On Tuesday 10 March 2026, Walsall Council welcomed local organisations to the Mayor’s Parlour and invited them to sign the Armed Forces Covenant. Continuing its commitment to supporting, and advocating for, serving military personnel, reservists, veterans, and their families, the council hosted nine local organisations at the Council House in […]

Walsall Council is reminding residents to make sure they are registered to vote so they can take part in the upcoming Local Elections on Thursday 7 May 2026. The deadline to register to vote is midnight on Monday 20 April 2026. In order to vote, residents must be on the […]

Walsall Council, in partnership with voluntary and community sector partners, is refreshing its approach to supporting residents’ mental, financial and wider wellbeing, following four successful years of delivering its Mental Wellbeing Strategy. Thrive Mental Wellbeing Unit (known as Let’s Chat) As part of this transition, the Council and partners are celebrating […]

Hundreds of people looking for their next training or employment opportunity will be heading to Walsall College next week for one of the biggest job fairs in the Black Country. A previous Walsall Works job fair with stalls for information on careers. Walsall Works Job and Skills Expo will take […]

Walsall Council is highlighting the action it is taking to bring long-term empty homes back into use as part of National Empty Homes Week, running from 9 to 15 March 2026. The work aims to create more housing opportunities and improve neighbourhoods across the borough. The council works closely with […]

Walsall Council is supporting the Great British Spring Clean with a packed programme of community litter picks taking place across the borough this March. Local volunteers, community groups and partner organisations will come together for more than 30 organised events as part of the national campaign, helping to tidy parks, streets, green spaces and […]

Walsall Council has confirmed the new location and transition plans to relocate Walsall Leather Museum from its current site on Littleton Street West to a new, more central location within Walsall town centre. A computer-generated image showing the new location for Walsall Leather Museum. This week, the council finalised the […]

Women from across Walsall came together this month to celebrate food, storytelling and community at a special International Women’s Day event. Chair of LGK, Joy Hazell and CEO of LGK, Panikos Panayiotou, holding the Walsall Food Plan. LGK in the Community, working alongside Walsall College, hosted Queens of the City: A […]

A community organisation is helping women and wider communities build confidence, resilience and emotional wellbeing through a growing programme of mental wellbeing support delivered across Walsall. Participants at a Let’s Talk Happiness group session. Kaushalya UK, a community organisation dedicated to empowering women from all backgrounds and cultures, provides a […]