Bringing Communities Together
On a gloriously sunny, September afternoon, Walsall welcomed their high-flying visitors from Yorkshire. A crowd of 4649 was on hand to see if The Saddlers could chalk up their first 3 home points of the season. The home team had shuffled the starting line-up again but it was Bradford that […]
World Rally Champion Auriol tells RAC Rally tales McRae dynasty drives some of the sport’s most famous cars Breen talks today and yesterday as he kicks off 6R4 celebration Rallyday will bring together some of the finest cars and drivers in the history of the World Rally Championship, with more […]
Interestingly, when technology replaces human workers, it has a unique psychological effect. While people generally prefer to see jobs go to people rather than to robots, this preference reverses when they consider their own jobs. In that case, they prefer to be replaced by robots, new research from Stefano Puntoni, Professor […]
The ICO has urged businesses to “prepare for all scenarios” as it publishes dedicated guidance to help small and medium sized organisations prepare for the possibility that the UK leaves the European Union with no deal. The guidance provides the same advice previously published on how to maintain data flows, […]
Fifteen illegal and dangerous private properties let out in Sandwell have been shut down by a special housing team over the past year as part of a wider blitz on crimes linked to poor housing. Sandwell Council’s Housing Quality Team closed down the properties after finding them in a dangerous condition […]
West Midlands Police has charged a man with murder almost a year after a clubber was found dead outside a Black Country Polish bar. Krysztof Kowalski appeared at Dudley Magistrates Court and was charged with the murder of Daniel Pelechacz at Klimat nightclub in West Bromwich in the early hours […]
Suicide rates in Wolverhampton have reduced to their lowest levels for nearly a decade, latest figures show. Wolverhampton’s Suicide Prevention Stakeholder Forum is working hard to raise awareness of suicide prevention and the importance of good mental health and wellbeing, to open up a dialogue around this complex issue and […]
Local companies are being offered the opportunity to develop and upskill their staff free of charge with support from Sandwell Council’s Apprenticeship Levy Fund. Sandwell Council wants to support eligible local businesses to recruit new apprentices or upskill existing staff to increase the number of apprentices in Sandwell and boost […]
International Rangoli artist Ranbir Kaur is opening a new photographic exhibition of her work at Sandwell libraries to tell the story of her journey in colour. Indian-born Ranbir put on an exhibition of her work at Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery earlier this year to celebrate her 30 years in […]
World Cup winning coaches Gary Kirsten and Matthew Mott have been appointed to lead the men’s and women’s teams respectively for the Cardiff-based team in The Hundred. Kirsten, 51, coached India to the 2011 World Cup on home soil while Mott, who oversaw Australia’s recent women’s Ashes victory, was in […]
