Login
Login

sandwell

{{About|the metropolitan district in England|the techno collective|Sandwell District}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Borough of Sandwell

| settlement_type = Metropolitan borough

| image_skyline = Street market in West Bromwich - geograph.org.uk - 3046127.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = West Bromwich, the largest town in Sandwell

| image_shield = Coat of arms of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.png

| shield_alt =

| shield_link =

| motto = Unity and Progress

| image_map = Sandwell UK locator map.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Sandwell shown within the West Midlands and England

| coordinates = {{coord|52|30|19|N|2|1|2|W|region:GB-SAW_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Sovereign state

| subdivision_name = United Kingdom

| subdivision_type1 = Constituent country

| subdivision_name1 = England

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = West Midlands

| subdivision_type3 = Metropolitan county

| subdivision_name3 = West Midlands

| subdivision_type4 = Historic County

| subdivision_name4 = Staffordshire and Worcestershire

| subdivision_type5 = Status

| subdivision_name5 = Metropolitan borough

| established_title1 = Incorporated

| established_date1 = 1 April 1974

| seat_type = Admin HQ

| seat = Oldbury

| government_type = Metropolitan district council

| governing_body = Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

| leader_party = {{English district control|GSS=E08000028}}

| leader_title = Leadership

| leader_name = Leader & Cabinet

| leader_title1 = Mayor

| leader_name1 = Cllr Bill Gavan (2023 - Present)

| leader_title2 = MPs

| leader_name2 =

[https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/26348/gurinder_josan/smethwick Gurinder Josan] (L)
Shaun Bailey (C)
Nicola Richards (C)
James Morris (C)

| unit_pref = Imperial

| area_total_km2 = 86

| area_rank =

| population_total = {{English district population|GSS = E08000028}} (List of English districts by population)

| population_as_of = {{English statistics year}}

| population_density_km2 = 3752

|

| demographics_type1 = Ethnicity (2021)

| demographics1_footnotes = {{NOMIS2021|id=E08000028|title=Sandwell Local Authority|access-date=5 January 2024}}

| demographics1_title1 = Ethnic groups

| demographics1_info1 =

{{Collapsible list

| 57.2% White

| 25.8% Asian

| 8.7% Black

| 4.3% Mixed

| 4% other

}}

| demographics_type2 = Religion (2021)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Religion

| demographics2_info1 =

{{Collapsible list

| 39.9% Christianity

| 26.1% no religion

| 13.4% Islam

| 11.5% Sikhism

| 5.4% not stated

| 2.8% Hinduism

| 0.7% other

| 0.3% Buddhism

| 0.1% Judaism

}}

| timezone = GMT BST

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = B 43 & 64-71, DY 4, WS 5 & 10, WV 14,

| area_code = 0121, 01384

| iso_code = GB-SAW

| blank1_name = ONS code

| blank1_info = 00CS (ONS)
E08000028 (GSS)

| blank2_name = OS grid reference

| blank2_info = {{gbmappingsmall|SO9954890217}}

| blank3_name = NUTS 3

| blank3_info = UKG37

| website = {{URL|www.sandwell.gov.uk}}

}}

Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county in England. The borough is named after the Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of the West Midlands conurbation. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council defines the borough as the six amalgamated towns of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. Rowley Regis includes the towns of Blackheath and Cradley Heath.{{cite web|title=Where is Sandwell?|url=http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200193/council/1043/where_is_sandwell|publisher=Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council|access-date=2 July 2013}}

Sandwell's Strategic Town Centre is designated as West Bromwich, the largest town in the borough, while Sandwell Council House (the headquarters of the local authority) is situated in Oldbury. In 2019 Sandwell was ranked 12th most deprived of England's 317 boroughs.{{cite web|title=Deprivation - Sandwell in a West Midlands Context|url=https://www.sandwelltrends.info/deprivation_west_midlands_context/|publisher=Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council|access-date=2 July 2021}}

Bordering Sandwell is the City of Birmingham to the east, the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley to the south and west, the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall to the north, and the City of Wolverhampton to the north-west. Spanning the borough are the parliamentary constituencies of West Bromwich, Smethwick, the majority of Tipton and Wednesbury and also part of Halesowen, which both cross into the Dudley borough.

