Bringing Communities Together
This half-term break, families in Walsall are being encouraged to check their children are up to date with their MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccinations, and to catch up on flu vaccinations if they have not already. Vaccines help protect what matters most. Check your child’s vaccines are up to […]
Walsall Council has put up a thrilling programme of activities at its leisure centres this October half-term for families across the borough, running from Monday 27 October to Sunday 2 November. From swimming and roller skating to racket sports and spooky celebrations, Walsall’s Bloxwich, Oak Park, Walsall Gala and Darlaston […]
Stop smoking providers in Walsall have joined forces to boost quit attempts across the borough. Stop smoking providers from Be Well Walsall, the NHS and Solutions 4 Health with Dr Nadia Inglis, Director of Public Health The Stop Smoking Provider Collaborative, set up by Walsall Council’s Public Health team, brings […]
The Sandwell community came together for a charity penalty shootout aimed at raising awareness of youth mental health and encouraging local engagement through sport and wellbeing. The event took place on Sunday 26 October 2025 at York Road Sports and Social Club in Sandwell, drawing families and football fans from […]
A rogue builder has been sentenced to more than four years in prison following an investigation by Walsall Council’s Trading Standards team. Shane Steven Rollinson, who traded under various names including SN Brickwork, SSR Brickwork & Driveways and Brickwork Best, was convicted at Wolverhampton Crown Court of participating in a fraudulent business […]
Parents and carers in Walsall are reminded that the deadline for applying for a secondary school place for September 2026 is Thursday 31 October 2025. Children born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015 are due to transfer to secondary school (Year 7) next September. Applications must be submitted […]
New planning controls for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) have been introduced to help maintain balanced communities and ensure good standards of housing across Walsall. Through public consultation and cabinet meeting, the council approved an Article 4 Direction to manage HMOs in the borough. The Article 4 Direction removes permitted development rights that previously allowed smaller HMOs—properties […]
Walsall Council is celebrating Get Online Week 2025 (20–26 October) by highlighting the wide range of free digital skills support available across the borough to help residents build confidence, stay connected and access new opportunities online. Get Online Week is run nationally by the Good Things Foundation, and promotes the […]
A major 12-week programme of maintenance is now underway along the Black Country Route. The works, which began on Sunday 19 October, will see sections of the route thoroughly cleared and restored over the coming months. The Black Country Route, one of the borough’s busiest stretches of road, has not been readily accessible for maintenance during the M6 Junction 10 improvement works, […]
Order of service for Walsall’s Remembrance Day parade, Sunday 9 November 2025 Timings 10.05 a.m. Procession to the Cenotaph and Carless Memorial Deputy Lieutenant (David Frost CBE), The Worshipful the Mayor (Councillor Louise Harrison), Mayor’s Consorts, Leader of the Council and Executive Director of the Council, Member of Parliament, Clergy, Honorary Freemen of […]
