Sandwell Council, Public Health England (Midlands) and Sandwell & West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group have been notified of a coronavirus outbreak at Bearwood Road Surgery, Smethwick. To date, three positive COVID-19 cases have emerged among the practice’s non-clinical staff. It was agreed at a meeting yesterday that there would be […]

There are 10 key things that we all must to do to stop the spread of coronavirus in Wolverhampton. The city was made an area of national intervention following a sustained rise in infection rates over the last few weeks. Latest data shows there were 69.44 cases of Covid-19 per […]

Stourbridge is celebrating ten years as a Fairtrade Town thanks to ongoing work by Stourbridge Fairtrade. The campaign group has worked tirelessly with local shops, schools, community organisations and Dudley Council to gain and retain the status it was first awarded on 27 September 2010. It recently had its status […]

A fifth Covid-19 test centre has opened in Wolverhampton. The walk through test centre at Blakenhall Community Resource Centre, on Haggar Street, joins 3 other walk through centres, at Showell Road, the car park of Whitmore Reans Health Centre and at the Mountford Lane car park in Bilston, and a drive […]

Nearly 90% of pupils in Wolverhampton have returned to full time education after the city’s schools reopened to children and young people at the start of the autumn term. As of Thursday (10 September), local schools reported that some 85% of primary pupils and 90% of secondary students were in […]

Sandwell Council has teamed up with West Midlands Police and Public Health England to challenge local businesses to be COVID responsible. Coronavirus infection rates are currently high in Sandwell and the council, along with public health and police continue to do all they can to make people take safety seriously. […]

The City of Wolverhampton Council is planning a phased reopening of the city’s library service. Although the city’s 16 libraries closed their doors to customers at the start of the coronavirus lockdown in March, members have been able to enjoy a host of digital services since then – and physical […]

A ban on drinking alcohol in public places in parts of Wolverhampton has been extended, and comes into force. The city wide Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), which has been in operation in Wolverhampton since March 2017, gives police powers to stop people from drinking and to surrender alcohol if […]

Scheff Foods Ltd in Smethwick has closed voluntarily for 14 days after 16 workers tested positive for COVID-19. The company, located at Halfords Park, off Halfords Lane, is working closely with Sandwell Council, Public Health England (PHE) Midlands and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to manage the outbreak and […]