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Plans for five-bed Smethwick HMO for 14 people redrawn after ‘cramped’ criticism

A move to convert part of a shop into a HMO has been redrawn after previous ‘cramped’ plans were rejected for not providing enough space for couples to eat.

Supporting image for story: Plans for five-bed Smethwick HMO for 14 people redrawn after ‘cramped’ criticism

Supporting image for story: Baggies team pay special visit to young patients at Christmas

Baggies team pay special visit to young patients at Christmas

Supporting image for story: Man, 22, charged with gun, drugs and driving offences after shooting in Smethwick

Man, 22, charged with gun, drugs and driving offences after shooting in Smethwick

Supporting image for story: Bishop offers to mediate between parties to bring Birmingham bin dispute to an end

Bishop offers to mediate between parties to bring Birmingham bin dispute to an end

Supporting image for story: Drug dealer jailed after cocaine and cannabis seized in West Bromwich

Drug dealer jailed after cocaine and cannabis seized in West Bromwich

Supporting image for story: Plans for new zebra crossing and humps in Sandwell street to tackle speeding

Plans for new zebra crossing and humps in Sandwell street to tackle speeding

Supporting image for story: Gun, knives and drugs seized in Birmingham after scooter rider was stopped and searched

Gun, knives and drugs seized in Birmingham after scooter rider was stopped and searched

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Plans for five-bed Smethwick HMO for 14 people redrawn after ‘cramped’ criticism

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Appeal launched to identify two women after distraction burglary in Smethwick

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100-year-old former Smethwick working men's club will be turned into housing after parking concerns ignored

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Sandwell school revives winter fete to raise funds for pupils

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Smethwick bridges the Black Country with Birmingham but retains its own unique place in history as the original home of the world’s oldest engine made by engineers Matthew Boulton and James Watt. Its heritage was cemented with firms such as GKN and Chance Brothers glassworks employing many people. As of 2017, the Midland Metropolitan Hospital is being built here.