Bringing Communities Together
Charmaine Nicholls, a Finance Business Partner in Walsall Council’s Housing and Engagement team, is supporting National Apprenticeship Week 2026, by sharing her own journey as an apprentice with the local authority. Charmaine shares her success story. Can you share a little bit more about your apprenticeship? Charmaine: “I came to Walsall […]
More than 350 people have attended the council’s first Apprenticeship event of 2026. Hosted at The New Art Gallery on 5 February, the Apprenticeship Show brought together prospective employers and providers all under one roof for people to find out about apprenticeships and training opportunities available to them. Organisations who […]
The New Art Gallery Walsall is the latest organisation to join Bloomberg Connects, a free mobile app featuring guides to hundreds of museums, galleries, gardens and more. Felicia Vargas (great niece of Garman Ryan Collection co-founder Sally Ryan) The Bloomberg Connects guide provides visitors with a digital companion to enhance […]
Walsall Council is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2026 (NAW 2026), which takes place between Monday 9 to Sunday 15 February. The awareness week highlights the vital role apprenticeships and skills make in driving opportunity, community success, and economic growth across the UK. Walsall Council celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2026: Skills […]
The New Art Gallery Walsall, in partnership with Coventry University, is delighted to announce a £71,226 grant through Jerwood Art Fund Commissions. This funding will support British artist, Charmaine Watkiss, in creating an ambitious and epic new sculptural installation for her upcoming solo exhibition. Image Credit: Charmaine Watkiss, The […]
An event where people can find out about local apprenticeship opportunities is happening this week in Walsall – and over 300 people have already signed up. Hosted by Walsall Works, the Apprenticeship Show will take place at the New Art Gallery on Thursday 5 February from 4-7pm. The event aims […]
As part of the West Midlands Business Festival, a business-focused We Are Walsall 2040 event will take place on Wednesday 11 February 2026 at Bescot Stadium. We Are Walsall 2040 is a long-term plan for the borough of Walsall that aims to accelerate growth and investment across the borough. How […]
Following the launch of the Walsall Food Plan, Walsall Council has recently added two new community shop locations to its growing network across the borough – one in Darlaston and another in Willenhall. The Mayor of Walsall opened the latest community shop at Darlaston Town Hall. Feeding Walsall’s Future, the […]
A Walsall shop has been ordered to pay over £2,000 by Dudley Magistrates’ Court after selling a disposable vape to a person under the age of 18. DSL Loha Ltd, trading as The Plug, located at 67 Park Street, sold a strawberry kiwi Elf Bar to two 16-year-old volunteers on […]
Walsall Council is encouraging residents to shop local and support the borough’s small independent businesses this Small Business Saturday (6 December 2025) particularly in the vital run-up to Christmas. Small Business Saturday is a national campaign highlighting the valuable contribution that local businesses make to high streets and communities across […]
