Sandwell Archive
Oldbury rape: Police doing ‘everything possible’ to bring attackers to justice
31 drivers in Oldbury facing safety penalties including lorry with unsecure load
The 19 top Midlands universities ranked best to worst in The Times Good University Guide 2026 - see where your university is placed
Black Country police arrest a cat burglar suspect who is also accused of two shoplifting offences - and they want to find the owner of the puss
New statistics show two in five Year Six children in Wolverhampton West have bad tooth decay and Sandwell child obesity is high
Police arrest a shop theft suspect in a Black Country town in one minute
Tipton teacher arrested on school premises after being caught with indecent images and videos of children avoids jail
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Neighbours say rise of late-night shops turning Smethwick high street into ‘health and safety risk’
Olbury rape suspect bailed as investigation continues - latest police update
Major investment into Black Country older adult mental health services reaches completion
Oldbury vigil held after 'racially motivated' rape as safety petition is launched
'Businesses are struggling to create job opportunities' - Chamber says as unemployment in West Midlands is highest in UK
Efforts to help young people into work stepped up as unemployment in West Midlands revealed as highest in the UK
SAT results: The English local authority areas where the most children met English and maths standards, including the West Midlands
Man arrested in West Bromwich on suspicion of terrorism plot released without charge
Unemployment in the West Midlands hits highest figure in the country
Landmark West-Bromwich butcher shop that has served generations of Black Country folk to close it's doors - here's why
Beleaguered discount chain Poundland issues update on its restructuring and recovery programme
Join the Tipton for coffee, cake and chat this UK Savings Week
Chilling CCTV shows hooded car thief blasting West Midlands house with shotgun
Operation Advance returns to Sandwell as police crack down on retail crime, dangerous drivers and anti-social behaviour
Tipton man charged with assault after Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom protest in London
Sandwell Council rejects move to build flats saying it would block neighbours’ light
Home Secretary urges anyone with information about alleged racially motivated rape in the West Midlands to speak to police as she condemns crimes 'in strongest possible terms'
'It’s miraculous no one was injured' - Pair facing jail after shotgun fired in Oldbury
Extra urgent dental appointments now available for patients across Black Country
Sandwell shop could lose licence after £40,000 fine for illegal worker
West Midlands takeaways and restaurants reach semi-final shortlist for national awards - full list here
Wetherspoons pubs across West Midlands to cut prices of food and drink for one day to highlight tax inequality
Ladies-only swim sessions go from strength to strength
Mayor of West Midlands starts recruitment drive for Night-Time Economy Commission to revitalise night industry
Man in 30s arrested on suspicion of racially-aggravated rape in Oldbury
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust to be investigated in national review of maternity services
'I would never wish this on anyone' - Sikh woman who was raped in racially motivated attack in Oldbury 'deeply affected'
Sikh community gathers in Smethwick in solidarity with woman who was raped in racially-motivated attack
Smethwick man charged after huge amounts of drugs seized by police in Birmingham
West Bromwich Building Society winding up retirement scheme after buy-in deal
Abandonment at Tividale v 1874 Northwich in second alleged racism case involving Black Country clubs over weekend
Man is found guilty of killing 16-year-old on petrol station forecourt in case featured on TV's 'Crimewatch'
Racially aggravated Oldbury rape: 'This type of violence and hatred has no place in our society' says MP
1,000 arrests in a week for West Midlands Police
Smethwick drug dealer jailed after being caught selling cocaine by eagle-eyed police officers
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Man, 44, arrested following more than 25 shop thefts in Dudley and Sandwell
Man pleads not guilty to murdering Shara Miller in Smethwick last month
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Gospel Oak students transform Dudley Port station with inspiring art installation
Tipton students shine in Morgan Stanley Enterprise Challenge
British-born Sikh woman whose attackers shouted 'you don't belong here' assaulted and raped in Oldbury during racially-motivated attack
Teenage girl missing from Sandwell - have you seen her?
