Female Walsall Healthcare staff had hearts full of joy after receiving their own knitted hearts from Sewa Day Charity as part of the festival of Raksha Bandhan. Raksha Bandan means ‘binding of blessings’ and is a day when sisters tie a bracelet called a rakhi around the wrist of their […]
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Council awards more than 1,000 green ticks to Covid Compliant city businesses
City of Wolverhampton Council has awarded more than 1,000 ‘Covid Compliant’ green ticks to businesses which are following the rules to keep customers and staff safe. The authority launched the scheme 4 weeks ago, alongside a team of 17 Covid support advisors to carry out inspections, as part of efforts […]
Sandwell Council gearing up to support clinically extremely vulnerable residents
Sandwell Council has made a commitment to support those in need of help during November following government national restrictions that have come into force this week. Teams from across Sandwell Council are doing the necessary preparations to ensure the wellbeing of residents and making sure all systems are in place […]
Mayor of Sandwell pays respects in remembrance of the fallen
The Mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Doctor Ann Jaron, has made a video to remember members of the armed forces who fell and died in times of war. The Mayor of Sandwell has also urged residents to remember the fallen this Sunday 8 November from home; by listening to the radio, […]
VOLKSWAGEN BRAND RECOVERS FROM COVID-19 SLUMP IN THIRD QUARTER AND CONFIRMS OUTLOOK
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 […]
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 […]