Bringing Communities Together
With the upcoming new year set to bring in colder weather conditions, residents are encouraged to take steps to keep warm and well, with a yellow cold-health alert currently in place until Monday 5 January 2026. Yellow cold health alert. Planning ahead by keeping up to date with the weather […]
Walsall Council’s ambitious regeneration programme continues to deliver major improvements across the wider borough, with new community facilities, park refurbishments, enterprise spaces and neighbourhood investment all progressing at pace throughout 2025. Beyond the large-scale works underway in Walsall town centre, projects in Bloxwich, Willenhall, Darlaston and across local employment areas […]
Colleagues with a combined 1830 years of local government experience have been recognised for their commitment to public service at a council’s staff awards. Walsall Council proudly celebrated 45 long-service colleagues at their recent staff recognition event, ‘The Celebrating You Awards’. 42 colleagues had worked for the council for forty […]
Over £70million in total has been secured to transform Walsall Town Centre, including the £20.25million Community Regeneration Partnership (CRP) funding that was secured in February 2025, and the last 12 months have seen Walsall’s transformation gather pace. The borough of Walsall is in the middle of a £1.5billion programme of […]
Over 500 baby care packs have been distributed to make Christmas brighter for vulnerable families across Walsall. The initiative, led by charity staff from Care Packs in partnership with volunteers from Cisco delivered 330 free baby care packs to Walsall Council’s four Family Hubs this week. An additional 180 packs are […]
The Bloxwich Launchpad team is getting ready for the festive period and reflecting on a fantastic first few months since opening the doors at the beginning of September. Bloxwich Launchpad offers a range of support services for local residents, and business support for small businesses and entrepreneurs. The newly refurbished […]
Walsall Council is joining partners in urging parents to think carefully before buying off-road motorbikes or e-scooters as Christmas presents this year – due to the law around their use. Credit – West Midlands Police Buying such presents could prove to be an expensive mistake as off-road vehicles – which […]
Walsall Council has successfully prosecuted three individuals for littering offences. All three cases resulted in fines after defendants failed to pay Fixed Penalty Notices issued for depositing and leaving litter in public areas. On 20 October 2025, Mr Henry Carless, of Kingstanding Road, Birmingham, was convicted at Birmingham & Solihull Magistrates’ Court […]
Walsall Council has released opening times for its services ahead of the festive period. Walsall Council – Civic Centre Office (for resident enquiries): Monday 22 December – 8.45am–5.15pm Tuesday 23 December – 8.45am–5.15pm Wednesday 24 December – closed Thursday 25 December – closed Friday 26 December – closed Monday 29 December – 8.45am–5.15pm […]
Walsall volunteer litter pickers have delivered their most successful year yet, with record participation, record collections, and national recognition for outstanding community engagement. Throughout 2025, volunteers across Walsall collected an extraordinary 20,780 bags of litter, far surpassing last year’s total of 13,854. This was achieved through an incredible 10,837volunteer hours, reflecting a continued rise in community pride. The Great […]
