Bringing Communities Together
Sandwell Council and West Midlands Police continue to work together to ensure Sandwell residents and businesses are adhering to government restrictions. During the recent national lockdown, hundreds of residents and businesses were advised about restrictions and laws that relate to the coronavirus pandemic. Police officers and council officers spent time […]
Sandwell Council and local police chiefs today issued a coronavirus caution to Christmas shoppers. Crowded shops and consumers ignoring social distancing rules face a real risk, they said. Director of Public Health Dr Lisa McNally said this was a threat to people across the borough. She said: “If we spend […]
The swimming pool is in place at Dudley’s new £18 million leisure centre – as latest pictures today show the ambitious project is taking shape. Construction crews on site have been filling the pool with water to test it over the last couple of weeks. The shell of the new […]
City of Wolverhampton residents are being reminded they can have their say now on shaping the council’s new Housing Assistance Policy. The policy will set out the council’s provision of mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) and discretionary housing grants to vulnerable and disabled people living in private sector housing. It […]
Sandwell Council will be funding free school meals to those families who are eligible during the Christmas holidays. Parents and carers will be contacted through their child’s school and will receive vouchers to go towards the cost of food for the two week break. Councillor Wasim Ali, cabinet member for […]
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has today been announced as the first site in the Black Country and West Birmingham to start administering the COVID-19 vaccination. The Trust expects to begin vaccine administration within the next week. The order in which people will receive the vaccine is decided by the Joint […]
Families and individuals in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to become ‘hosts’ for a service which aims to give a safe and loving temporary home for young people leaving care. The City of Wolverhampton Council’s Supported Lodgings Service provides accommodation for vulnerable children and young people aged 16 to 21 who […]
Shoppers can park for free in Sandwell Council’s town centre car parks on the two Saturdays before Christmas. There will be no charge for parking on 12 and 19 December at Sandwell Council’s 40 pay and display car parks. Sunday parking is already free. Free parking on 12 and 19 […]
Following a successful launch period, the operating area of Birmingham’s e-scooter trial will be expanded to the north and southwest of the city from Friday 4 December 2020. The expansion will include the A38 and A34 cycling corridors respectively, allowing people to reach key destinations by e-scooter including: • The […]
Dudley borough residents are being invited to attend an annual public meeting to meet and put their questions directly to the people who are accountable for community safety within the borough. Dudley’s community safety partnership, safe & sound, which incorporates the borough’s local police and crime board, will be holding […]
