Bringing Communities Together
Sandwell Council, Public Health England (Midlands) and Sandwell & West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group have been notified of a coronavirus outbreak at Bearwood Road Surgery, Smethwick. To date, three positive COVID-19 cases have emerged among the practice’s non-clinical staff. It was agreed at a meeting yesterday that there would be […]
Residents could save on their winter fuel bills if they take part in the latest round of Sandwell Council’s energy saving Big Community Switch scheme. The Big Community Switch has been running for several years under the Energy Switch banner. The more households that take part, the great the negotiating […]
Wolverhampton’s historic West Park has been named as the location for the start and finish of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games cycling time trial. Often referred to as ‘the race of truth’, the time trial is a straight race against the clock for individual cyclists and is a real test […]
Car parking charges for visitors and patients will be re-introduced at Walsall Manor Hospital from Thursday 1 October 2020 now that Government financial support has ended. Charges were waived during the Covid-19 pandemic – shortly after the national lockdown back in March this year – with the Department of Health […]
Sandwell Council has launched an anti-litter campaign to challenge people’s behaviours on littering and to warn them that they could face a fine fixed-penalty notice of £100 for dropping litter in Sandwell. Posters have gone up around Sandwell – including parks – to act as a reminder that dropping litter […]
Walsall Healthcare’s Pharmacy Department plays an integral part in the trust providing safe, effective, evidence based care to patients. And we’re celebrating their contribution today on World Pharmacist Day. Pharmacists have long performed the vital and traditional role of dispensing and supplying medicines to wards and clinical areas and adapted […]
There are 10 key things that we all must to do to stop the spread of coronavirus in Wolverhampton. The city was made an area of national intervention following a sustained rise in infection rates over the last few weeks. Latest data shows there were 69.44 cases of Covid-19 per […]
Stourbridge is celebrating ten years as a Fairtrade Town thanks to ongoing work by Stourbridge Fairtrade. The campaign group has worked tirelessly with local shops, schools, community organisations and Dudley Council to gain and retain the status it was first awarded on 27 September 2010. It recently had its status […]
New seating areas outside pubs and cafes and wider pavements have been introduced in Wolverhampton as the council works to boost business and make the city centre safe and welcoming. The measures aim to assist local restaurants and bars, while also making it easier for people to follow social distancing […]
Sculptor Luke Perry with the Wings and Sculpture when it was installed at Lightwoods Park in May. Sandwell Council is thanking Black Country sculptor Luke Perry for the Wings and Scrubs sculpture that has honoured NHS and care workers, as the temporary installation comes to an end tomorrow. The four-metre […]
