West Bromwich’s landmark shopping and leisure destination celebrates its first anniversary this month.                 New Square celebrates its first birthday in style after a successful year in which nearly 5 million people visited the shopping centre. Other highlights from the year include:  The creation of 2000 jobs for […]

The Black Country Growth Deal, ‘Made in the Black Country, Sold around the World’ agreed with Government is worth over £138 million and will generate an additional £310 million in public and private investment totalling £450 million.             The Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership today agreed a historic Growth Deal […]

Source: Express and Star – The announcement came as the Chancellor visited Rowley Regis Hospital – part of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. The 670-bed acute Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Grove Lane has been on the cards for a decade but has been hit by delays amid a shake up of the controversial […]

Do you or your clients need funding for growth? Does the proposed investment create sustainable new jobs? The Black County LEP and partners are delighted to announce Wave 5 Growing Priority Sectors has now been launched; further detail can be found at Growing Priority Sectors. What it is – Regional Growth Fund is a UK […]

On the 23rd June 2014 Sandwell Council won the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Local Authority Planning Team of the Year Award for Planning Excellence.  The award was presented to Sandwell on account of the transformation from a traditional planning service to one that has a modern outlook, a pro-active approach to development and is delivering […]

We have just updated the website and added a new page where you can find all of our exciting showcase films! Have a look at the various thoughts and opinions of local business people about Sandwell and the council’s services! More changes to come!  

Smethwick residents and businesses can have their say on proposals to create a £9 million canalside creative village in the GaltonValley in Smethwick. The public are invited to meet designers of the scheme for the Rolfe Street area of Smethwick, which will include the transformation of the Smethwick Enterprise Centre as a canalside creative village. […]

One of Sandwell’s most popular community campaigns, the ‘Big Spring Clean’, is back for 2014. Sandwell Council is running the initiative for the eighth successive year with its waste partner Serco and local charity Litter Watch. The multi-award winning campaign is an annual litter picking and improvement event that takes place across the borough’s six […]

Design engineers at bolt tensioning specialists Tentec are more used to dealing with large industrial equipment and offshore oil rigs, so it made a change when they were approached to help with a unique project at the Tate Modern.                   A £225 million development is underway to […]