Bringing Communities Together
ROAD SAFETY and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging motorists to take extra care, with temperatures forecast to plummet and the possibility of snow in days to come. Forecasters are predicting freezing temperatures during next week. As a result, road journeys are likely to be more difficult and treacherous, […]
International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements and raise awareness about discrimination and drive gender parity. This year’s campaign has a particular focus on embracing equity to create a gender equal world. On Saturday 4 March 2023 from 2pm to 3pm, The New Art Gallery Walsall kicks […]
Over 40 health assessments and NHS Health Checks were delivered as part of an event to increase awareness about heart health in Walsall. ‘I Heart Health’ took place on Thursday 23 February at the Saddlers Shopping Centre in Walsall. It brought people together to learn about how they can live […]
ROAD SAFETY and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist has welcomed the announcement of a 30 per cent reduction in speeding in 2022, compared with 2021. This, says GEM, is not only a key part of reducing collisions and casualties on our roads, but it’s also an effective way of reducing […]
New HPM-400 electric motor has peak power of 400kW, peak torque of 250Nm yet weighs just 40kg overall with an integrated silicon carbide (SiC) inverter High power, short duration motor originally designed as a high-performance fuel pump for Gilmour Space Technologies’ Eris rocket programme HPM-400 can operate at atmospheric pressure […]
A pop-up COVID-19 and flu vaccination clinic is visiting Walsall town centre (near Poundland on High Street/Lower Hall Lane) on Saturday 17 December from 9am to 2pm to help residents get vaccinated ahead of the festive season. Those who are aged over 50, pregnant, frontline health and social care workers […]
Walsall Council has recently been accredited Fostering Friendly status by the National Fostering Network, for the support provided to employees that foster children. The Fostering Friendly scheme helps employers to improve the levels of help and support provided to employee’s who are foster carers. As a part of the scheme, […]
Research and development on next-generation 5G and 6G wireless technology and telecoms security is to be ramped up as part of a £110 million government investment. In the package announced today, three top UK universities, University of York, University of Bristol and University of Surrey, will receive a share […]
Trading Standards Officers from Walsall Council, with support from West Midlands Police and brand protection teams, seized thousands of counterfeit goods in a pre-Christmas swoop at Bescot Market on Sunday 11 December 2022. The haul included fake perfume, copies of designer handbags, replica brand clothing and fashion footwear. The street […]
Walsall Council has confirmed plans for a new Warm Walsall initiative to help struggling residents keep warm this winter. Working in partnership with the Walsall Community Network and local voluntary and community sector organisations, the Council will be supporting residents over the winter months and providing a network of warm […]
