Keen volunteer Les Drinkwater has been recognised for his dedication to Saltwells Nature Reserve at an awards ceremony this month. Les, who has a background in geology, wildlife and teaching won the Local Environment Award (individual category) at this month’s Forging the Future awards. This was the second Forging a […]

NEW RESEARCH FINDS THAT SANTA DELIVERS STRESS & SICK LEAVE TO UK WORKERS AS THEY JUGGLE DEMANDS OF CARE, HEALTH & FAMILY AT CHRISTMAS It may be billed as ‘the most wonderful time of the year’, but for many UK employees the pressures of juggling family, health and care demands […]

More than 1,000 have already had their say on plans to invest an extra £7.5million into Dudley Council services. Dudley Council bosses today urged people to make sure they have their say on one of the biggest investments in Dudley Council services in a decade. Money has already been earmarked […]

A new book that busts marketing myths and sleazy sales tactics holds the key to success for therapeutic businesses. I’ve Got Your Back (Rethink Press) by Helen Bullen, an award-winning clinic owner and qualified Osteopath, teacher, and experienced business mentor, explores five key principles to help therapists turn their passion into […]

 City of Wolverhampton Council obtained approval from the High Court, Birmingham District Registry, to continue to protect the city’s most vulnerable sites against unauthorised encampments. In October 2018, the High Court granted an injunction for 3 years, with an order for a review hearing to take place after 12 months, […]

Hundreds of Sandwell childcare professionals attended a special award ceremony evening to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work and high level of childcare in Sandwell. The celebration at WS10 Conference Centre in Wednesbury was organised by the Sandwell Family Information Service and Sandwell Quality Early Years and Childcare Team. The […]

People are being urged to shop local and support their borough high streets as part of this year’s Small Business Saturday campaign. The theme of this year’s national initiative is ‘find your local hero’ and Dudley Council will be supporting it with a social media advent calendar, celebrating local businesses. […]

A much-praised scheme to help dependent drinkers in Sandwell while easing the pressure on emergency services has won a top national award, the second in two months. A much-praised scheme to help dependent drinkers in Sandwell while easing the pressure on emergency services has won a top national award, the […]

Dudley Council is delivering waste collection calendars to all borough households ahead of 2020. Residents will see that their collection day remains unaltered but calendars have been designed to remind people when to place their waste out for collection. The calendars cover collection details for dark grey bins (non-recyclable waste), […]