<!– @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –>THE region’s top cop is going back on the beat tomorrow to find out what the people of Oldbury want from their local bobbies.
Chief Constable of the West Midland Chris Sims will patrol the town centre alongside the neighbourhood sergeant Richard Bird.
It is the first of a series of fact-finding missions to shopping centres, high streets and venues throughout the region to hear people’s views following the recent restructuring of the service.
Starting outside …

Sandwell Horticultural Show – Call To Gardeners
Black Country gardeners are being urged to plan their growing season so that they will have crops ready for the area’s top flower and vegetable show – the Sandwell Horticultural Show.
The show, which attracts competitors from throughout the Black Country, gives growers of fruit, flowers and vegetables the chance to win much-coveted prizes at the event which is part of the Sandwell Community Show.
It also gives people with a range of hobbies the opportunity to win prizes for homecrafts, wine-making and floral arrangements in …

With support from Sandwell Primary Care Trust and other local partners two coffee mornings are being held this month by the South Asian Diabetes Support Group – and you’re invited!
The coffee mornings, in Langley and Smethwick are part of the Primary Care Trust’s plans to help patients with diabetes improve control of their blood sugar levels. South Asian communities are typically at a higher risk of developing the condition, and so the discussions will in Urdu, Punjabi and English languages.
Sham Malhi, Health Education Support Officer at Sandwell Primary Care …

Music lovers can sit back and enjoy a selection of summer band concerts due to start in Sandwell this weekend.
The ‘Music in the Park’ Sunday concert programme will showcase local musicians at the free concerts that will be held in the borough’s parks over the next few weeks.
All of the concerts start at approximately 2.30pm and finish at around 5pm with a short break around 3.30pm.
The concerts, which have been organised by Sandwell’s Parks and Countryside Management Services, are free and chairs will be available for those wishing to attend.
Cabinet …

Sandwell Council will this week get behind the launch of the Backing Young Britain campaign. Picking up the challenge to create 1,000 apprenticeships and 500 work experience opportunities, Sandwell Partnership has brought together employers from the public, private and voluntary sectors to launch Backing Young Sandwell.
A business breakfast on Wednesday(MARCH17) at the Public in West Bromwich, marks the launch of the campaign in Sandwell.
Key local employers, including West Midlands Fire Service, the Hadley Group and Sandwell Homes, will appeal to the business community to put Sandwell at the forefront of …