Bringing Communities Together
Building works are nearing completion to double the capacity of a Smethwick Primary School. St Matthew’s Church of England Primary School on Windmill Lane will go from a 210 place school to offer 420 places to children from age four to 11. The new building is over the road from […]
A new multi disciplinary team is being launched to help prevent at risk young people in Wolverhampton from having to come into care. Power2 will work with young people with different levels of need and support, helping them to exert more positive control over their lives and to live safely […]
As part of National Hate Crime Awareness Week, Dudley’s Community Safety partnership, is raising awareness of hate crime. During the week, which runs from 12 to 19 October, the safe & sound partnership is reminding people that hate crime is when someone is hostile to another person because of their […]
Walsall boss Darrell Clarke has paid tribute to former Leyton Orient boss Justin Edinburgh. It’s been a difficult few months for Orient following Edinburgh’s death back in June. Edinburgh was an influential and inspiring leader for the club and guided them back to the EFL last season. Clarke feels Edinburgh […]
British shoppers will be able to buy environmentally friendly, healthy and affordable food under plans for a radical shake-up of the UK’s food industry. As one of the first steps, the government is today launching a call for evidence, giving everyone from consumers, farmers and food producers, to scientists and […]
Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) are making a real difference to the lives of patients of all ages across the borough and their roles will come under the spotlight today when Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust celebrates national Allied Health Professionals Day. As well as raising awareness of the many AHP roles […]
Sandwell Council is participating in a national digital campaign to help more people to get online and learn new digital skills. They are working with their voluntary sector partners as part of Get Online Week from 14-20 October, a national digital inclusion campaign sponsored by the Good Things Foundation. The […]
Jamie Bond (West Malling) set the fastest time of all in the Renault UK Clio Cup’s two test sessions on Brands Hatch’s Grand Prix circuit today which ended with an off for championship leader Jack Young (Belfast). Both sessions were held in wet conditions; both were disrupted by red flag […]
Interestingly, when technology replaces human workers, it has a unique psychological effect. While people generally prefer to see jobs go to people rather than to robots, this preference reverses when they consider their own jobs. In that case, they prefer to be replaced by robots, new research from Stefano Puntoni, Professor of […]
A pilot scheme to help some of the most vulnerable homeless people has been launched in Sandwell. The council’s Housing First pilot, which targets helping rough sleepers with complex needs, getting them off the streets and into accommodation, is now in operation. The pilot, funded by £935,000 from the West […]
