Mark Williams has joined the board of Voestalpine High Performance Metals UK, an Oldbury-based division of the Voestalpine group.

Sandwell Council has now paid ‘lifeline’ grants to more than 1,500 businesses – worth a total of £18.1 million – to help them tackle the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19).

But over 2,100 businesses have yet to respond to a council letter asking for key information so that grants they may be eligible for can be processed.

A derelict school site in Wednesbury could be transformed into 84 new homes, once construction resumes.

FCL Health Solutions, headquartered in West Bromwich, has been successful in securing funding through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.

As well as food and drink, SLT staff are also giving their time and energy to help local people during lockdown.

While work premises are temporarily closed during the coronavirus outbreak, please remember to manage risks from legionella growth within water distribution systems feeding showers, kitchens and so on. Here is a letter from Sandwell Council to help you.

The Albion has stepped in to help the community during this time of crisis. It has opened the doors of its ground the Hawthorns to enable Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust to set up temporary maternity clinics there.

Congratulations, Accles & Pollock. The precision metal tubular assembly business based in Oldbury, Sandwell, has won the International Trade category in the prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2020.

Insider magazine is celebrating the tenth year of its annual Made in the Midlands awards with a record number of entries, including several Sandwell finalists.