Smethwick

Smethwick

An artist's impression of the proposed new George Betts Primary School in West End Avenue, Smethwick. placeholder image

Plans to replace 'ageing' Smethwick primary school approved

The robbery took place at Windmills Shopping Park in Cape Hill placeholder image

Machete-wielding robbers target cash delivery driver in Smethwick

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Plus Black Country drug dealer locked up after 'accidental' shooting

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Man wanted by police over alleged assault in West Midlands village

The former Smethwick Police Station, Piddock Road, Smethwick.placeholder image

120-year-old former Sandwell police station could become 30 new flats

The latest charge brings the total number of people charged in connection with the disorder to 11placeholder image

Boy, 17, charged after two men stabbed in Smethwick disorder

Three men have been arrested in connection with a suspected theft in Hemel Hempsteadplaceholder image

Three men arrested as police seize drugs, canisters and a machete

From left: Hassan Jangheer, Arjan Purewal and Jaskaran Thandiplaceholder image

Men who raped and dumped student in the 'middle of nowhere' sentenced

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Wanted man arrested in shopping centre car park after foot chase

A one bedroom ground floor flat with a guide price of just £10,000+.placeholder image

Take a look at these eight Black Country properties set for auction

Robert Bruce CEO Dorothy Parkes Centre receives funding cheque from Surinder Singh from the National Lotteryplaceholder image

Community centre celebrates 26 years with £375,000 funding boost

Le Italiano has been available for a long time. Photo: Google Street Mapplaceholder image

10 cheapest pubs, takeaways and restaurants for sale for under £50,000

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Huge Black Country HMO rejected again after 800 object

Zeshan Afzal died from stab wounds outside Jamia Masjid Mosque on Oldbury Road in Smethwickplaceholder image

Plus 18-year-old stabbed at mosque 'lived in fear he would die young'

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Two men - including one from Smethwick - charged with murder

Zeshan Afzal died from stab wounds outside Jamia Masjid Mosque on Oldbury Road in Smethwickplaceholder image

Plus Teenagers plotted 'brutal' attack on man in mosque car park, jury told

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Another Smethwick home could become HMO next door to one

Another home in Smethwick could be converted into a HMO - next door to a controversial HMO approved by the council at the third attempt.

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Faces of four men who admitted involvement in Smethwick shooting

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Plus Jury sworn in trial of 13 males accused of mosque Ramadan stabbing

The former Gaumont cinema, Smethwick, up for sale with BTG Eddisons Property Auctionsplaceholder image

Fire damaged former Smethwick cinema to go to auction

The scene on Bearwood Road, Smethwick after a man was shot in the early hours of this morning.placeholder image

Plus Four plead guilty after man shot in leg in Smethwick street

Joe Wicks visited Uplands Primary School in Smethwick. One of only 12 schools that were selected out of thousands for a visit.placeholder image

17 brilliant images as fitness star Joe Wicks visits Smethwick school

The incident happened on Foundry Lane on May 26placeholder image

Breaking Man, 19, charged with attempted murder after Smethwick disorder

These are the planned and ongoing road closures for Mansfield and Ashfield this week. Photo: Submittedplaceholder image

Lane on Oldbury A-road closed for National Grid works

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Plus Uber and city council taken for a ride in £500k taxi insurance fraud

Police officers on bike patrol in Smethwick have reported fly-tipping after coming across dumped waste in Vittoria Streetplaceholder image

Fly-tipping spotted during police bike patrol in Smethwick

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Two properties hosting betting shops to go under the hammer at auction

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Appeal to trace man after robbery at Smethwick supermarket

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Venue's alcohol licence application delayed amid fire safety concerns

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Man and boy charged after knives found in Wolverhampton and Smethwick

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Three men arrested after reports of people taking drugs on street

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New plans for former 100-year-old Black Country garden shop

Top L-R - Asa Mcintosh, Bradley Whitmore and Hakeem Ali Bottom L-R - Quarnay Lee-Taylor, Rees Macdonald, Waqas Hussain, and Zuhayb Abdiplaceholder image

Plus Jailed: Dealers ran cocaine and heroin phone line worth at least £1m

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Plus Failed hitman jailed after partner in crime accidentally shot him

PC Paws has returned home safe and wellplaceholder image

Stolen ‘PC Paws’ returned home after police track down offenders

Arrests in Smethwick as police seize more than 200 boxes of nitrous oxideplaceholder image

Five arrests as 200 boxes of 'laughing gas' seized by police

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Former bank in Smethwick High Street could be turned into 12-bed HMO

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Motorists face delays on Smethwick road due to broken-down vehicle

Hem Raj, a 24-year-old Indian national, was arrested at an address in Smethwick on Tuesday, September 15placeholder image

Smethwick man first charged under new illegal immigration offence

Fiona Deakin spoke about her worries about the plans for the buildingplaceholder image

Smethwick school headteacher speaks out against housing plans

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Bus service diverted in Smethwick due to an incident

Knowle & Dorridge have wrestled the Birmingham League title away from Smethwick this yearplaceholder image

Smethwick lose their grip on Birmingham League cricket crown

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Boy, 17, suffers serious injuries in Black Country stabbing

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Black Country man convicted of terrorism offences using social media

Smethwick Enterprise Centre, Rolfe street, is set for a revamp. Plan is to turn it into 118 homes.placeholder image

Demolition of former industrial estate will cost £1.3 million

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Smethwick man denies murder as trial date set

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Plan to convert former police training centre into flats is redrawn

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Woman, 31, arrested after woman chased through street with knife

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Decision on plans for 9-bed HMO on Smethwick street to be appealed

The teenage victim has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.placeholder image

Plus Attackers actions resulted in closure of Walsall Railway Station

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Temporary traffic lights stuck on red near busy Smethwick junction

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Tributes laid to motorcyclist killed in crash as police appeal

The incident occurred on Foundry Lane in Smethwick. Photo: Google Street Mapplaceholder image

Motorcyclist dies after crash with stationary car on Smethwick street

Scene of the stabbing which happened at the junction of Field Road and Birmingham Road, Dudley.placeholder image

Plus Dad stabbed six times in Dudley street was seconds from death

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Early hours three-car crash on Smethwick road - but drivers left scene

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9 of the best-rated fish and chip shops in Smethwick

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Black Country dentist expansion approved after previous concerns

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About Smethwick

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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