The borough covers an area of {{convert|86|sqkm|sqmi}}. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 309,000.{{cite web|title=Sandwell in Brief|url=http://www.sandwelltrends.info/themedpages/FactsFigures|work=Sandwell Trends|publisher=Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council|access-date=2 July 2013|archive-date=11 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611135959/http://www.sandwelltrends.info/themedpages/FactsFigures|url-status=dead}}

History and culture

File:RutlandRoadSignSmethwick.jpg in April 2007, showing painted out "County Borough" lettering.]]

The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell was formed on 1 April 1974 as an amalgamation of the county boroughs of Warley (ceremonially within Worcestershire) and West Bromwich (ceremonially within Staffordshire), under the Local Government Act 1972. Warley had been formed in 1966 by a merger of the county borough of Smethwick with the municipal boroughs of Rowley Regis and Oldbury;{{cite web|title=Warley CB through time|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10206236|publisher=Vision of Britain|access-date=20 August 2012}} at the same time, West Bromwich had absorbed the boroughs of Tipton and Wednesbury.{{cite web|title=West Bromwich MB/CB through time|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10173115|publisher=Vision of Britain|access-date=20 August 2012}}

For its first 12 years of existence, Sandwell had a two-tier system of local government; Sandwell Council shared power with the West Midlands County Council. In 1986 the county council was abolished, and Sandwell effectively became a unitary authority. The borough is divided into 24 wards and is represented by 72 ward councillors on the borough council.

The borough was named after Sandwell Priory, the ruins of which are located in Sandwell Valley. Gaining widespread acceptance for the identity of Sandwell and unifying the distinct communities within the borough has been a protracted affair.{{cite book |last1=Chitham |first1=Edward |title=Rowley Regis : a history |date=2006 |publisher=Phillimore |location=Chichester, West Sussex, England |isbn=1860774180 |pages=123–124}} The local council has considered changing its name over confusion outside the West Midlands as to the whereabouts of the borough. A survey of borough residents in June 2002 found that 65 per cent of respondents favoured retaining the name.[http://www.researchsandwell.org.uk/research/downloads/Viewpoint_10_Results_final_version.pdf Sandwell View Point, issue no.10]

Landmarks and attractions in Sandwell include Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery, Bishop Asbury Cottage, West Bromwich Manor House, Oak House, West Bromwich, and Sandwell Valley Country Park. It is also the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C.

Sandwell used to be a popular hotspot for car cruising. In 2015 a High Court order was introduced to ban car cruising in the area. An extension has been secured to run until at least 2021.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200284/roads_travel_and_parking/3231/car_cruising_ban/|title = Car cruising | Sandwell Council}}

Politics

{{See also|Sandwell local elections}}

Since the council election in 2021, the political composition of the council has been as follows:{{cite web|title=Councillors – Sandwell Council|url=http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200197/councillors_committees_and_meetings/369/councillors|publisher=Sandwell MBC|access-date=22 February 2013}}

class="wikitable"
colspan=2 rowspan=1 align="center" valign="top" | Party

| valign="top" | Councillors

{{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}

| Labour Party

| 60

{{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| Conservative Party

| 10

{{party color cell|Independent (politician)}}

| Independents

| 2

From the borough's creation in 1974 until 2010, all Members of Parliament (MPs) within its boundaries were Labour. However, in the 2010 general election, Conservative party candidate James Morris was elected to the Halesowen and Rowley Regis seat which incorporates the Sandwell communities of Rowley Regis, Blackheath and Cradley Heath, and the neighbouring area of Halesowen which is situated within Dudley's borders. This was the first time any part of Sandwell had elected a Conservative MP – or indeed an MP from any party other than Labour.{{cite news |title=Historic Tory win in Halesowen and Rowley Regis |url=http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/local/8152842.Historic_Tory_win_in_Halesowen_and_Rowley_Regis/ |newspaper=Halesowen News |date=7 May 2010 |access-date=19 December 2019}} In the December 2019 general election, however, Conservative candidates Nicola Richards and Shaun Bailey were elected to represent West Bromwich East and West Bromwich West respectively. This was the first time since the borough's creation that West Bromwich has returned any Conservative MPs to Parliament, and the first time that a constituency fully within the boundaries of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has been represented by a Tory MP. The election of both Richards and Bailey has been marked as a significant milestone in the political history of the borough and marked the end to decades of control by Labour MPs.{{Citation needed|date=December 2019}}

=Wards=

The Sandwell Borough is divided into 24 electoral wards, with each one represented by 3 councillors on the borough council:

class="wikitable sortable" style="line-height:150%;"
Ward name

! Area

! Population (2011 census)

! Population density
(people per hectare)

! class="unsortable" | Ref.

