Sandwell BC has worked with its partners to overcome the odds and deliver a world-class sports facility on time and in budget for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Tony McGovern and Chris Jones explain

Local government has faced extraordinary challenges in the past five years. Austerity, Brexit, COVID, international conflict, migration and many more besides. Most recently, the secretary of state has decided to place Sandwell MBC into Government intervention for a period of two years.