This Eid Al-Adha it is more important than ever to make sure you and your family are staying safe in Sandwell. Mosques have now reopened and have put in measures to ensure they are Covid secure. This means that fewer people can attend than normally would. Please find out how […]

Sandwell Council today issued an urgent warning to people to act now to combat a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases in Smethwick. Council public health experts are working round the clock with people in the area, businesses and community venues to make sure safety guidelines are followed. Director of Public […]

City of Wolverhampton Council has been successful with a bid for £293,560 of government funding to deliver an English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) Integration Project in the city. The scheme will be managed by the council’s skills team and delivered in partnership with Adult Education Wolverhampton and community […]

Sandwell Council’s Public Health Team is working with Public Health England (PHE) Midlands to support a West Bromwich workplace in which a third of the workforce are affected by COVID-19. CBS Packaging Managing Director Jitha Singh and his colleagues are working closely with the firm and arranging further testing of […]

A series of events are being held next week to remember victims of ‘honour-based’ violence. They include awareness raising walks and a vigil in Wolverhampton city centre on Tuesday (14 July) – which would have been the 33rd birthday of Shafilea Ahmed. Shafilea was brutally murdered by her parents in […]

July 10th was the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Britain and we remember the bravery and sacrifice of “The Few” who defended the British Isles and turned the tide of the Second World War. A piece paying tribute to Miss Charity Bick from Frank Caldwell, Sandwell […]

A range of activities at Sandwell Valley Country Park in West Bromwich are to be released from lockdown restrictions, starting from Monday 13 July. Outside staff are returning to normal working to provide maintenance work and services to the public. Staff have been working to make sure animals are cared […]

People who are worried that an adult may be at risk from abuse are being encouraged to report their concerns. The Wolverhampton Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub receives hundreds of calls every year about adults who may have been abused in some way, with the council, Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together, the police […]

A family learning service has been recognised for its work by Festival of Learning 2020. The Jubilee Partnership, run by SAFL, Sandwell Council’s Sandwell Adult and Family Learning service and the Jubilee Park Community Centre, Tipton has been recognised for their work in promoting learning in the community. Festival of […]