Bringing Communities Together
Across the four corners of the United Kingdom, local authorities are considering how best to mark and celebrate this unique year. In Walsall, the decision has been made early on that the focus is very much on local communities. Councillor Garry Perry, Deputy Leader for Resilient Communities said: “Officers worked […]
Eligible families are encouraged to register as the council opens registration for its Easter session of the hugely successful Holiday Activity and Food Programme. The council has worked with over 50 providers in the borough to offer Children and young people, fun, locally-based activities, while providing the opportunity for learning […]
Walsall Council has begun statutory consultation on proposals to introduce Additional Licensing for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). The scheme aims to improve conditions and management of HMOs in five further wards of the borough (Willenhall South, Birchills Leamore, Blakenall, Bentley and Darlaston North and Darlaston South) where there are […]
Following the launch of the Walsall Heritage Strategy (2021-2026), to unleash the Borough’s creative spirit and industry for the future, a new funding round has launched to support heritage projects. To support fresh ideas; from sharing untold stories to championing culture, from outdoor activities to creating digital content, the main aim […]
Following the announcement of the ‘Living with COVID-19′ strategy, Walsall Council has issued updated guidance to parents and carers to help keep children safe in education settings. In summary, if a child feels unwell and develop symptoms, parents are asked to continue testing by booking a PCR test for their […]
Thousands of children across the borough will receive their offer of a secondary school place. 1st March is National Offer Day, when children up and down the country find out which secondary school they have been allocated for the 2022/23 academic year. In Walsall, 3,836 applications were received on time. […]
At a meeting of Full Council on 24 February councillors approved Our Council Plan (Council’s corporate plan) 2022-25. The draft Plan was first considered at a meeting of Cabinet on 9 February, where it was agreed that the Plan be recommended to Council. The plan sets out Walsall Council’s ambitions […]
University signs collaboration agreement with Ministry of Economy of the UAE University will build on its economic expertise to develop tools and measures based on economic analysis targeted for growth of the UAE economy Knowledge exchange, scholarships and research will support development of UAE talent and policy measures for national growth […]
Planned work to lift 44m-long steel bridge beams into place creating a new bridge at junction 10 of the M6 has been postponed. Unforeseen changes to the planned delivery route for the bridge beams means that the operation to lift them into place cannot go ahead this weekend. The M6 […]
The NHS Test and Trace system is now up and running and anyone across the UK who shows symptoms of coronavirus can now get a free test to see if they have coronavirus. The Test & Trace service aims to find, contain and control the virus and reduce its’ spread. […]
