Bringing Communities Together
Walsall Arboretum on Saturday 5 November 2022. Eight additional entries will be highly commended and they will be chosen by representatives from the Geopark’s partner organisations. All 12 entries will be displayed at the Geopark’s headquarters (Dudley Museum at the Archives) and used as the ‘face of the Geopark’ in […]
This summer, Walsall Council is taking to its social media platforms to explain the benefits of its grass cutting management and highlight the different grasses, wildflowers and wildlife that reside in the grass verges and green spaces throughout the borough. The grass cutting season takes place between March and October […]
Money – often an awkward subject that can lead to stress, feelings of anxiety, can cause arguments, or make you feel embarrassed when you need to ask for help. Talking about what you earn, or discussing debt is extremely personal and not something we are generally comfortable with sharing – […]
Levelling Up Fund Round 2 (LUF2) is a competitive fund managed by central government to tackle economic differences and drive prosperity as part of the levelling up and building back better agenda. The focus of the fund is to support local priorities concerning transport, town centre and high street regeneration […]
UK motorists have forked out an additional £1.13 billion pounds during the last 12 months because of the rising cost of petrol and diesel*. Used car platform CarGurus has looked at the average monthly cost of diesel and petrol prices from June 2021 to June 2022 based on the average […]
A pop up Ping Pong Parlour has officially opened in Walsall Town Centre! The Ping Pong Parlour is an initiative by Table Tennis England to encourage people to try a new sport this summer. Inspired by the Commonwealth Games, the parlour is free for people of all ages and abilities […]
Walsall residents are being encouraged to stay well and take precautions, with hot weather predicted this week. The Met Office, in conjunction with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), has issued a Level 3 – Heatwave alert for the West Midlands. Temperatures will build day on day between Tuesday 9 August […]
It would be great if it was actual gold, but Walsall Council is celebrating four teams being shortlisted for the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) awards 2022. The council’s finalists are as follows: Best Health and Wellbeing Initiative (including Social Care) — Walsall Together Best Collaborative Working Initiative (with other […]
An experimental traffic restriction is being introduced between 11pm and 5am on a section of Bridge Street in Walsall town centre. Only buses, Hackney carriages and emergency services will be permitted to use the section of road between Goodall Street and Lichfield Street. The restriction is being introduced in an […]
A cast iron ‘never beaten on price’ promise saw Motorpoint achieve its highest ever level of ‘under-priced’ stock in July. Data from AutoTrader showed the UK’s largest independent retailer of nearly new cars and vans hit the point where more than 99% of its entire vehicle stock was either priced […]
