A new community space has officially opened this week promising to empower residents, and provide support and opportunities for the community in Bloxwich.

The Local Hub on Sneyd Lane is a legacy project from a £1million grant which was awarded to community organisation Mossley Big Local in 2012.

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The organisation had a resident-led committee which asked the community what they thought was needed to improve the area, and calls were made for a community hub.

The former Mossley Youth Club which closed in 2016 was purchased off the council and since then has undergone a huge refurbishment, a project totalling around half of million pounds.

Thirteen years after the grant was first awarded, the facility has now opened of

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