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Friday, 23 November 2018
An unauthorised encampment has been moved on from private property in Smethwick thanks to partnership working between Sandwell Council and West Midlands Police. The group, who had five caravans, were issued with a Section 62 notice after they refused to leave land in Vitoria (CORRECT) Street yesterday and declined a stay at the council's nearby transit site.
Read more on 'UNAUTHORISED ENCAMPMENT MOVED ON FROM SMETHWICK'
Thursday, 22 November 2018
Keen amateur artist Austin Clifford has won Sandwell's Hidden Treasures competition with a stunning drawing of an old chestnut tree in a local ancient woodland.
Read more on 'ARTIST AUSTIN WINS HIDDEN TREASURES ARTS TRAIL COMPETITION'
Monday, 19 November 2018
Sandwell health bosses are encouraging residents to be more vigilant around their use of antibiotics – in a new bid to help people to become resistant to them.
Read more on 'DON'T ASK FOR ANTIBIOTICS IF YOU DON'T NEED THEM'
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
Sandwell people from the Commonwealth who are concerned about their immigration status are being urged to seek assistance from special Government helplines. Sandwell Council is anxious that anyone from the Commonwealth who has lived in the UK for a long time and needs assistance should get it – by seeking information from a special Windrush Scheme run by the Home Office.
Friday, 09 November 2018
Sandwell Council’s Trading Standards team is warning residents about fake HMRC telephone scammers - after one man lost £4,000.
Read more on 'WARNING OVER HMRC SCAM AS ONE VICTIM LOSES THOUSANDS OF POUNDS'
