Bringing Communities Together
Dudley borough residents are being invited to attend an annual public meeting to meet and put their questions directly to the people who are accountable for community safety within the borough. Dudley’s community safety partnership, safe & sound, which incorporates the borough’s local police and crime board, will be holding […]
Residents are being reminded that there will be slight changes to bin collections over Christmas and New Year. The majority of Sandwell residents will have no change to their bin collections during Christmas and New Year week. Only those who have collections on Fridays will need to put their bins […]
Political leaders have come together to back the annual safeguarding campaign to Orange Wolverhampton and help end interpersonal violence. Wolverhampton is once again supporting the United Nations’ annual 16 day Orange the World campaign, which began on Wednesday, with businesses, community groups and individuals urged to “Orange Wolverhampton” – though […]
Around half of parents and carers of children who will start school for the first time in September 2021 have now applied for a place for them – and the rest are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. The deadline for applications for places for pupils who are […]
The University of Wolverhampton has used 3D printing technology and injection moulding techniques to make 10,000 face shields in support of the Covid-19 response – donating them to keyworkers across the region, including 5,000 to the City of Wolverhampton Council. They are being used by frontline staff to keep them […]
Smethwick’s St Paul’s ward today reported Sandwell’s highest number of new cases in the seven-day period from 18-24 November with 102. This is the equivalent of 648.2 cases per 100,000 of population. Council leaders today once again pleaded for safe behaviour from the public as 170 new cases of COVID-19 […]
Roast Vegetable Tart, Chicken Tikka Masala and Lamb Pie are just some of the options being added to Walsall Healthcare’s menus from this week to tickle patients’ taste buds and help them on the road to recovery. Eight new meals have been added following feedback via a Food Faves survey […]
New computer generated images have been revealed showcasing what the Civic Halls interior will look like once major refurbishment works are completed. They illustrate the new second balcony that will flow around three sides of the Civic Hall and the installation of a new balcony in the Wulfrun Hall – […]
Dudley borough residents are receiving details of this year’s Christmas waste and recycling collections through their letterboxes. Households will have altered collections between Saturday 19 December and Friday 1 January. Flyers detailing the changes are being delivered to all borough homes. Details of the altered collections are also available at […]
Sandwell Council and the Sandwell Domestic Abuse Strategic Partnership are taking part in the United Nations 16 Days of Activism campaign (25 November – 10 December) to tackle gender-based violence. The campaign starts today (Wednesday 25 November) on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Sandwell’s local 16 […]
