SANDWELL Council is set to shell out more than £450k to improve an island which is a gateway into Oldbury. The council has launched the BIG (Birchley Island Gateway) partnership to improve the roundabout, working closely with businesses in the area.
Initial council proposals – estimated at £450k – include planting semi-matured trees and ornamental shrubs, having low-maintenance gravel areas and boulders and improving lighting. The section of the A4123 under the M5 viaduct is also set to be improved with better lighting and road surfacing.
Councillor Hussain, the council’s cabinet member …

Friends of Langley Park have launched their new logo. The logo was designed by  pupils at Langley Primary School and the Friends Group are to reward the pupils with prizes to be presented by the Mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Robert  Price at a special school Assembly on Thursday  2 April 2009 at the School in Titford Road, Oldbury at 9.00 am.
A £20 book voucher is to be awarded to the designer of the winning entry, Thomas Pople, together with Swimming Vouchers courtesy of Sandwell Leisure Trust.
Cllr Martin Prestidge, vice Chair …