Latest Smethwick news | Express & Star

Close

Smethwick Archive

November 15, 2021

Exploding hoverboard battery sets fire to house and leaves bed-bound woman in coma

Smethwick|Nov 15, 2021

November 11, 2021

Progress revealed at Sandwell Aquatics Centre ahead of Commonwealth Games

Smethwick|Nov 11, 2021

November 10, 2021

Ferret found running around Matalan in Smethwick

Smethwick|Nov 10, 2021

November 9, 2021

Two charities launch present appeal for the lonely this Christmas

Smethwick|Nov 9, 2021

November 8, 2021

Travellers stranded as West Midlands train driver shortage continues

Transport|Nov 8, 2021

November 5, 2021

Banning order stops people from entering house used as cannabis factory

Smethwick|Nov 5, 2021

October 30, 2021

Man dies in industrial incident in Smethwick

Business|Oct 30, 2021

October 18, 2021

Plans to build £12 million education campus on the site of 'super hospital' in the Black Country

Smethwick|Oct 18, 2021

October 17, 2021

M5 shut after body is found by roadside

Transport|Oct 17, 2021

October 14, 2021

Big demand already for new Smethwick foodbank that offers more than just meals

Smethwick|Oct 14, 2021

October 12, 2021

Black Country super hospital hit by fresh delays - pushing opening back to 2023

Health|Oct 12, 2021

October 11, 2021

Meet the man with the giant pumpkins

Smethwick|Oct 11, 2021

October 8, 2021

£80m development next to Midland Met Hospital rejected due to size of car park

Smethwick|Oct 8, 2021

October 3, 2021

Gurdwara lit up purple for domestic violence awareness

Smethwick|Oct 3, 2021

September 29, 2021

Woman fined £400 after rubbish is dumped by unlicensed waste remover

Smethwick|Sep 29, 2021

September 25, 2021

Members of 'biggest ever slavery gang' who exploited victims across Black Country jailed

Walsall|Sep 25, 2021

September 23, 2021

Care assistant who stole cards from dying patient and bought biscuits is jailed

Crime|Sep 23, 2021

September 17, 2021

Teenager denies murder of 17-year-old in Smethwick

Crime|Sep 17, 2021

Mosque and community centre to become supermarket despite 'havoc' and rat fears

Smethwick|Sep 17, 2021

Major Smethwick development 'has too much car parking'

Smethwick|Sep 17, 2021

September 13, 2021

Woman seriously injured in Black Country knife attack

Crime|Sep 13, 2021

September 9, 2021

Rot and hole in roof found at 'dangerous' pub popular with West Brom fans

Smethwick|Sep 9, 2021

September 2, 2021

Fake goods 'worth £1 million' seized from Black Country shop

Crime|Sep 2, 2021

Care home where bedding set on fire in special measures after surprise inspection

Health|Sep 2, 2021

Woman found dead in Black Country canal identified as pensioner

Smethwick|Sep 2, 2021

September 1, 2021

Appeal to find family as woman found dead in Black Country canal

Smethwick|Sep 1, 2021

August 31, 2021

Drug smuggler who hid £650k worth of cannabis in coconuts locked up

Crime|Aug 31, 2021

August 27, 2021

Crooked headteacher who stole cash from school ordered to pay back nearly £380,000

Crime|Aug 27, 2021

Pub popular with West Brom fans urgently closed due to risk of ‘total collapse’

Smethwick|Aug 27, 2021

August 21, 2021

Military personnel out in force for farewell to Second World War hero, 99

South Staffordshire|Aug 21, 2021

August 20, 2021

Family overwhelmed as tribute planned for RAF veteran

Smethwick|Aug 20, 2021

August 19, 2021

Sandwell and Birmingham Mela cancelled again due to Covid

Coronavirus|Aug 19, 2021

August 18, 2021

Appeal to give WW2 veteran the send-off he deserves after death aged 99

South Staffordshire|Aug 18, 2021

Hunt for woman after armed robbery at wine shop

Crime|Aug 18, 2021

August 17, 2021

Jailed: Driver claimed he 'had no idea' about heroin and crack found in car

Crime|Aug 17, 2021

August 11, 2021

Students 'should ignore grade inflation complaints' as headteacher hits back at critics

Education|Aug 11, 2021

August 4, 2021

Fatal house fire started in lounge as fire service explains likely cause

Smethwick|Aug 4, 2021

August 3, 2021

Fatal house fire that tore through family home not deliberate or suspicious

Smethwick|Aug 3, 2021

August 2, 2021

Cause of house fire that killed woman in Smethwick not yet confirmed

Smethwick|Aug 2, 2021

Two people from Black Country set to appear in court over money laundering offences

Crime|Aug 2, 2021

July 31, 2021

'The fire started breaking everything': Neighbours raise alarm as daughter dies in blaze

Smethwick|Jul 31, 2021

Smethwick fire: Woman killed as blaze rips through family home

Smethwick|Jul 31, 2021

July 30, 2021

New police appeal after two officers attacked at West Bromwich shopping centre

Crime|Jul 30, 2021

July 24, 2021

Police uncover 150-plant cannabis factory in Smethwick raid

Crime|Jul 24, 2021

July 21, 2021

Heatwave headaches for businesses including bakers

Business|Jul 21, 2021

July 19, 2021

Teenager charged with Smethwick murder to enter plea in September

Crime|Jul 19, 2021

July 15, 2021

Eight new hospitals set to be built in England

Property|Jul 15, 2021

July 12, 2021

Witness describes helping mother and children injured in hit-and-run at bus stop

Smethwick|Jul 12, 2021

July 5, 2021

Helicopter search for fleeing motorist who drove wrong way on M54 slip road

Crime|Jul 5, 2021

July 1, 2021

Residents rush to pop-up vaccine clinic in Smethwick

Coronavirus|Jul 1, 2021

PreviousPage NextPage