News | Sarah Coombes 4 WB

Jun 26, 2023

Pride celebrations in Dartmouth Park

This weekend saw local Pride festivities enjoyed by all in Dartmouth Park. I was pleased to meet the Guides, Scouts, Sandwell and West...

Jun 24, 2023

Listening to residents

It’s really important to me as your Labour candidate for the next election that we listen to residents’ concerns. This week, dedicated...

Jun 23, 2023

Celebrating our armed forces

It was a privilege to attend the Armed Forces’ Day celebrations on Saturday 24th June. In the morning we remembered and recognised those...

Jun 12, 2023

Visiting the Gurdwara and Sikh Helpline team

It was fantastic on my first day as our candidate to pop into the Gurdwara. I also went up to the Sikh Helpline office where there were...

May 2, 2023

The Forty-Five bus is safe - we won!

After weeks of campaigning and after securing a string of local and national news stories, we’ve just had the brilliant news that our...

May 2, 2023

Attending Let’s Dance Again coffee morning in Wednesbury Town Hall

The regular coffee morning that Councillor Elaine Costigan and the volunteer team have built at Wednesbury Town Hall are an amazing...

May 2, 2023

Taking part in George Salter’s careers day

Was great to take part in the George Salter Academy careers day and speak to so many enthusiastic young students from West Bromwich about...

May 2, 2023

Sandwell and Birmingham Nagar Kirtan

It was fantastic to join the Nagar Kirtan parade that celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. I saw many friends from the High Street...

May 2, 2023

Celebrating our LGBTQ+ community at Sandwell Pride

On 11 June, I joined people from right across Sandwell who gathered to celebrate our LGBTQ+ community, reflect on the progress we’ve made...

May 2, 2023

Visiting the Gurdwara Committee

I was delighted to be invited to meet with the committee at Gurdwara Guru Har Rai Sahib on West Bromwich High Street in December, and...

May 2, 2023

Keeping Hateley Heath clean

The community in Hateley Heath rightly want a clean and tidy area they can be proud of. That’s why I joined up with the local Hateley...

May 2, 2023

On the picket line with the GMB and Unite

I was proud to stand with Unite and GMB local ambulance and patient transport services in Sandwell as they are fighting for more pay....

Apr 30, 2023

Saving children’s football pitches in Friar Park

Just before the summer holidays in 2022, my friend Manny Abbeyquaye, founder of Centre Spot sports charity that runs children’s football...

Apr 18, 2023

Blind Dave’s Albion foundation colour run

As both a regular runner and volunteer at Sandwell Parkrun, it’s hard to imagine a better community running event - or so I thought until...

Apr 18, 2023

Celebrating the women chainmakers’ strike

Each year the Women Chainmakers Festival celebrates the victory of the Women Chainmakers of Cradley Heath. These courageous women fought...

Apr 18, 2023

Speaking to students at Sandwell College and Central Saint Michael's sixth form

It was great to be asked to speak to students at Sandwell College and Central Saint Michael's Sixth Form about local, national and even...

Apr 18, 2023

Laying a wreath on Remembrance Day in Dartmouth Park

I was honoured to lay a wreath on Remembrance Sunday at the West Bromwich War Memorial in Dartmouth Park. We paid our respects to all...

Apr 12, 2023

Visiting the Yemeni Community Centre

It was fantastic to visit the Yemeni Community Association in Greets Green and see the warm space that they are providing for anyone in...