Stories – Sandwell Story

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Unlocking potential

The Cradley Heath Skills Campus and Learning Campus at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) are set to unlock opportunities and skills for learners across Sandwell

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Sounds of Sandwell

When it comes to music, what's the scene, the sounds, the successes and stories of Sandwell?

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It Starts in Sandwell

Businesses across the West Midlands were involved with the West Midlands Business Festival 2-13 February.

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Meet the apprentices making sandwell

Hear from apprentices working across Sandwell on what their jobs involves and why they chose to do an apprenticeship.

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Sandwell welcomes 100 apprentices

Sandwell Council has already achieved its ambition of 100 new apprenticeships, marking a significant milestone in turning the Sandwell Story…

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Sandwell Stands

Sandwell Stands is a community initiative, bringing partners together to tackle issues that impact Sandwell. The first campaign saw partners…

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.

Are You Ok, Mate?

Partners across Sandwell have come together to tackle men's mental health, making it easier to talk.

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Apprentices make sandwell

At the launch of the Sandwell Story, Sandwell Council committed to 100 new apprentices by 2026. Read how recruitment has been going

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…