Local Headlines from Wednesday, March 4th, 2026

A council is set to buy a garden centre and former police station to make way for 50 new flats.

Plans are under way for Birmingham to bid for City of Music status and celebrate its musical heritage, including Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath.

Sandwell Council’s fraud team has stopped fraud and error to a value of over £800k.

Couples were introduced to Sandwell Valley’s countryside licensed ceremony and reception facilities at an event last week.