The approval of new shops and flats could signify another enhancement for Wednesbury town centre. In 2023, Sandwell Council received over £20m from the government's levelling up fund for Wednesbury.

Sandwell Council was awarded more than £20m in government ‘levelling up’ money last year to make improvements to Wednesbury town centre and help build a new 600-home estate in Friar Park.

That's now changing. The new tram route will be delivered in phases, with the first section between Wednesbury and Dudley town centre due to open later this year. The second phase, which has just ...