A wedding caterer in Walsall has been fined thousands of pounds after Environmental Health officers discovered mouse droppings on a premises last year. A case was heard against Walsall Catering at Dudley Magistrates Court on 12 November 2025. The company operates from Green Lane, Walsall, and specialises in Asian cuisine […]
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Voices of young people heard in Council Chamber at lively debate
Walsall’s future leaders have taken to the Council Chamber to debate key societal issues. Deputy Mayor of Walsall, Councillor Chris Bott with pupils from St Thomas More Catholic School. Young people aged between 12 and 16 attended a youth debate hosted by the council on Thursday 6 November, and debated […]
Volunteers continue transformation of Willenhall Memorial Park’s Sunken Garden
Willenhall Memorial Park has been given a fresh burst of life thanks to volunteer work carried out by AECOM. Volunteers from AECOM’s Birmingham office spent their recent corporate social responsibility (CSR) days transforming the park’s much-loved Sunken Garden. Working alongside Walsall Council’s Healthy Spaces team and members of the park’s […]
Know Your Rights: Join Council’s Carers Rights Day at Walsall Manor Hospital
Walsall Council is marking Carers Rights Day on Thursday 20 November 2025 at Walsall Manor Hospital with a free informative session for carers across the borough so they can learn what support is available to them. We’re supporting Carers Rights Day The free session is taking place between 10.30am and […]
HomeServe volunteers lend a helping hand at Reedswood Park
Ten volunteers from HomeServe UK joined forces with Walsall Council to carry out improvement works at Reedswood Park, as part of the council’s ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. The team spent a CSR day in October revitalising key areas of the park, which included refurbishing park signage, giving the […]
Black Country Councils paving the way for social care reform welcome UK Government ministers
Two Black Country councils have met with UK Government ministers. Josh MacAlister, Minister for Children and Families, and Jess Phillips, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office, visited Wolverhampton’s Graiseley Family Hub on Thursday 13 November. City of Wolverhampton Council and Walsall Council are two of 10 areas in England piloting […]
Make This Christmas One to Remember with Walsall MakerFest Fringe
The popular Walsall MakerFest event is back for a festive Fringe event taking place as part of Walsall Council’s wider Christmas celebrations this year. On Saturday 29 November, from 11am to 8pm, Walsall MakerFest Fringe will bring makers’ markets, creative drop-in workshops, and a special light projection show called Illuminate […]
Keep antibiotics working – return unused medicines to pharmacies
Walsall residents are being asked to check their medicine cabinets and return any unused or expired antibiotics to their local pharmacy as part of an amnesty for safe disposal. Mascot ‘Andi Biotic’ in Walsall Council House. The campaign runs alongside World Antimicrobial Awareness Week from 18 to 24 November and […]
Take simple steps for better wellbeing this Self Care Week
Walsall residents are encouraged to take simple, everyday steps to improve their physical and mental wellbeing as National Self Care Week takes place from 17 to 23 November 2025. National Self-Care Week 2025 – Mind and Body Self-Care Week is an annual national awareness week that promotes self-care across communities, […]
Walsall Public Health issues winter vaccination appeal
As flu cases begin to rise across the region, Walsall Council Public Health is urging everyone who is eligible to come forward for their flu vaccination as soon as possible. Dr Nadia Inglis, Director of Public Health Over 65 per cent of eligible residents across the Black Country are yet […]