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 […]

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 […]