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Have your say on the regeneration of Sandwell’s canal district!

16 November 2021

 

Sandwell Council is holding a public consultation on the Smethwick to Birmingham Regeneration Corridor Area Framework and Grove Lane Masterplan.

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Get tested: play your part to reduce the spread of COVID-19

16 November 2021

 

COVID-19 remains a risk to Sandwell residents, workers and students as it’s still possible to catch and spread the virus, even if you are fully vaccinated.

 

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Rowley Regis residents urged to stay safe and reduce COVID-19 infection rates

16 November 2021

 

COVID-19 rates in Sandwell are among the lowest in the region, but infection rates remain high in Rowley Regis, particularly in the Rowley and Blackheath wards.

 

Rowley Regis is made up of four council wards – Rowley, Blackheath, Cradley Heath and Old Hill and Tividale. These four wards are where confirmed cases of Covid-19 are highest in Sandwell. Case rates are highest in young people between the ages of 11 to 25.

 

The current weekly COVID-19 infection rate in the Rowley ward (519 per 100,000 people) is twice the average for Sandwell as a whole (261 per 1000,000 people).

 

In Blackheath the infection rate is 451 per 100,000 people.

 

In Rowley there is also a higher incidence of the AY.4.2 variant, compared to other Sandwell areas. This sub-variant is closely related to the Delta variant, which has been dominant in the UK for a while. AY.4.2 is currently rising across the country.

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