Bringing Communities Together
A grateful cancer survivor has proved a fundraising force to be reckoned with after handing over £5000 to the chemotherapy ward at Walsall Manor Hospital. Tracey Astbury aged 51 vowed to help the ward following her January 2019 diagnosis. She is currently receiving chemotherapy after surgery removed the cancer. Tracey, whose […]
A Wolverhampton school is “a real treasure” and its pupils are “highly motivated to make a positive difference to their world”. Those are the findings of the recent SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) inspection of St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School, which focused on the impact […]
PEUGEOT has extended the range of all-new Partner, hailed as International Van of the Year 2019, to include a Crew Van model, based on the Long Professional version. The all-new Partner Crew Van will add a second row of three seats, cleverly integrated with a sliding and folding mesh bulkhead […]
Sandwell Museums are preparing to travel back to 1469 next weekend (12-13 October) as they welcome Buckingham’s Retinue re-enactment group. The group will bring this fantastic medieval building to life as it would have been in the late medieval period. “The year is 1469 when Bromwich Manor is the property […]
A special series of music-making sessions are to be held at Wednesbury Library to help people experiencing memory loss or living with dementia. The Beat It Percussion sessions, which are free to attend and also support carers, get under way today and will run for 12 months. The weekly sessions, […]
A new mobile library is hitting the roads in Sandwell in a bid to provide books and other services to people who cannot get to their local library. It will provide a full library service to people who are older or disabled as well as to carers. The new mobile […]
As the country prepares to go sober for October the UK’s most balanced festival announces a brand new ‘no-low’ alcohol bar for 2020. The Mindful Bar at The Big Retreat Wales is a response by the TBRW organisers to the huge trend for drinking less (one fifth of UK drinkers […]
From 20 September 2019, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust introduced a new parking system that will help to improve parking across the hospital site thanks to automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), new barrier equipment and enhanced signage. Working in partnership with parking company New Park Solutions, the changes will help to […]
Come along to Oldbury Civic Square on Monday 7 October for a Safer 6 campaign information roadshow. Get safety, crime prevention and healthy living advice from 11.30am to 2pm in Oldbury Civic Square, in front of Sandwell Council House. From crime prevention freebies to information on Sandwell’s new mobile library, […]
Saddlers Chairman, Leigh Pomlett, is looking forward to tonight’s Leasing.com Trophy fixture with Southampton. It’s a competition that has come under some scrutiny in recent years but, with the opportunity to test the squad’s depth, the prize money available, and the chance of a Wembley Final; Leigh believes it is […]
