Sandwell freezes parking charges while review is undertaken
Sandwell Council has announced that it is freezing car parking charges while it undertakes a thorough review into parking charges right across the borough.
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Thousands of Sandwell residents benefit from Council-funded advice services and debt support
Sandwell Council’s voluntary sector partners supported residents to get almost £12million in benefits and grants they were entitled to in the last financial year, 2021/22.
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Sandwell Council successful in signing up to Family Hubs and Start for Life programme
Sandwell Council welcomes the announcement that it has been successful in its bid to sign up to the government’s Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.
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Phase 2 Of St Basils' Live And Work Scheme Begins In Sandwell
Work has begun to develop phase 2 of St Basils’ innovative live and work project in Sandwell with the refurbishment of former doctors and nurses residences to create an aspirational young work village
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Further investment announced to boost children’s mental health in Sandwell
Young people at schools across Sandwell have been benefitting from Sandwell Council’s £1.1m Emotional Wellbeing Programme.
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Street racers face jail for breaching High Court injunction
Would-be ‘street racers’ and ‘car cruisers’ are being warned they could face a prison sentence if they breach a High Court injunction which is now in force across the Black Country.
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Street racing banned in Black Country by High Court
The High Court has granted a temporary injunction banning ‘street racing’, also known as ‘car cruising’, across the Black Country.
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Auditors report ‘significant improvements’ at Sandwell Council
Sandwell Council’s external auditors have determined the council has made ‘significant improvements’ during the first six months of government intervention.
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Authorities seek interim street racing ban at High Court next week
The four Black Country councils and West Midlands Police will appear before the High Court next week to apply for an interim injunction to ban "street racing" across the region.
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Government commissioners report early improvements at Sandwell Council
The Government has today (1 December) published a report by the commissioners appointed to support Sandwell Council and help to resolve historic issues in the way the council is run.
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Harvest View now open – helping people to live well and age well
Harvest View – Sandwell’s new flagship social care and health facility and the first of its kind in the West Midlands – is now open.