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Monday, 03 December 2018
The boss of a Tipton buffet restaurant where food was kept in a rat-infested shipping container has narrowly avoided being jailed and been ordered to pay nearly £20,000. Shocked food hygiene inspectors from Sandwell Council’s environmental health team discovered gnawed food inside the unit when they visited Koi’s Restaurant in Dudley Port.
Read more on 'TIPTON RESTAURANT HIT WITH £18K+ BILL OVER RAT INFESTATION'
Friday, 30 November 2018
Sandwell Council is backing a national campaign to highlight possible problems of buying goods online in the busiest shopping time of the year – with shoppers planning to spend stunning amounts with a click on their computers.
Thursday, 29 November 2018
Illicit tobacco and cigarettes with a street value of more than £40,000 were seized from shops in Sandwell during raids carried out by trading standards and police.
Read more on 'SAFER 6 RAIDS LEAD TO ILLICIT TOBACCO SEIZURES'
Thursday, 29 November 2018
Sandwell Council hosted a special inspiration and democracy workshop for a group of 20 women from Birmingham and Bradford.
Thursday, 29 November 2018
A Sandwell organisation which offers much-needed services to visually impaired people in the borough has been awarded a council grant to buy computer equipment to improve its work.
The Sandwell Visually Impaired group offers services to an estimated 1,400 registered visually impaired people in the borough to help them live independent lives.
SVI spokesperson Sandra Troth said: "We respond to the needs of anyone who is affected by sight loss and seek to support them to overcome issues and concerns, encouraging and supporting them to live the life of their choosing.
