Christian Barnett

3 weeks ago | expressandstar.com | Christian Barnett

Windsor Complex in Bearwood, Smethwick had applied to Sandwell Council for permission to change its licence as part of plans to open new snooker and pool rooms and a function room. Sandwell Council’s licensing committee met on May 19 following the objection from the region’s fire service and agreed to defer a decision for three months to allow for the owners of the Windsor Complex to carry out any remaining work to satisfy the fire service and building regulations.

3 weeks ago | expressandstar.com | Christian Barnett

Wolverhampton Council has agreed the deal with its existing temporary recruitment partner Adecco. The new £75m contract, which could be extended for a further two years pushing the total to £100m, comes after the local authority agreed to wind down its own recruitment agency YOO Recruit after 11 years. The council joined up with Adecco, one of the world’s largest recruitment firms, in 2016 two years after forming its own in-house recruitment agency.

3 weeks ago | expressandstar.com | Christian Barnett

Sandwell Council approved plans to build a new two-storey extension at Phoenix Collegiate in West Bromwich to make way for eight new classrooms in 2023. The school has now asked for permission to amend the plans to replace the two-storey with a single storey building with one classroom for around 30 students. The school expansion still includes a gym and changing rooms. Sandwell Council approved plans to build a 3G football pitch at the school last month.

1 month ago | expressandstar.com | Christian Barnett

City of Wolverhampton Council will be reviewing the late-night licence for the Triangle Bar and Grill in Bank Street, Bradley, following several complaints and concerns from West Midlands Police. The council was drawn to two incidents in December last year following a tip-off – one of which police later confirmed was an alleged kidnapping and another which saw fighting outside the venue resulting in its glass entrance being smashed.

1 month ago | expressandstar.com | Christian Barnett

The former Eli-Fletcher Sons of Rest building in Oak Road, West Bromwich, was sold by Sandwell Council in 2018 and has remained empty since. But new plans submitted to the Black Country local authority could see the decaying building demolished to make way for a new four-bed house. The community facility opened in the early 1950s as part of a movement to provide leisure clubs for retired men around Birmingham and the Black Country.