Sandwell residents unveil a new memorial to the victims of the Nazi holocaust
Santa's Office at the North Pole has confirmed he is coming to Bearwood...
The former Powerhouse (MEB) store in Bearwood is set to become a slot machine venue
Argos, the retail store has applied for planning permission for a shop frontage in Bearwood
A Diplomatic Incident
Birmingham City Council do not anticipate any improvements to the Kings Head Junction until 2010.
Birmingham City Council have confirmed work will start on Lightwoods Park next month
There is to be an appeal against the Council's Planning Committee decision to refuse an application for an 'Adult Gaming Centre' in Bearwood.
A new application has been submitted for an Adult Amusement Centre in Bearwood
Sandwell Council last night voted unanimously to include a 'No Casino' clause in its new policy designed to regulate gambling
Councillor Steve Eling moved a resolution calling for action over the amount of non-retail use on Bearwood Road
Sandwell Council may be the first council in the country to commit itself to a policy designed to stop new casinos opening in the Borough
Sandwell Councillors have unanimously rejected the Adult Amusement Centre in Bearwood
Councillors reply to criticism over Adult Amusement Centre
A new craze has swept Bearwood as Pole Dancing has been introduced on Bearwood Road
The Council has received a planning application for an 'adult entertainment centre. My enquiries reveal that this is a 'virtual casino' proposed for the heart of our town.
Sandwell's Planning department has received a planning application for 'An Adult Amusement Centre' in the main shopping centre
Abbey Ward Councillors have hit out at a decision of the Bristol-based Planning Inspectorate to grant a casino license in Bearwood
Blue Chip Casinos have applied for a gambling certificate for The Barleycorn
That was the question that local traders asked Abbey Ward Councillors at a meeting last month
Abbey Ward Councillors hit the streets
The weather stayed fine for our annual Abbey Ward Garden Party
Health & Safety, Birmingham City Council style
Dr. John Middleton, an Abbey Ward resident and Sandwell's Director of Public Health, has released a CD.
Birmingham City Council are allegedly going to consult on improvements to Lightwoods Park in Bearwood.
Volunteers from the Warley Woods Community Trust today launched the Start of Spring Clean Bearwood fortnight.
The Planning Inspectorate has confirmed a timetable and process for receiving objections to the Barleycorn Casino Appeal.
Be warned - the spy in the sky. Bearwood ALDI car park fines are severe.
Sandwell Council is to be asked on Tuesday to approve a Council Tax increase of 2.8%
Bearwood Councillors have welcomed the opening of the new superloo
A meeting of residents from the Lightwoods Road area voted to request a shared parking zone (more)
Press Release
Blue Chip Casinos have submitted yet more plans to locate their hated Casino in Bearwood
Eight months after Morrissons closed down, the ALDI store in Bearwood is due to open in February
For months now a ten foot oblong shaped building has been standing in Rutland Road Bearwood. What is it?
I had a meeting with the police last night about the increasing problem of prostitution in Bearwood...(more)
Last week I shopped for the first time at the new Somerfield store.....(more)
You can now view a webcam of the Shidas Lane Council Tip online.
Bearwood Councillors campaigning for a Spring Clean week
Is a high street supermarket a benefit to Bearwood, or does it detract from a more diverse shopping environment?
Apologies for non-collection
Are we placing ourselves under unnecessary censorship?
West Smethwick Enterprise,
15th November
6pm
Annual General Meeting
9th November 2005
Abbey Ward Councillors, On The Road again...
Supermarket company Aldi are planning to split the former Safeways site into two separate stores.
Abbey Ward Councillors have started issuing an electronic version of their newsletter, the Bearwood Bulletin.
Announcement on new supermarket
It is anticipated that there will be an announcement about new tenants for the Safeways/Morrisons supermarket site in the next couple of weeks.
Next week's Council meeting will break new ground and name an opposition member as Mayor of Sandwell
Plans to turn the Barleycorn Public House into an all-night gambling den are to come back to the Council's Planning Committee
Meeting - Tuesday 17th May
Expanded service at Abbey Road Post Office
No... it's not Dr Who's Tardis
A new Garden Waste Collection Scheme gets underway this month.
A meeting of the Sandwell Community and Neighbourhood Services Cabinet Advisory Committee has approved a trial residents' parking scheme in Bearwood.
An announcement is expected sometime in the next week in respect of the closure of Morrisons store in Bearwood
Details of all the people who represent Abbey Ward residents
Proposals to convert The Barleycorn Public House into a casino have been rejected again at Planning Committee
Abbey parent Sarah Marshall has had a book published giving advice on how to set up a walking bus.
Did you know that on 12th February 1965 US Black Rights activist Malcolm X visited Smethwick?
A decision by Morrisons to close their Bearwood store has come like a bolt from the blue to residents of Bearwood
Blue Chip Casinos' plans to convert The Barleycorn public house into a casino are shrouded in mystery
18th December
A demonstration against plans for a casino at The Barleycorn was a tremendous success
Feed back on new road layout
Blue Chip Casinos have subitted new plans for a casino at The Barleycorn
Saturday 20th November
The Council has agreed to fund the cost of Festive lights in Bearwood
Bearwood Farmers' Market is set to go ahead on 16th October
Planning Committee has refused an application for more mobile phone antennae to be erected on the roof of the Bearwood Telephone Exchange.
After a year of campaigning we have finally got the go ahead for a monthly Farmers' Market in Bearwood.
The Planning Inspectorate have rejected Blue Chip Casinos bid to convert the Barleycorn into a gambling club
See here for details of the election result in Abbey
Sandwell Council has voted to ban outdoor drinking in public places
As a forest of new mobile 'phone masts are erected in Bearwood it is time to say enough is enough.
The date has been set for the 2004 Warley Woods Picnic in the Park
Letters are NOT a ballot
Initial impressions of the new kerbside recycling scheme in Abbey
Residents of Abbey Ward to join the Council's recycling collections
Sandwell Council operates a grant Scheme to provide assistance towards the cost of a holiday for people with disabilities and their carers.
The Planning Inspectorate have set a date for the Public Inquiry...
My campaign to get a monthly Farmers' Market in Bearwood has moved a step nearer as both Highways Direct and the Planning Department indicate support.
Cabinet member for Sandwell Direct Councillor Keith Davies has approved a consultation document outlining proposals for new parking and traffic measures in Bearwood.
People looking for work in Sandwell are being urged to register on a new website in an attempt to get back to work.
It is understood that Blue Chip Casinos have lodged an appeal against the Council Planning Committee's rejection of their plans for The Barleycorn
The schedule of dates for refuse collection and how to dispose of that unwanted Christmas tree.
The plans by Blue Chip Casinos to convert The Barleycorn Public House into an all-night gambling casino were rejected by Sandwell Council's Panning Committee. Campaigners against the casino say this is not necessarily the end of their fight.
