Volunteers and members at Bloomfield’s Over 50s Club in Tipton enjoyed a Christmas meal and entertainment with support from a Sandwell Council town grant. The group, which meets at Brook Street Community Centre, supports people throughout the year and provides opportunities for meeting up which helps reduce social isolation. The […]

Sandwell libraries held a special event to thank their friends groups and volunteers. The event was held at Tipton library and friends and volunteers were treated to afternoon tea served by the library staff. Entertainment was provided by Billy Spakemon, Tom Stanton and Blue Granite to say thank you to […]

Charity-conscious staff at a council office in Rowley Regis have raised money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society by organising a Christmas hamper prize draw for staff and visitors. The £375 was raised at the Rowley Regis Local office with staff and family members backing the fundraising effort by providing prizes […]

City of Wolverhampton Council have created the ‘Council at Christmas’ page to make sure residents know about council information and opening hours over Christmas and New Year. For most, Christmas and New Year means spending time with family and friends, enjoying time off and time away from work. People who […]

People are being invited to enjoy a festive concert and help raise funds for an arson hit primary school at the same time. The concert, featuring Christmas carols performed by the City of Wolverhampton Council Choir and Wolverhampton Music Service, will take place on the ground floor of the Civic […]

City of Wolverhampton Council is calling for community projects to start applying for its next round of funding through the Crowdfund Wolves platform. One of the 7 successful projects that benefitted from the last round of funding was Flour Power. It received £756 from the council, who were one of […]

Festive artwork from more than 30 schools from across Dudley borough is set to go on display in the windows of the historic Himley Hall this December. Hundreds of children from schools across Dudley borough have created artwork to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas as part of a range […]

A special exhibition has been opened in West Bromwich Town Hall in memory of and to show off the highly-praised community work of late local historian Anne Wilkins. The exhibition features examples of her work as an author of local historical books and other works. It has been put together […]

From December 2019 the venue becomes the Walsall Arena and Arts Centre.  The change is partly due to the increasing popularity of the Centre’s state -of-the-art A3 Arena, which in a few short years has gained a big following with both artists and audiences.  Top draw comedians Chris Ramsey, Omid Djalili and Jenny Eclair have already performed there and it […]

Santa will be bringing his magic to Sandwell Valley this December. Young visitors to Sandwell Park Farm in West Bromwich can meet Santa Claus in the run-up to Christmas at the popular Santa at the Valley event. Santa will arrive at the farm in Salters Lane on Saturday 7 December […]