More than £8,500 worth of illegal cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco have been seized following a joint operation in Walsall. On Saturday 28 February, Walsall Council’s Trading Standards team worked alongside West Midlands Police officers to target the sale of illicit tobacco in Brownhills. Five shops and one associated vehicle were visited as part of the operation. […]

The Mayor of Walsall hosted a Commonwealth of Nations’ flag raising ceremony outside the Council House on Monday 9 March 2025 at 11am. A military veteran holds a flag during the Commonwealth Day flag-raising ceremony. Each year, hundreds of Commonwealth flags are raised and flown in significant positions across the […]

Walsall Council has successfully prosecuted four individuals for littering offences following court hearings. All four cases resulted in fines after the defendants failed to pay Fixed Penalty Notices issued for depositing and leaving litter in public places across the borough. The cases were heard at Birmingham & Solihull Magistrates’ Court on 18 […]

A Letter Tree installation bearing personal messages from families whose loved ones had their lives taken in road collisions will be exhibited in Walsall this month. The New Art Gallery Walsall The tree, created by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) in partnership with members of a peer support group of […]

Residents will be able to meet specialist tobacco detection dogs and access free stop smoking advice at a public information event in Walsall town centre on 10 March. This will take place outside St Paul’s Church between 9am and 12pm and will give residents the opportunity to learn more about the dangers of […]

Three wall-mounted bins were installed in October 2025 around St Michael Street car park, an alleyway near Caldmore Primary Academy and community gardens, and Caldmore Green. Permission was secured from Caldmore Community Garden and Caldmore Primary Academy to mount the bins on their fence posts. The results over the past four and a half months have been encouraging: St Michael Street car park: 1 reported fly-tip since installation, compared […]

Walsall Council is urging commercial businesses to ensure their gas appliances are safe to operate, following a recent incident in which a takeaway in Bloxwich had its gas supply disconnected due to serious safety concerns. The action was taken after it was identified that the premises was operating without a functioning gas interlock system. […]

Walsall Council’s volunteer coordinators have been recognised with a national award for their work across the borough. Keep Britain Tidy’s Volunteer Engagement Award recognises outstanding approaches to recruiting, supporting and retaining volunteers to deliver lasting environmental improvements within local communities. The Walsall Community Litter Watch (WCLW), which launched in 2019, […]

Two fly-tippers have been fined after being caught on council-owned CCTV cameras. The first incident took place on Woodwards Road, Pleck, where an individual was caught disposing of household waste. Following investigation, a fixed penalty notice (FPN) was issued on 29 January 2026. The offender paid the £400 fine on 11 February 2026. A further incident on the same road was later caught on CCTV on 7 January 2026, the […]