Union claim new figures show Halesowen residents worse off

7:00am Friday 24th May 2013

RISING prices and stagnating wages mean workers in Halesowen are now £32 a week worse off than in 2010, it has been claimed today.

Cable laying in Oldbury to cause longer disruption than planned

7:50am Friday 24th May 2013

WORK to lay new electric cables in part of Oldbury is now scheduled to take longer that expected.

Breaking News: Two die as a result of horror Oldbury smash

5:37pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

TWO of the people injured in today's crash in Oldbury have died.

Firefighters save elderly woman from blaze in Halesowen

3:12pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

AN ELDERLY woman was rescued by firefighters today from a fire in her Halesowen home.

Coat of paint for rundown Halesowen building, but call for more repairs

4:13pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A SHABBY building in Halesowen town centre has finally been given a much-needed lick of paint after a long-running campaign.

Major accident at busy Oldbury junction

2:24pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

TWO people have been serously injured in a car carsh at the junction of a busy Oldbury Road.

Sandwell in Right to Buy top 10

2:04pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

TENANTS buying their own council homes have more than doubled in the last year - with Sandwell showing one of the highest increases.

James Morris MP column: The economy and jobs are still top priority for the people

Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris

9:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

In this month's column Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris discusses the importance of new jobs to his constituency.

Couple ordered out of town

Frankie O’Donnell.

8:30am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A LOW-life couple have been evicted from their council home in Blackheath and banned from Sandwell for five years after terrorising their neighbourhood.

Sudden repair of fences to screen Halesowen homes from motorway hell

7:50am Thursday 23rd May 2013

RESIDENTS whose lives have been blighted since fences blew down six months ago exposing them to the noise and sight of M5 traffic at Halesowen were surprised when highways workers re-erected them on Saturday.

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Your Say Your Halesowen

.Sandwell Council believes that the introduction of these parking charges will now help them to recover some costs for maintaining their car parks in Old Hill and Cradley Heath, however, in doing so, what they may have overlooked in the long run is the much greater drop in business rates revenue that could occur through the potential loss of trade as a consequence of their decision.  − Liz Bowler Old Hill

Old Hill and Cradley Heath car parking charges »

Fundamental good practice in local government must surely be for an accurate data-base – so why am I still receiving correspondence from SMBC addressed to me as Councillor Mary Docker? − Mary Docker

No longer a councillor but still getting pleas for help »



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