Sandwell Council faces £625k budget gap over housing
Sandwell Council confronts a £625,000 budget shortfall as industrial legacy and land contamination deter large housing developers. Discover the impact on the Black Country.
Sandwell Council confronts a £625,000 budget shortfall as industrial legacy and land contamination deter large housing developers. Discover the impact on the Black Country.
Sandwell Council could face pressure to build homes on green belt edges under Labour's new planning reforms aiming for 1.5 million new homes nationwide. Learn more about local impacts.
Sandwell Council faces mounting criticism as new data reveals a critical shortage of housing developments in the borough, with local leaders blaming planning delays and bureaucratic hurdles for the growing crisis.
Furious parents in Sandwell are campaigning for urgent reforms to special educational needs transport after children were left waiting hours for school transport or missing education entirely.