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Abbey

| {{convert|211|ha|sqmi}}

11,75255.6

| {{cite web|title=Abbey (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6499101&c=abbey&d=14&e=13&g=6365937&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361542648988&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Blackheath

| {{convert|260|ha|sqmi}}

12,29247.3

| {{cite web|title=Blackheath (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6499863&c=Blackheath&d=14&e=13&g=6365979&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361542783488&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Bristnall

| {{convert|231|ha|sqmi}}

12,15152.5

| {{cite web|title=Bristnall (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6500180&c=Bristnall&d=14&e=13&g=6366019&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361543063488&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Charlemont with Grove Vale

| {{convert|522|ha|sqmi}}

11,96422.9

| {{cite web|title=Charlemont with Grove Vale (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6500692&c=charlemont&d=14&e=13&g=6366058&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361543183722&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Cradley Heath and Old Hill

| {{convert|403|ha|sqmi}}

13,36533.6

| {{cite web|title=Cradley Heath and Old Hill (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6501151&c=cradley+heath&d=14&e=13&g=6366095&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361543304144&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Friar Park

| {{convert|299|ha|sqmi}}

12,62542.3

| {{cite web|title=Friar Park (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6502058&c=friar+park&d=14&e=13&g=6366136&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361543484988&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Great Barr with Yew Tree

| {{convert|346|ha|sqmi}}

12,59736.4

| {{cite web|title=Great Barr with Yew Tree (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6502287&c=great+barr&d=14&e=13&g=6366171&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361543571941&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Great Bridge

| {{convert|325|ha|sqmi}}

12,96239.9

| {{cite web|title=Great Bridge (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6502292&c=great+bridge&d=14&e=13&g=6366213&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361543659456&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Greets Green and Lyng

| {{convert|412|ha|sqmi}}

11,76928.6

| {{cite web|title=Greets Green and Lyng (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6502351&c=greets+green&d=14&e=13&g=6366220&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361543763581&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Hateley Heath

| {{convert|309|ha|sqmi}}

14,22746.1

| {{cite web|title=Hateley Heath (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6502577&c=hateley+heath&d=14&e=13&g=6366281&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361543907316&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Langley

| {{convert|290|ha|sqmi}}

12,96944.8

| {{cite web|title=Langley (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6503362&c=langley&d=14&e=13&g=6365977&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361544048722&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Newton

| {{convert|276|ha|sqmi}}

11,55841.8

| {{cite web|title=Newton (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6504388&c=newton&d=14&e=13&g=6366362&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361544276175&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Oldbury

| {{convert|621|ha|sqmi}}

13,60621.9

| {{cite web|title=Oldbury (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6504629&c=oldbury&d=14&e=13&g=6366399&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361544377550&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Old Warley

| {{convert|267|ha|sqmi}}

11,91544.6

| {{cite web|title=Old Warley (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6504625&c=old+warley&d=14&e=13&g=6366051&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361544472144&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Princes End

| {{convert|278|ha|sqmi}}

12,98146.7

| {{cite web|title=Princes End (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6505100&c=Princes+End&d=14&e=13&g=6366470&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361544603019&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Rowley

| {{convert|407|ha|sqmi}}

11,78429.0

| {{cite web|title=Rowley (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6505411&c=rowley&d=14&e=13&g=6366510&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361544742581&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Smethwick

| {{convert|222|ha|sqmi}}

14,14663.6

| {{cite web|title=Smethwick (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6505794&c=smethwick&d=14&e=13&g=6366021&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361544827097&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Soho and Victoria

| {{convert|321|ha|sqmi}}

15,04246.9

| {{cite web|title=Soho and Victoria (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6505812&c=soho+and+victoria&d=14&e=13&g=6366583&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361544961034&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | St. Pauls

