Third-quarter deliveries almost on a level with previous year; year-to-date decline of 18.6 percent Sales revenue of EUR 47.2 billion in the first nine months; rate of year-on-year decline has narrowed to –27.9 percent after three quarters Return to profitable territory in third quarter, nine-month operating result before special items […]
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Enforcement action on Smethwick banqueting suite by council and police under coronavirus regulations
A Smethwick venue caught repeatedly flouting COVID-19 laws by hosting large events could face an unlimited fine if it ignores a health protection Direction served by Sandwell Council. Council enforcement officers served the Direction on a banqueting suite based at NSA House, Cornwall Road, Smethwick. It bans the company from […]
Major milestone reached on the Sandwell Aquatics Centre site
This month marks a huge milestone at the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Smethwick. A lot has changed on site over the summer months with work progressing quickly on the leisure centre. All three swimming pools, including the 50m competition pool, are complete and the structural steelwork has started with […]
10 expert tips on how to homeschool children while working from home
With almost half of English secondary schools sending children home to self-isolate this month[1], many parents will once again have to balance homeschooling while still doing their own work. So how do you balance home education and working from home? Oxford Home Schooling, one of the UK’s leading home education […]
Food for thought for Walsall patients
Partial to potatoes, love lasagne or hate halloumi? Whatever your mealtime preferences, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust wants to hear about them so that patients on our wards or being supported in our community services get on the road to recovery as soon as possible. The trust launched its #WalsallFoodFaves survey […]
£50k funding bid gets NHS Charities’ blessing
Funding from NHS Charities will be used to give a £50,000 makeover to the Chapel/Multi-faith room at Walsall Manor Hospital. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Charitable Funds Committee agreed that a bid could be put together by Fundraising Manager Georgie Westley and Matron Lead for Quality David Powell to give the […]
Halesowen Leisure Centre pool closed
The pool at Halesowen Leisure Centre is temporarily closed due to unexpected mechanical issues. It will remain closed until further notice, while engineers carry out emergency repairs. The gym and fitness classes at the centre site will be open and running as usual. Swimmers are advised to use the 25 […]
Businesses urged to act fast on new small grants scheme
City of Wolverhampton businesses are being urged to act fast when the new Black Country Small Grants Programme goes live next month (November). The Government scheme – supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) – is being delivered by the Black Country Growth Hub. It will provide grants of […]
Pupils transformed into Flu Fighters to join winter battle
Hundreds more children have become Flu Fighters and will be joining the battle against influenza this winter as the free vaccination programme continues in Wolverhampton’s schools. All pupils from Reception to Year 7 are eligible for the free flu vaccination this year, delivered via a quick and painless nasal spray, […]
Chance to get creative in Wolverhampton Literature Festival poetry competition Breadcrumb
Wolverhampton Literature Festival in collaboration with Poets, Prattlers and Pandemonialists are on the hunt for poets across the world. The competition opens on 1 November and closes on 31 December, this year’s theme is ‘Aspects of Love’. Poets are being asked to use ‘aspect of love’ as a prompt to […]