Drivers of large vehicles are being warned about a change to the height restriction on a railway bridge between Oldbury and West Bromwich.

The application deadline for this year’s Minerva Birmingham Pitch Up programme has been extended to Friday 11 December.

Back at the start of 2020, it seemed like the perfect time for Oldbury technology company CSCM Limited to embark on a massive rebranding exercise. And then along came Covid-19.

Sandwell Council’s Planning Committee has given the go-ahead to plans to redevelop the site of the former Toys R Us store on Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury.

Over 19,000 job placements for unemployed young people have been created under the government’s £2bn Kickstart Scheme – with tens of thousands more expected in the months ahead.

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce (BCCC) crowned the winners of its 2020 Business Awards in an online live-streamed ceremony hosted by actor and comedian, Aaron James. The awards celebrated the efforts of local people and businesses during the coronavirus crisis.

A Sandwell household products business is set to create 20 jobs for the borough due to expansion into new premises in Smethwick.

Businesses across the UK are set to benefit from £134m investment from the Government, enabling ground-breaking clean growth projects to develop new technologies and helping them to create new jobs.

The government has extended the official furlough scheme by a further five months to March 2021.