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'Snow champions' clear pathways in Sandwell - BBC News

Dozens of people who joined a volunteer snow-clearing scheme in the West Midlands posted updates of their work on social media sites at the weekend. In December, about 2,500 residents signed up for Sandwell Council's "Snow Champions" scheme and were given ... More...

Sandwell Libraries Go The Extra Mile To Raise Over £3,400 For MacMillan - Prfire (press release)

Kind-hearted staff and customers at Sandwell libraries have raised a phenomenal £3,400 for Macmillan Cancer Support. They chose Macmillan as their charity of the year 2011 and staff across each of the 19 libraries took part in a variety of fundraising ... More...

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust to save £125m - BBC News

A West Midlands health trust has announced it will have to save £125m over the next five years. Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, which is making the cuts, runs the Birmingham City, Rowley Regis and Sandwell General hospitals. Trust chief ... More...

Plas Gwynant Reunion - Prfire (press release)

A reunion held last year at Sandwell Council-run Plas Gwynant residential centre at the foothills of Mount Snowdon in Wales, proved so popular it is being held again. Last year’s reunion was to mark the 53rd anniversary of the centre being bought by the ... More...

Google Earth Ocean Terrain Receives Major Update: Data Sharpen Resolution of Seafloor Maps, Correct 'Discovery' of Atlantis - Science Daily

"The original version of Google Ocean was a newly developed prototype map that had high resolution but also contained thousands of blunders related to the original archived ship data," said David Sandwell, a Scripps geophysicist. "UCSD undergraduate ... More...

Campaign for safer streets in Sandwell steps up a gear - Dudley News

A PARENTS-led campaign to make the streets of Sandwell safe for children following the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 10-year-old Oldbury boy is stepping up a gear with a ground-making meeting tomorrow (Friday). Parents United Sandwell (SUP ... More...

Consultation to decide location of Sandwell's hyper-acute stroke unit - Health Service Journal

STRUCTURE: A consultation has been launched on centralising strike services at one of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust’s two hospital sites. Advertise with HSJ, the UK’s leading health service management and policy title and reach an ... More...

Google Earth update erases undersea grids mistaken for "Atlantis" - CBS News

"The original version of Google Ocean was a newly developed prototype map that had high resolution but also contained thousands of blunders related to the original archived ship data," said David Sandwell, a geophysicist at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. More...

Black Country manufacturers hear from advisory service at event - Dudley News

BLACK Country Chamber of Commerce held an event for manufacturers at the National Metalforming Centre in Sandwell. More than 70 manufacturers attended to find out how the newly-structured Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) is designed to support all ... More...

Weekly bin rounds stay as councils bid for cash - Westmidlands.com

Councils in Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Dudley, which have weekly rounds, have already signalled their interest in applying for funding. Meanwhile, Walsall Council which has weekly collections and Lichfield District Council, which collects ... More...

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