Bringing Communities Together
Walsall residents are being invited to have their say on community safety and crime in the borough through a new survey launched by the Safer Walsall Partnership (SWP). This five-week consultation is now open and will close at midnight on Sunday 21 June 2026. The survey asks people to share […]
Walsall Council has awarded significant investment to enhance facilities at the Mayfield Community Centre on Wednesbury Road. The Council has allocated £531,538.83 to support essential improvements for two valued community organisations that are located at the centre: Walsall Black Sisters Collective (WBSC) and the Union of Muslim Organisations (UMO). “ […]
Walsall Council, in partnership with Walsall Carers Hub and Walsall Together, is hosting a special event in celebration of Carers Week (8–14 June 2026), at the Walsall Town Hall on Tuesday 9 June 2026 from 10am to 3pm. Aligned with this year’s national theme, “Building Carer-Friendly Communities,” the event aims […]
A bold vision for the future of the Pavilion at King George V Playing Fields in Bloxwich has been revealed in the latest artist impressions of the site. Regular visitors to the playing fields will have noticed demolition work start in April, with contractor Interclass clearing the way for major […]
Walsall Council Community Capital programme is open for submissions, and has an circa of £300,000 for allocation within the Bloxwich Town Deal area only. Grants will be available to refurbish and upgrade buildings to provide fit-for-purpose learning and support environments for skills and preparation for work activity. The aim of the programme […]
Walsall has been successful in its application to become a member of Sustainable Food Places, a UK-wide network of boroughs, towns and cities working together to make sure everyone can access and enjoy good, healthy food choices. This milestone supports the borough’s long-term ambition set out in Feeding Walsall’s Future: The […]
Three female entrepreneurs have launched the UK’s first of a kind clinic dedicated to weight loss will officially open its doors this month, setting a new benchmark for personalised… Three female entrepreneurs have launched the UK’s first of a kind clinic dedicated to weight loss will officially open its doors […]
Walsall Archives has been awarded accredited status as part of the UK Archive Service Accreditation scheme. The announcement was made on 18 May 2026 by The National Archives, with Walsall Archives recognised alongside organisations including the Science Museum archives, the Working Class Movement Library in Salford and the Diageo Archive in Scotland. […]
A shop in Walsall has been fined after selling alcohol to a person under the age of 18 during a test purchasing exercise carried out by Trading Standards. Bagi Convenience UK Ltd, trading as Bagi Convenience Store, 180–184 Churchill Road, Bentley, sold four cans of Strongbow cider to a 16-year-old volunteer on […]
More than £20,000 worth of illegal tobacco products have been seized from traders across Walsall as part of a major crackdown on the illicit tobacco trade. On 18 May 2026, Walsall Trading Standards officers, working in partnership with West Midlands Police and specialist tobacco detection dogs, searched four retail premises […]
