Plans Unveiled to Replace Smethwick’s Desi Pub with New Apartment Block Wednesday, February 11, 2026 smethwick development pub demolition residential flats planning covid19 parking regeneration Plans have been submitted to demolish the Desi 2 pub on Olbury Road in Smethwick and replace it with a new residential development consisting of 22 flats. The application, submitted by developer Redland Bay to Sandwell … 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
Licensing Decision Looms for New Smethwick Restaurant Amid Police Concerns Saturday, February 7, 2026 smethwick ghanaian restaurant licensing police fireservice westmidlands council safety music The future of Kotoburaba, a new Ghanaian restaurant in Claremont Road, Cape Hill, Smethwick, is set to be determined at an upcoming licensing hearing following objections from regional emergency services. Sandwell Council’s … Read More
West Midlands Police Training Centre to Become 76-Bed HMO Supporting Healthcare Workers Tuesday, January 6, 2026 hmo smethwick westmidlands windmillhouse healthcare regeneration policetraining accommodation sustainability urbandevelopment The former West Midlands Police training centre, Windmill House, in Smethwick is set to be transformed into a substantial 76-bed house of multiple occupation (HMO). This redevelopment follows its sale last year after being … Read More
Smethwick’s Century-Old Conservative Club Transformed into Children’s Home Despite Police Concerns Monday, December 8, 2025 smethwick conservative children home westmidlands police planning security council transformation Sandwell Council has granted permission to convert the historic Smethwick Conservative Club into a residential home for vulnerable children. The building, which has been a fixture on Smethwick High Street for over 100 years, … Read More
Historic Bearwood Club Set for Housing Transformation Despite Parking Worries Tuesday, December 2, 2025 bearwood housing development parking community jazz redevelopment corks smethwick planning The century-old Corks Social Club in Bearwood, Smethwick, a former working men’s club and community hub, is set to be transformed into new housing despite concerns over parking. Tusq Construction’s redevelopment plan, … Read More