Bringing Communities Together
Walsall’s late summer calendar includes Walsall MakerFest across the town centre; talks, tours and hands-on activities at The New Art Gallery Walsall; tributes galore at Walsall Arena & Arts Centre and the chance to get creative at Walsall Leather Museum. Storyteller Peter Chand will perform at Walsall MakerFest on 13 […]
Reedswood park has been spruced up thanks to the efforts of a volunteer team brought together through Walsall Council’s Corporate Social Responsibility Programme (CSR). Volunteers from Taylor Woodrow and West Midlands Combined Authority spent four hours on August 19 carrying out a variety of tasks to improve the appearance and […]
The Mayor of Walsall, Councillor Louise Harrison, visited the Black Country Orthodox Church in Palfrey on Thursday 21 August 2025, to tour the historic community hub and learn about its refurbishment project. Mayor of Walsall, Councillor Louise Harrison and Parish Priest, Fr Samuel at the Orthodox Church of the Nativity […]
A large pile of fly-tipping in Walsall has been cleared by the person responsible following council intervention. A before and after of the fly-tipping on Bescot Drive, Walsall. The fly-tip, on Bescot Drive, Walsall, was reported to the council on Thursday 31 July 2025, consisted of garden waste and wooden […]
The future is looking bright for a group of entrepreneurial pupils in Walsall. Ava-Grace, Bobby G, Cole, Eliza, Isla, Kayleigh, Noah, and Theo are year six pupils at Pool Hayes primary school, Willenhall, and have reached the final of a national enterprise competition. The team – named Mind Craft – […]
Rushall Care Home, supported by Walsall Council, has become the first care home in the Black Country to sign up to the Veterans Friendly Framework (VFF). To mark this achievement, Rushall Care Home hosted a tea party and belated VJ 80 Day celebration on Wednesday 20 August, attended by the […]
21 colourful and quirky ducks are waiting to be discovered in venues across Walsall. Walsall-based arts charity, RicNic has launched The Big Walsall Waddle walking trail this summer to celebrate their 21st birthday. The charity offers free, creative projects for local children, young people and families. Sponsored by the Canal […]
100 children and young people attended a youth summit in Walsall last week. Running for its second year, the summit was set up to bring young people together to share their views about what it’s like to grow up and live in Walsall, and how it could improve in the […]
Candidates have now been announced for the by-election to elect a new representative for the Pelsall Ward of Walsall Council on Thursday 11 September 2025. The candidates are: Dan Barker, Liberal Democrat Joe Belcher, Green Party Lee Michael James Chapman, The Conservative Party Candidate Graham Eardley, Reform UK Hannah Jones, […]
Located in what was once the Post Office on Market Place, Bloxwich Launchpad is a new and innovative facility that aims to provide a space for local people to access the latest IT technology and training after public consultation showed a need for better digital support in the Walsall market […]
