Four arrested on drugs charges after police stop car

Four arrested on drugs charges after police stop car

Four men have been arrested after thousands of pounds of drugs and three knives were found in a car stopped by police in Smethwick.

Smethwick | Last updated: Jan 19, 2020

Oldbury Road death crash driver admits she could have been 'more careful'

Oldbury Road death crash driver admits she could have been 'more careful'

Smethwick | Last updated: Jan 15, 2020

Checks increased as council warned £500,000 Smethwick school fraud could happen again

Checks increased as council warned £500,000 Smethwick school fraud could happen again

Smethwick | Last updated: Jan 14, 2020

Woman killed girl, 6, after 'going through red light,' jury told

Woman killed girl, 6, after 'going through red light,' jury told

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Drivers clock up £80,000 in fines at Sandwell Valley Country Park

Drivers clock up £80,000 in fines at Sandwell Valley Country Park

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Plans for 50 new homes in Sandwell set to be approved

Plans for 50 new homes in Sandwell set to be approved

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WATCH: CCTV shows shocking assault on pensioner in Smethwick street

WATCH: CCTV shows shocking assault on pensioner in Smethwick street

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Sandwell Council to attempt to get back £500,000 stolen by Smethwick headteacher

Sandwell Council to attempt to get back £500,000 stolen by Smethwick headteacher

Smethwick | Last updated: Jan 8, 2020

Smethwick Galton Bridge Railway Station lifts out of use due to work

Smethwick | Last updated: Jan 8, 2020

Sandwell bin workers vote for industrial action but will not take full strike

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Driver flees as parked cars wrecked in Smethwick crash

Smethwick | Last updated: Jan 6, 2020

Road closures in Netherton and Smethwick for water pipe repair work

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Bomb disposal teams tackle 'grenade' found in canal

Smethwick | Last updated: Dec 27, 2019

Work on Midland Metropolitan Hospital likely to re-start in January

Smethwick | Last updated: Dec 27, 2019

Knifeman locked up after Smethwick supermarket stabbing

Smethwick | Last updated: Dec 26, 2019

Black Country drug dealer jailed as heroin and cocaine gang busted

Smethwick | Last updated: Dec 24, 2019

No solution over polluted Smethwick pool after 12 months

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Smethwick takeaway wins licence fight

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Gurdwara rewards volunteers and students

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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.

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