A family learning service has been recognised for its work by Festival of Learning 2020. The Jubilee Partnership, run by SAFL, Sandwell Council’s Sandwell Adult and Family Learning service and the Jubilee Park Community Centre, Tipton has been recognised for their work in promoting learning in the community. Festival of […]

Work to install traffic measures to boost walking and cycling and help promote social distancing will begin in Oldbury and Smethwick on Monday 6 July. As more businesses and shops reopen, Sandwell Council is improving the space available to pedestrians and cyclists to support more active travel choices. It will […]

Staff based at Sandwell Council’s residential education centres have developed fun, creative and adventurous activities for families to enjoy whilst schools are closed to most children due to covid 19 Education staff  at Ingestre Hall near Stafford, Edgmond Hall in Shropshire, Plas Gwynant in Wales and the Frank Chapman Centre […]

Nearly £17,000 is to be spent on sprucing up three borough beauty spots. The investment will see improvements at Netherton Park, Marsh Park in Brierley Hill and Huntingtree Park in Halesowen. Nearly £7,000 is to be spent at Huntingtree Park replacing all of the bins, which have rusted and are […]

Adult Education Wolverhampton is opening its doors virtually for an online open week starting  from Monday 22nd June and is inviting prospective students to find out more about the courses on offer from September. People will be able to speak directly with teachers and members of the student services team […]

A Wolverhampton café has been served with a fixed penalty notice for continuing to operate during the coronavirus pandemic, putting customers at risk. Environmental Health served a prohibition notice on Top Nosh, Hampton Walk, off Queen Square, earlier this month after discovering food and drink was being served for consumption […]

All council run car parks in Wolverhampton City Centre will continue to be free until 1 July. It has been free to park on council car parks and on street in the city centre ever since the start of lockdown and charging was due to be reinstated on 22 June. […]

Shoppers and traders will be returning to the indoor market in Kings Square, West Bromwich, from Monday (22 June). Sandwell Council Deputy Leader Councillor Wasim Ali said: “We are all eager to get back to as close to normal as we can including shopping, but Covid-19 is still around and […]

It’s Loneliness Awareness Week and the City of Wolverhampton Council is backing this year’s campaign organised by the Marmalade Trust. Loneliness can affect anyone, regardless of age, circumstances and background, and can hit at any time. People may have been particularly aware of loneliness during the current coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. […]