Ticket barriers could be removed with new technology being developed and trialled by Hitachi Rail. Prototype technology currently being tested could use sensors on trains to detect an app on passengers’ smartphones as they board. There would be no need to remove the phone from pockets or bags and no […]
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#ChooseTheRightPath – free event for Walsall young people
A showcase of opportunities available for young people – with the chance to win one of three TVs – is being staged in Walsall next month. The #ChooseTheRightPath event has been organised thanks to a partnership between Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and the James Brindley Foundation. The foundation was formed […]
Housing repairs service set to join the MySandwell online portal
Sandwell Council is continuing its digital transformation with housing repair services set to join the MySandwell portal. It means tenants will be able to log repair requests 24 hours a day, seven days a week through MySandwell, without needing to pick up the phone or visiting their Local office. The repairs […]
Council presses ahead with building more new council homes
Sandwell Council is pressing ahead with its plans to build hundreds of much-needed new council homes. Families have already moved into 50 new properties at Carisbrooke Road, Friar Park in Wednesbury. And work has started on another 63 new homes at Strathmore Road in Tipton. Seddon is the council’s partner […]
Exhibition on famous Chance Brothers glass
An exhibition highlighting the work of the famous Chance Brothers glass factory in Smethwick has been launched at a Sandwell museum. The exhibition, called ‘Chance People’, is at Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery in Holyhead Road and shows how the company became one of the largest glass makers in Britain. The […]
Global Foods UK: Your Trustworthy Supplier Of Organic Date Products
Global Foods UK (globalfoods.uk.com) takes pride in supplying organic date products to the pan-European market. With their goods, the company aims to help both small and big brands in creating and developing new products. Global Foods UK understands the importance of quality standards when it comes to dates. For such […]
Dudley Town Centre opening doors for Heritage Open Day
Eight important heritage buildings in Dudley will be throwing open their doors to the public as part of Heritage Open Day on Saturday 14 September. The event is a celebration of the country’s architecture and culture, and venues not usually open to the public allow access to enable visitors to […]
Catering clothing contract stays in Black Country as council pledges to “buy local”
A Black Country firm has won the contract to supply Dudley Council’s catering uniforms for the next three years. Council bosses said the decision to award the contract to Adesso Industrial Supplies, based in Willenhall, reinforced their pledge to “buy local” and support small businesses when it comes to procuring […]
London City Tightens Rules on Skyscrapers
Stricter building regulations for skyscrapers have been drawn up by the City of London because of concerns that high-rise buildings will generate winds capable of knocking over cyclists and pedestrians. The developers will have to provide more inclusive safety assessments of how the proposed buildings will affect people on street […]
Five Saddlers stars named as Player Ambassadors
Five Saddlers players have been named Player Ambassadors for the 2019/20 season. Continuing Walsall FC’s and the PFA’s commitment to player engagement, the first-team squad take part in a number of player visits throughout the year. Co-ordinated by Walsall FC Community Programme and the PFA, the players appear at various […]