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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Artist impression of a park, pathways and trees in the Smithfield project in the city centre.

Major regeneration investment options on offer

Mayor Richard Park is promoting more than 60 investment sites at a trade show in Leeds

Kerrie is wearing an orange shirt with a Labour rosette and has long, brown hair. She is being interviewed at an election count.

Backing for £577 pay rise for councillors

Pay for the 72 councillors in Sandwell will rise by £600 after they voted to approve the move.

Birmingham & Black Country

Men and women are lined up singing and dancing and covered in streamers as celebratations are held on VE day in this black and white archive photograph. The women are wearing 1940s skirts, jackets and blouses and two of the men are in uniform. There are reams of streamers underfoot.

Parties, concerts and flypasts to mark VE Day

Celebrations mark 80 years since the end of war in Europe on 8 May 1945.

Angela with her 11-year-old daughter Ava. They are both wearing sunglasses on a pleasant day. Angela has long black hair, black sunglasses and a black top on. Ava has black hair tied up, black sunglasses and is wearing a pink vest top with a Disney character on.

Fears for wildlife as homes plan gets approval

Those living near a much-loved wildlife corridor express disappointment as a council is overruled.

Birmingham & Black Country

A brick building which looks like a house. A black sign above the front door has the words "PARADISE" in white and "BAR" in red printed on it. Two red cars are parked on the road in front of it.

Pub can reopen despite lock-in violence

The Old Crown, now known as Paradise Bar, was closed in March after a man was knocked unconscious.

Birmingham & Black Country

Two women ride bicycles on a cycle lane in a city. There are road markings for a cycle lane and the two women are nearly side by side. The background is blurred and there are trees, shops, plants and pavements behind them.

Bus and cycle lane upgrades to improve city links

Plans include a "cross-city" bus route and better cycle links between Wolverhampton and Birmingham.

A view of a street in Blackheath. There is a roundabout on the left and a blue bus stop on the right. There are business units next to the bus stop with blue shutters down. Behind the roundabout are other business premises, and vans parked in front of them.

Work to create new bus interchange set to begin

Alongside the interchange, a new landscaped public space, is to replace the existing roundabout.

Birmingham & Black Country

A large, non-descript brown-brick building with a person waking by. There are some bins and the entrance to a bus station can also be seen.

Plans to demolish former cinema submitted

Sandwell Council bosses want to develop the site as part of a revamp of the town centre.

Birmingham & Black Country

Two children ride on bikes in a rural setting. The child at the front is a girl in a green coat and red helmet, the child behind is blurred and is wearing a yellow coat and blue helmet.

New cycle lanes and walking routes planned

The scheme is planned by four local authorities in the Black Country to boost walking and cycling.