| {{convert|437|ha|sqmi}}

14,22632.6

| {{cite web|title=St Pauls (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6506127&c=st+pauls&d=14&e=13&g=6366413&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361545057597&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Tipton Green

| {{convert|341|ha|sqmi}}

12,83437.6

| {{cite web|title=Tipton Green (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6506652&c=tipton+green&d=14&e=13&g=6366637&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361545160706&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Tividale

| {{convert|291|ha|sqmi}}

12,61643.4

| {{cite web|title=Tividale (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6506660&c=tividale&d=14&e=13&g=6366013&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361545248081&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Wednesbury North

| {{convert|352|ha|sqmi}}

12,68236.0

| {{cite web|title=Wednesbury North (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507117&c=wednesbury&d=14&e=13&g=6366726&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361545344972&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Wednesbury South

| {{convert|485|ha|sqmi}}

12,51025.8

| {{cite web|title=Wednesbury South (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507118&c=wednesbury&d=14&e=13&g=6366229&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361545351253&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | West Bromwich Central

| {{convert|652|ha|sqmi}}

13,29020.4

| {{cite web|title=West Bromwich Central (Ward) – Population Density|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507180&c=West+Bromwich+Central&d=14&e=13&g=6366064&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1361545512925&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=ONS|access-date=22 February 2013}}

File:Central Campus, Sandwell College, West Bromwich.png in West Bromwich]]

Education

{{See also|List of schools in Sandwell}}

Sandwell is home to nearly 100 primary schools, 25 secondary schools, 4 special schools and 1 college.

Sandwell College, the only further education college in the borough, was opened in September 1986 following the merger of Warley College and West Bromwich College.{{cite news|title=Sandwell College guide|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/universities-and-colleges/9982021/Sandwell-College-guide.html|access-date=2 July 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=17 April 2013}} It was originally based in the old Warley College buildings on Pound Road, Oldbury, and the West Bromwich College buildings on West Bromwich High Street, as well as a building in Smethwick town centre, but moved into a new single site campus in West Bromwich town centre in September 2012. In 2004, a debt-ridden Sandwell College was subject to a police investigation.[http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/2004/03/03/fraud-row-college-to-axe-100-jobs-50002-14009871 Fraud row college to axe 100 jobs]

Media

=Television=

The area is served by BBC West Midlands and ITV Central. Television signals are received from the Sutton Coldfield TV transmitter.{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Sutton_Coldfield|title=Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=9 July 2024}}

=Radio=

Radio stations for the area are:

BBC Local Radio

Independent Radio

Community Radio

  • Black Country Radio{{Cite web |url=https://www.blackcountryradio.co.uk/|title=Black Country Radio|access-date=9 July 2024}}

=Newspapers=

Local newspapers for the area are:{{Cite web |url=https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/archives/collections/9|title=Newspapers|website=Sandwell Council|access-date=9 July 2024}}

  • Express & Star
  • Oldbury Weekly News
  • Smethwick Telephone
  • Tipton Herald
  • Wednesbury Herald
  • West Bromwich Chronicle

Notable people

:See :Category:People from Sandwell (district)

Localities

{{See also|List of areas in Sandwell}}

The six towns that comprise Sandwell and localities within each include:

Local places of interest

Twin towns and cities

Sandwell is twinned with:{{cite web

|url = https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/site/scripts/google_results.php?q=twin+town

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20160803183606/https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/site/scripts/google_results.php?q=twin+town

|url-status = dead

|archive-date = 3 August 2016

|title = Twin town

|website = Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

|access-date = 12 June 2016

}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category|Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell}}

  • [http://www.sandwell.gov.uk Sandwell MBC]
  • [http://www.researchsandwell.org.uk Research Sandwell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725065353/http://www.researchsandwell.org.uk/ |date=25 July 2008 }}
  • [http://www.sandwelltrends.info Sandwell Trends – a Local Intelligence System for Sandwell]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090531073207/http://www.bsf.sandwell.gov.uk/ Sandwell Building Schools for the Future]
  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20190907090417/http://sandwell-lions.org/ Sandwell Lions Club]}}

{{West Midlands County}}

{{West_Midlands}}

{{Metropolitan districts of England}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands (county)

Category:NUTS 3 statistical regions of the United Kingdom

Category:Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership