Bringing Communities Together
A date can be nerve wracking enough but one of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s employees went one step further by airing theirs on TV! Electrical and Biomedical Engineering (EBME) Apprentice Ryan Allsopp has featured on E4’s “Teen First Dates”. It is a teenage spin-off of the popular Channel 4 programme […]
Plans to build five new council homes on two sites in West Bromwich have been given the green light with the awarding of a building contract by Sandwell Council. The £1.09 million scheme will see the much-needed homes built on two council-owned sites by J Harper & Sons Ltd. Two […]
While rates of Covid-19 in Sandwell continue to fall, a few areas still have high levels of infection. This includes Tipton Green. The rate of infection in Tipton Green is twice as high as the average rate for Sandwell as a whole. Tipton Green ward includes Tipton town centre, areas […]
Bid now for a slice of a £2million council fund created to help people celebrate Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Residents and community groups now have the chance to apply for money from a £2million fund to help people in all 69 of the city’s wards feel involved with the Birmingham […]
With one in three people now prioritising wellness on holiday and the rapid rise of solo female travel, there has never been a better way to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March than by booking a future wellness retreat. Health and Fitness Travel, the wellness holiday specialists have rounded-up […]
Walsall Council is inviting residents across the borough to have open conversations on death, dying and bereavement to raise awareness of Dying Matters Awareness Week. Dying Matters Awareness Week, which takes place between Monday 4 and Sunday 10 May 2026, is an annual campaign led by charity, Hospice UK, which […]
Sikh, Muslim, Christian and Hindu leaders in Sandwell have urged everyone to have the Covid-19 vaccine when it’s their turn, to help protect people and save lives. Religious authorities nationally have approved the Covid-19 vaccine and locally faith leaders are supporting the NHS and council in the vaccination programme. Harmohinder […]
People who live in Sandwell are being invited to take a ‘PCR’ Covid-19 test if they are feeling unwell, even if they are not displaying the three key symptoms. A PCR test is the original test that has been used since the start of the pandemic. The sample is sent […]
A Tipton man has been fined £400 for fly-tipping eight black bags of household waste on a Tipton car park. Sandwell Council was alerted to the illegal dumping on the High Street car park in Princes End by a member of Litter Watch. After removing the rubbish, council officers undertook […]
Baggies legend Graham Williams has encouraged people to get the lifesaving Covid-19 vaccine. The West Bromwich Albion 1968 FA Cup winning captain, now aged 81, has received his vaccination. He said: “It was absolutely nothing, there isn’t even a mark. Make sure you get your jab as soon as you […]
