Entries are now open for the Express & Star Business Awards 2023. ESBA23 celebrates the success of businesses across our region, showcasing a whole range of commercial activity.

Twenty people attended the launch event for a free programme of support and training for entrepreneurs in West Bromwich on Wednesday 1 February, deeming it a big success. You can join the next event!

A Sandwell Council supplier has gone the extra mile by donating and laying a carpet for a social enterprise in Princes End, Tipton. Read our story of ‘social value’ in Sandwell here.

Sandwell Council is in the process of preparing a new local plan for the borough. It is looking for local people and businesses to get involved. The consultation takes place from Monday 6 February for six weeks.

The WMIET is organising a series of sessions with local manufacturers to record their experiences of the energy cost crisis.

National Grid is installing a new electricity supply to Sandwell Council House in Oldbury next week. Expect traffic delays! We explain all here.

Come to West Bromwich on Wednesday 1 March for a chance to meet a dazzling array of Black Country contractors and buyers.

Haden Hill Leisure Centre in Cradley Heath will undergo redevelopment with money from the Levelling Up Fund.

This week the Express & Star published its ‘Regeneration West Midlands 2023’ supplement, highlighting some of the region’s major projects, homes and transport schemes – including some of Sandwell Council’s projects.