Sandwell Archive
Police stop traffic on busy Great Barr road - ambulance crew called
West Midlands Police Major Crime Unit helped put more than 100 people behind bars in 2025 for serious violence and drugs offences
Man, 23, jailed for buying disinfectant to clean car used in planned West Bromwich drive-by shooting
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Dangerous driving charge after police chase speeding car in Tipton
Ice warning in place as West Midlands residents urged to take care following Storm Goretti snowfall
Delayed decision on whether Great Barr flats can stay after doctor's surgery demolished without permission
Attacker stabbed lifelong friend during confrontation in West Bromwich pub
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We're all going on a 'sunny' holiday: Top five sunny holiday locations to escape the cold snap from Birmingham Airport this year
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Driver who reached speeds of 80mph in notorious West Bromwich street racing spot is sentenced
Pay dispute at West Midlands Combined Authority as staff reject offer
40 pictures capture chaos of Storm Goretti that coated West Midlands in a thick blanket of snow - damaging trees and trapping vehicles
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Storm Goretti: Full list of closed recycling centres as the West Midlands is blanketed in snow
Storm Goretti: Thousands of homes left without power across West Midlands
Storm Goretti LIVE in the West Midlands on Friday: Warning for motorists, 19 fallen trees in Wolverhampton, weekend weather outlook and more
Repair cafés in the West Midlands invited to apply for funding as energy from waste operator offers up support
Two Walsall establishments handed zero star ratings in latest set of food hygiene ratings
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Wednesbury's £1million hilltop house will become children’s home as plans approved
Oldbury tax firm Crowe urges entrepreneurs to plan for inheritance tax changes and tax rises that could hit earnings
Plans for £20m new Oldbury primary school and 190 new homes take a step forward
Police arrest man after recovering stolen car in Sandwell
BBC star Nick Owen recovering from second cancer scare - Midlands Today presenter reveals he has had surgery for disease in his kidney
Hundreds of children given gifts to open on Christmas Day thanks to Salvation Army Appeal
Recap: Storm Goretti arrives in the West Midlands - schools announce closures and trains cut services
Two lanes closed on M6 northbound near Wednesbury after crash
Two men arrested and class A drugs seized in Tipton following high speed pursuit
Storm Goretti: Gritters busy across West Midlands as councils prepare for impact of icy conditions under 'yellow' warning
Advice around water, electricity and pet care issued to residents across West Midlands ahead of Storm Goretti
Hour-by-hour West Midlands Storm Goretti snow forecast as amber weather warning comes into force on Thursday evening
Warning to West Midlands rail passengers as Storm Goretti predicted to bring heavy snow and high winds
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner hails 'significant win' in the war on ‘ghost plates’ across the region
‘Urgent need’ for affordable housing identified by housing developer in Black Country
West Midlands Police made more than 300 arrests in December drink and drug driving crackdown
£435,000 four-bedroom detached family home for sale in Tipton
Storm Goretti: West Midlands set for 'up to 30cm of snow' amid warning of 'disruption and dangerous travelling conditions'
Oldbury man who tried to smuggle heroin and crack cocaine into prison charged
More than 100 jobs saved as sale secures Black Country biofuels business
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Political opinion: MP's campaign to ban ghost number plates has been victorious – here’s why it matters
West Bromwich man appears in court on weapon charge
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Case against man accused of Tipton taxi driver murder is pushed back
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The dangerous day the canal collapsed at Dudley Port in 1899 - a disaster with echoes of Shropshire's 'sinkhole' drama
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Man charged after supermarket staff assaulted in Tipton
Shop workers at Claire’s fashion stores in the Midlands at risk of redundancy as high street chain falls into administration
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Teenager, 17, charged after gun and ammunition seized in Sandwell
Neglected puppy found fly-tipped in the snow on Smethwick street finds loving new home
Yellow weather warning for snow and ice extended until tomorrow - see latest Met Office forecast here
Police launch appeal following courier fraud in Birmingham
'Take extra care' says rail operators as yellow weather warning for snow and ice remains in place for the West Midlands
Snowy and wintry conditions to continue in West Midlands as drivers are warned of 'challenging conditions' in the next few days
Woman found guilty of violent disorder at a West Bromwich pub where a man was murdered has bail bid rejected ahead of sentencing
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