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Sandwell welcomes 100 apprentices

a group of apprentices are stood on the steps outside of Sandwell Council House. The second row are holding up numbers in white which show '100'

Sandwell Council has already achieved its ambition of 100 new apprenticeships, marking a significant milestone in turning the Sandwell Story into reality. Following the successful launch of the Making It Sandwell campaign last year, this achievement demonstrates that the council’s promises are…

Sandwell Stands

Group of men and women stood with placards and messages, together with police officers, outside of the Sandwell Council House in Oldbury ahead of the Sandwell Stands Reclaim the Night Walk

Sandwell Stands is a community initiative, bringing partners together to tackle issues that impact Sandwell. The first campaign saw partners engage communities across Sandwell to come together to end violence against women and girls. Sandwell Council teamed up with Black…

Kore Sandwell

As Sandwell Leisure Trust (SLT) launches its rebrand to Kore Sandwell, we take a look at its story in Sandwell and how partnership working has seen a transformation of what's on offer to help us live healthier, more active lives here.

Making it our home – a year of MMUH

A year since opening its doors in Smethwick, Sandwell, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) celebrates being #MoreThanAHospital to the local communities across the borough with a Sandwell Story display in its Winter Garden. Sharing portraits of local families from…

Sandwell is making moves

Group of shoppers holding up West Brom market tote bags in a queue waiting for things to open

Created 50 years ago from six proud towns, Wednesbury, Tipton, West Bromwich, Smethwick, Oldbury and Rowley Regis – Sandwell continues to be shaped by its people and places today. We’re making changes to our towns through regenerations projects, we’re reimagining…

Making youth heard in sandwell

Ayyat Adiga=un holding a microphone talking at the Sandwell Story launch. She is sat on a chair and next to her is Brandon. They are both in white, she has a black head scarf on.

Sandwell has one of the youngest populations in the country, meaning not only are we helping young people learn and develop into the community and workforce of the future, but we’re also making sure they’re heard now. With one of…