Bringing Communities Together
The Saturday Symposium focused on photography with guest speakers including photographer, curator, filmmaker and conceptual artist Dr Pogus Caesar; photographer, director and publisher Rachell Smith; editorial and commercial beauty and fashion photographer Tina Eisen and featured a keynote from multi-award-winning photographer Garry Hunter. The day was hosted by Walsall-based photographer […]
The Black Country Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Plan, produced by the Black Country local authorities will deliver a high-quality active travel network to Walsall residents and the wider Black Country over the next ten years in a shift towards more sustainable ways of transport. The plan proposes a 135km network […]
A group of 12 students from Ryders Hayes Primary School, representing each year group, took part in an educational visit to observe firsthand how waste is collected and processed within the borough. This visit was part of the school’s Eco-Committee projects, which focus on biodiversity, litter, and recycling. The tour offered an […]
The clinics will be delivered by Vaccination UK, offering the DTP and MenACWY vaccines for children currently in year 9 or above and the HPV vaccine for children in year 8 or above. MMR vaccinations are also being offered to school-aged children who have missed one or both doses. The […]
The original planning agreement for the development required a Management Plan that would hand control of the open spaces to residents at the Darlaston estate, where 205 new homes were built by Countryside Properties in 2022. However, Walsall Council entered into a dispute with the developer following breaches of planning […]
On Friday 11th April 2025, MP Liam Byrne visited the Community Plaza to meet UK Goodwill Youth & Community Ambassador and the Founder of Community Plaza CIC, Mohammed Zafran known as Zaf to talk about why knife crime is on a rise and why are more and more youths turning […]
Walsall Trading Standards, in partnership with West Midlands Police and a specialist search dog team, including sniffer dogs Griff, Bran and Cooper, searched seven retail premises and one associated vehicle. Illegal goods were found in the vehicle and all shops visited, including across storeroom floors, hidden concealments, and even inside […]
The facility, located at Grenfell Allotments, had gone unused for 10 years prior to work. To deliver the work at no cost, a collaborative approach was pulled together through Walsall Council’s Corporate Social Responsibility Programme (CSR). Barhale and sister company BCS Group provided labour, tools, PPE and signage for the […]
Social care experts at the University of Birmingham have launched a series of guides and a training video to improve support for older people, families and care staff when care homes close. The three guides provide advice to help improve outcomes for care home managers, staff members and care home […]
The seizure was undertaken as part of Operation Shadow, which aims to disrupt the wholesale supply of illicit tobacco as well as retail. Walsall Council Trading Standards in partnership with West Midlands Police and a specialist search dog team, searched one storage facility. Sniffer dogs Griff, Cooper and Bran, who […]
