Bringing Communities Together
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 […]
Walsall Council is continuing work on a new bridge over the Wyrley and Essington Canal and associated carriageway improvements along Norton Road in Pelsall. As part of the next phase of the scheme, carriageway surfacing works will take place on Norton Road between Charles Crescent and Wyrley Lane. To ensure the safety of […]
Walsall Council is supporting Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week (2–8 February 2026) – the UK’s national week to raise awareness of sexual abuse and violence. Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week 2026 Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, takes place in the first full week of […]
A community litter pick in Pleck has resulted in the removal of 80 bags of litter from local streets, following a joint effort by residents, community groups and Walsall Council. Members of the Pleck Picking Posse group, Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, and Walsall Council Members of the Pleck Picking Posse, […]
Walsall Council has carried out its first targeted enforcement exercise under codename Operation Fearless. The new initiative is designed to expand on work already carried out by Trading Standards officers to disrupt the illegal tobacco trade. As part of the operation, officers from the council, supported by West Midlands Police, seized around 7,000 illegal cigarettes, 3.8kg of hand-rolling tobacco and 18 disposable […]
Demolition started in Willenhall in January as part of a major Council-led scheme to get rid of derelict and disused brownfield land and make way for new homes. The next building to be knocked down is the former Legge factory on Moat Street. The Legge factory dates back to the […]
Hundreds of children in Walsall will benefit from a free breakfast at school each day from April. Nine schools in the borough are joining central government’s Best Start breakfast club scheme, designed to support families with the cost of living and to juggle work and family life. The primary schools […]
Walsall Council Public Health is reinforcing the importance of early diagnosis and awareness of subtle or unclear symptoms that could indicate cancer. Health information and models on display to help people check for signs and symptoms of cancer. This follows the Government’s announcement of a new National Cancer Plan on World Cancer […]
The Mayor of Walsall, Councillor Louise Harrison hosted local charity, KaushalyaUK, at the Council House. In late January 2026, the charity held its Mental Health and Domestic Abuse Conference at Walsall Council House. The Mayor of Walsall welcomed charity, Kaushalya, to Walsall Council House. “ As a community, we have […]
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 […]
