Sandwell's Mayor Councillor Joyce Underhill is holding a charity evening at The Public in West Bromwich later this week - and tickets are still available.

Sandwell Council's Library and Information Service has signed up to a new scheme to offer better facilities for the blind and partially sighted.

Sandwell Council bosses will find out in a few days if the borough's new £3.25 million crematorium in West Bromwich has scooped a top national award.

Sandwell Mayor Councillor Joyce Underhill has given her seal of approval to a new community pavilion in Great Barr.

Consultation starts tomorrow (Saturday)on plans to introduce Red Route 'no stopping' restrictions on major roads in West Bromwich and Oldbury.

Residents can pick up safety advice and tips on crime prevention at a series of Safer 6 events in Rowley Regis, Blackheath and Cradley Heath next week.