sandwell's green spaces to get a slice of £9 million levelling up cash
Sandwell Council is asking voters whether they want all out elections
Salvation Army releases damning report on West Midlands homelessness crisis after councils cut funding
Three-fifths of households in Sandwell receive energy rebate payment
Sandwell Council asks taxpayers their public sector priorities
More than 3,000 police firearms operations in West Midlands and Staffordshire
Childhood sweethearts say good sense of humour key to 60 years of marriage
No funerals at six Wolverhampton sites due to cycling time-trial road closures
Black Country MPs suffer backlash over support for 'Judas' Rishi Sunak
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Mayor Andy Street pledges support to Liz Truss in Tory leadership race
Some of the £1m+ Black Country homes for sale as number of seven-figure houses rockets
Aiming high: West Midlands teacher to climb dormant volcano for charity
More than 72,000 people could have long Covid-19 in region
August 1, 2022
Key player in £300k Black Country drugs network jailed for six years
Cost of food and drink a topic of conversation at Games
Police officer suffers fractured ankle during assault by patient at Sandwell Hospital
'Think carefully' about leaving kids home alone during summer holidays, charity warns
Loud crowds, fast action and warm welcome as Games roll on
Black Country councils to get share of £9 million funding pot for new and improved parks in urban areas
Bin liner full of puppies thrown in canal just one of thousands of animal cruelty calls in West Midlands
£15 million plan lodged to speed up Birmingham to Shrewsbury trains
Wednesbury town centre pub opens doors after facelift
West Bromwich church set to close after congregation slumps to single figures
July 31, 2022
July 29, 2022
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Campaign launched to stop Wednesbury school selling off sports centre for homes
Council urges taxi drivers not to blockade Sandwell Aquatics Centre during Games
UEFA women’s Euro final to be shown on big screen at Sandwell park
Games set to break attendance records for tickets sold
Black Country man sentenced to 25 years for attempted murder of ex-partner's new lover
