The Hidden Battle Over Parking Near Birmingham’s £1 Billion Midland Met Hospital Tuesday, March 17, 2026 midlandmet parking sandwell cranfordstreet residents hospital birmingham council traffic restrictions Rising prominently on the Birmingham and Sandwell border, the bright orange Midland Metropolitan University Hospital has become a striking new feature of the area’s skyline. Completed in October 2024 after years of delays and … Read More
Life on Cranford Street: The Parking Crisis Outside Midlands' New Super Hospital Saturday, February 7, 2026 parking cranfordstreet hospital smethwick pavement residents sandwellcouncil safety midlands congestion Just off the busy A457 Soho Way in Smethwick lies Cranford Street, a small road transformed from a former industrial hub into a residential area adjacent to a £998 million super hospital and housing estate. Since the Midland … Read More