Bringing Communities Together
A total of 86 attendees, including local businesses, partners, and service providers, came together at Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium for the We Are Walsall 2040: Building Our Business Future event. This event explored how the borough’s long-term vision will unlock investment, improve infrastructure and create new opportunities for growth. Poster for […]
A Letter Tree installation bearing personal messages from families whose loved ones had their lives taken in road collisions will be exhibited in Walsall this month. The New Art Gallery Walsall The tree, created by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) in partnership with members of a peer support group of […]
Walsall Council and Walsall NHS Healthcare Trust are encouraging residents who smoke to take the first step towards a healthier future by attending a free stop smoking day drop-in event on Wednesday 11 March at Walsall Manor Hospital. Be Well Walsall and Quit with Bella will join Walsall Healthcare NHS […]
An innovative physical activity game that has already engaged more than two million people nationally has launched in Bloxwich. Dr William Bird MBE and The Mayor of Walsall, Councillor Louise Harrison, at one of the Beat Boxes in Bloxwich. Beat the Street launched on 25 February 2026 and will run until […]
Over 1,000 interactions have taken place since September 2025 with pregnant women and their families as part of a project to promote vaccinations during pregnancy. Flu Fairies Flu Fairies, a project supported by Walsall Council in partnership with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, offers creative, friendly and informative support to help […]
Families across Walsall are being encouraged to use the half-term school break to check their children’s measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccinations are up to date. Stay strong. Get vaccinated. The call comes as the latest measles data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that from 1 January to 9 […]
Active Black Country, in partnership with the councils for Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, has launched a Black Country-wide survey to find out what matters to local residents about moving more, being active and playing sport. Active Black Country would like to hear from residents of all ages, abilities and […]
Spring is officially in the air! Walsall is bursting into life this March 2026 with a packed lineup of events across our parks and venues. From iconic tribute acts at the Walsall Arena to creative family workshops at The New Art Gallery Walsall for World Book Day and International Women’s […]
There’s plenty of activity taking place at Walsall’s Leather Museum and The New Art Gallery Walsall, this February Half Term. Have-A-Go Leathercraft Let your little ones’ creativity run wild with arts and crafts sessions to keep them occupied, with free and low-cost, affordable options for all. Half-term fun The New […]
Walsall Arena is celebrating a record-breaking pantomime season as The Wizard of Oz becomes the venue’s best-selling panto ever. A total of 8,590 tickets were sold across 19 performances, making it the most successful pantomime in the Arena’s history and surpassing last year’s record of 7,865 tickets by a significant […]
A Letter Tree installation bearing personal messages from families whose loved ones had their lives taken in road collisions will be exhibited in Walsall this month. The New Art Gallery Walsall The tree, created by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) in partnership with members of a peer support group of […]
Residents will be able to meet specialist tobacco detection dogs and access free stop smoking advice at a public information event in Walsall town centre on 10 March. This will take place outside St Paul’s Church between 9am and 12pm and will give residents the opportunity to learn more about the dangers of […]
Three wall-mounted bins were installed in October 2025 around St Michael Street car park, an alleyway near Caldmore Primary Academy and community gardens, and Caldmore Green. Permission was secured from Caldmore Community Garden and Caldmore Primary Academy to mount the bins on their fence posts. The results over the past four and a half months have been encouraging: St Michael Street car park: 1 reported fly-tip since installation, compared […]
Walsall Council is urging commercial businesses to ensure their gas appliances are safe to operate, following a recent incident in which a takeaway in Bloxwich had its gas supply disconnected due to serious safety concerns. The action was taken after it was identified that the premises was operating without a functioning gas interlock system. […]
Walsall Council and Walsall NHS Healthcare Trust are encouraging residents who smoke to take the first step towards a healthier future by attending a free stop smoking day drop-in event on Wednesday 11 March at Walsall Manor Hospital. Be Well Walsall and Quit with Bella will join Walsall Healthcare NHS […]
Walsall Council’s volunteer coordinators have been recognised with a national award for their work across the borough. Keep Britain Tidy’s Volunteer Engagement Award recognises outstanding approaches to recruiting, supporting and retaining volunteers to deliver lasting environmental improvements within local communities. The Walsall Community Litter Watch (WCLW), which launched in 2019, […]
The High Court has agreed that an injunction banning street racing across parts of the Black Country should continue. The decision follows a review hearing in Birmingham on Thursday (26 February, 2026) where the City of Wolverhampton Council, Sandwell Council and Walsall Council applied for the injunction – along with […]
Two fly-tippers have been fined after being caught on council-owned CCTV cameras. The first incident took place on Woodwards Road, Pleck, where an individual was caught disposing of household waste. Following investigation, a fixed penalty notice (FPN) was issued on 29 January 2026. The offender paid the £400 fine on 11 February 2026. A further incident on the same road was later caught on CCTV on 7 January 2026, the […]
Walsall is one of just 64 Local Authority areas that has been awarded a £1.5million funding boost through the Pride in Place Impact Fund (PIPIF). PIPIF is a Government capital investment programme launched in September 2025, providing up to £1.5 million per selected local authority between 2025 and 2027. The […]
Walsall Libraries are supporting the National Year of Reading 2026 by encouraging residents to reconnect with reading and discover new ways to enjoy books that match their everyday interests. Go All In – National Year of Reading 2026 Across the borough, Walsall’s network of community libraries and mobile library service […]
