A £5.1 million transformation of West Smethwick Park is being celebrated with a free community event for local residents this Sunday, 21 August.

The restoration and improvement project includes the new Pavilion with café, historic restorations and landscape improvements, and a dedicated West Smethwick Park community engagement coordinator.

Small business owners in the Black Country can sign up for a free, two-day event.

Sandwell Council is running a community consultation on a potential change to its election process. 

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce is hosting a free webinar to help businesses understand and navigate the energy crisis.

Apply for the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise before the submission deadline of Tuesday 6 September.

Sandwell Council wants to hear from residents and businesses in the borough to help guide its spending plans for 2023/24.

Family firm Isaac H Grainger, which has been manufacturing in the Black Country for more than 150 years, welcomed the Mayors of Sandwell and Dudley on a tour of its factory floor.

Congratulations to three Sandwell community organisations for winning a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE of the voluntary sector. The Sikh Helpline, The English Medical Group and Special Olympics Sandwell were all awarded this highly coveted accolade.

We can’t solve the climate crisis alone. But if we all start taking steps in our everyday shopping habits to reduce our carbon footprint, it all adds up. This is the message from Carbon Trust, a company of experts whose mission is to accelerate the move to a decarbonised future.