Bringing Communities Together
Leader of Walsall Council, Councillor Mike Bird, presented his report at a meeting of full council last night (Wednesday 30 July), highlighting the impressive plans to transform Walsall Town Centre. The Town Centre Connected Gateway project is already underway, with the downstairs area of the Saddlers Centre set to complete […]
International defence company Babcock, based in Walsall, is just one of the West Midlands’ innovative businesses that will help accelerate the advanced engineering sector. The West Midlands Growth Plan has identified advanced engineering, including electric vehicles and battery technology, as one of five high-growth sectors that has the potential to […]
Walsall Council has secured nearly £1 million in funding from the Nature Towns and Cities Fund, delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. This funding will support the development of Walsall’s Nature and Health Strategy 2040, aligning with the borough’s “We Are Walsall 2040” vision. In collaboration with the University […]
A record-breaking 14 Green Flag Awards have been awarded to Walsall’s parks and green spaces. The awards judge parks and green spaces across many factors including safety, maintenance, cleanliness, community involvement and management. Walsall’s achievement of 14 awards is a record for the area and the most across the Black […]
A church in Walsall is leading by example in the move towards Net Zero. Rushall Parish Church is the first in the Lichfield Diocese to be awarded the Gold standard in the Eco Awards, the highest award available. The Eco Church awards highlight churches that take action in a number […]
The businessman who was once voted the best boss in the country is backing a bright future for Walsall. Poundland founder Steve Smith Steve Smith launched the retail chain Poundland in 1990. From humble beginnings he worked his way up from selling on market stalls to running the multi-million-pound retail […]
Five local organisations have joined an initiative to deliver free energy-related support to Walsall residents. The Walsall Energy Action Project (WEAP) launched in 2024. Since then, it has provided more than 3,000 residents with energy-saving and climate action advice. The WEAP is a partnership between Ryecroft NRC, Aaina Community Hub […]
More than 160 passionate and ambitious leaders, residents, and partners from across the borough came together at the first We Are Walsall 2040 conference. We are Walsall 2040 conference at the University of Wolverhampton’s Walsall Campus. They celebrated shared successes and explored new ways to collaborate, working towards making Walsall […]
British businesses across the country have been given further stability and certainty with access to new support through a multi-billion-pound increase in government-backed financing as the world enters a new era of global trade. The new package will give UK Export Finance (UKEF) the power to expand financing support for […]
The introduction of identity verification is one of the key changes to UK company law under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. This landmark legislation gave Companies House new and enhanced powers to help disrupt economic crime and support economic growth. Identity verification will provide more assurance about […]
