Adventurous children from across the borough are jumping for joy, with £72,000 of new play equipment currently being installed at Dudley Council’s Mary Stevens Park. A brand new assault course, ability swing for wheelchair users and a zip wire opened at the park yesterday as part of the project, which […]
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Tividale Academy gets grant for girls’ football sessions
A special town grant has been awarded to Tividale Academy to help them to increase access to sport, mentoring, physical and social development for young girls. Academy staff believe that this could help to increase health, fitness and education and to raise aspirations of young people and adults. Staff at […]
Council set to explore trailblazing heat networks
Sandwell Council is set to explore a trailblazing scheme to pipe hot water direct to buildings that can cut carbon emissions and energy bills. The council has won funding to investigate creating heat networks in Smethwick and West Bromwich. A heat network is a system of pipes that delivers hot […]
THE 5G PARADOX
The highest 5G price levels and data allowances are to be found in the Middle East. Overall 5G will follow existing country market pricing trends. The latest 5G Pricing and Analysis from Telecomspricing shows increases in 5G pricing, speeds and data allowances: 5G average prices are now USD $79.97 per month the US, in […]
‘Scores on the doors’ – Cllr Garry Perry wants mandatory Food Safety Ratings in plain sight
Cllr Garry Perry Portfolio Holder for Public protection gave a highly visual presentation to the Leader of the Council, Cllr Mike Bird, assorted members and media at a recent Cabinet meeting held in the Council building on 12 February. Cllr Perry’s focus at the meeting was this year’s Council Food Law Enforcement […]
Picture this. Young patients celebrate International Year of the Nurse and Midwife
Talented young patients at Walsall Manor Hospital are doing their bit to celebrate International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. The Children’s Ward at Walsall Manor Hospital is a sea of colour with lots of pieces of art on display. Many young patients have been creating pictures to decorate the […]
2020 Wedding open day at Priory
Couples planning to tie the knot can find out about getting married or registering a civil partnership at Priory Hall at an open day next month. Dudley Registrars are holding the wedding show on Saturday 14 March, which will include the chance to take a look around the Grade-II listed […]
1980’S HOT HATCHES ARE HOTTER THAN MODERN SUPERCARS
Recent bookings for hot hatch experiences rise faster than for modern supercars 1980’s pocket rockets are leaving today’s thoroughbreds in their wake! Iconic models such as Peugeot 205 GTi and Volkswagen Golf GTi can be driven at UK race circuits New research shows that more-and-more Brits would prefer to get […]
Big Plans for a Great Place for the People of Sandwell – Sandwell Council’s new corporate plan unveiled
Sandwell Council is set to unveil “Big Plans for a Great Place for the People of Sandwell” as the authority launches its plans and priorities for the next ten years. The council’s new corporate plan will set out six major outcomes to focus on to make Sandwell a great place […]
Fake tobacco found in raid in Oldbury
More than 350 packets of suspected counterfeit tobacco products worth more than £7,000 were discovered in a raid on an Oldbury premises. The products were found in a raid at a shop by Sandwell Council’s trading standards officers with West Midlands Police officers. Most of the suspect tobacco products were […]