Sandwell Archive
Creative Black Country awarded £999,999 to continue enabling communities to experience and lead creativity
New Aldi product warning: Bakery item recalled over 'health risk' - how to get a refund
Dive in! Sandwell Aquatics Centre offers free fun for kids this half term
Smethwick Puppetry Festival returns in 2026 and it’s set to be the biggest yet, with free and low-cost events in Smethwick and Bearwood
Man charged after hundreds of pounds of pet food stolen from Oldbury store
Work begins on major centre in Wednesbury as part of long-term investment plans for the town
Tipton school celebrates 'remarkable' transformation following Good Ofsted inspection
Met Office issues a West Midlands yellow weather warning for 'high winds' and 'heavy rain' - here's when the rain is expected to fall
'I kicked him because he had bitten a chunk out of my leg' murder accused tells Matthew Adams trial
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'It was unbelievable - he's so genuine!' How YouTube star KSI helped a car workshop in Oldbury
Plan to build more homes and drive-thru coffee shop opposite Cradley Heath railway station
Black Country aluminium casting foundry targets new opportunities after £1m investment
Mayor showcases more than £19bn of opportunities to drive growth, jobs and homes to global investors
Man charged with robbery and theft after alcohol and other items stolen from stores in Smethwick and Cradley Heath
St Albans Community Association champions energy efficiency in the community
Man and woman bailed as Oldbury and Halesowen rape investigations continue
Diwali 2025: What it is and where you can join in celebrations during the annual festival of light in the West Midlands
Police object to late-night party plans at Smethwick industrial unit after council refuses club move
'Expect delays': Drivers warned to plan ahead as six-day lane closure put into place for major Sandwell road
West Bromwich murder trial: 'It felt like being hit by a ton of bricks when Matthew Adams headbutted me'
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Man found dead in wooded area of Smethwick
Police granted more time to question two suspects in connection with Black Country rapes
'It's a shame it's taken so long' - Sikh Federation UK 'welcomes' arrests of two people connected to Oldbury and Halesowen rapes
Do you recognise this man? Police launch appeal for information after man in his 70s has wallet stolen in West Bromwich
School photos 2025: 24 adorable first-day-of-school photos from the Black Country and Staffordshire
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Cabling work will cause temporary diversions at major junction between Tipton and Dudley
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Refurb of Grade II-listed Greggs next to West Brom’s Hawthorns approved
Police issue update on Black Country rape investigations
'Drunken cocaine-fuelled fights happen every week across the country but normally anyone injured would go to the hospital' murder accused tells jury
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'Deeply worrying': Thousands of religious and race hate crimes recorded by West Midlands Police in a year
Man and woman, 49 and 65, arrested in connection with rape in Halesowen and racially aggravated rape of Sikh woman in Oldbury
Man taken to hospital after car and van crash in Tipton
Plea to demolish crime-plagued pub in Oldbury as 34 new homes planned
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Four people deny helping teenage murderer of 13-year-old Jahziah Coke evade police manhunt
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West Bromwich drinker accused of murdering Matthew Adams tells jury he 'did not mean to seriously hurt him'
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West Bromwich pub told it can re-open after licence was suspended over failure to call 999 after stabbing
Black Country residents urged to be considerate of residents and animals this fireworks season
Fives and ones dished out as 29 establishments across the West Midlands discover their latest food hygiene ratings
Eight new faces that have been added to the West Midlands' most wanted list - including one suspect in a fatal shooting in Wolverhampton
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Thousands of homes to come to Walsall as council asks for residents’ input
Sandwell pub car park car wash rejected by council as ‘inappropriate’
Casino in Bearwood High Street applies for permission to open 24/7
Work begins on £20m new council flats in Tipton - but 'urgent solution still needed' to Sandwell's housing shortage
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Community invited to celebrate local heroes at West Bromwich open day
Charity scaremaze returns to West Bromwich - including date for SEN youngsters
60-minute delays as lorry 'stranded' on southbound M6 near Great Barr
Unemployment figures don't reveal true extent of challenges facing West Midlands businesses after JLR shutdown - chamber
Packed celebration for reopening of Walsall church which suffered £140,000 damage during Storm Darragh
Brother of Matthew Adams 'thought he would get over injuries from pub fight' - court
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