A total shake-up is planned of Sandwell's 24 electoral wards to ensure they continue to give a fair representation of the borough. A 12-week consultation period on the new boundaries has now opened, ...

Shocking figures have revealed the extent of the housing crisis in Sandwell with more than 17,000 people facing long waits for a council house. The average wait for a council flat in Sandwell is ...

A move to open a residential home for vulnerable children will now be allowed to go ahead after the council was overruled by ...

The average household will also be expected to pay an extra £133 a year for a council house in Sandwell under plans that will see social housing rent increase by 2.7 per cent from April. Households ...

The application to convert the home in Cheshire Road, Smethwick, into an eight-bed house of multiple occupation (HMO) was rejected by planners at Sandwell Council over concerns it would add to parking ...

The Labour-led local authority said the building was 'surplus to use' and costing too much money to run but is home to several community groups and organisations ...

This was the same week the Knife Angel statue, which was created using 100,000 confiscated knives as a reminder of the impact of knife crime, was unveiled outside Sandwell Council House in Oldbury as ...