Following meetings with Rebecca Pow MP, the under-secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs and Rachel Maclean MP the under-secretary of state for transport, it has been confirmed that the government-mandated Clean Air Zone for Birmingham is now scheduled to launch on 1 June 2021. Poor air quality […]
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Tackling dangerous parking at Oldbury school
Children at an Oldbury school are urging parents and carers to park safely at drop off and pick up times – or risk a fine. Pupils at Christ Church C of E Primary School have designed their own banners which are being displayed on the railings outside the school in […]
Key events will be marked this Autumn and Winter despite Covid-19
Town centres will be lit up with Christmas lights and Remembrance Sunday will also be marked in Sandwell, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Sandwell Council today confirmed that although Christmas light switch-ons and Bonfire Night events would not be able to go ahead, the council would do everything possible to celebrate […]
Council closes city barbers after repeated failure to comply with coronavirus guidance
City of Wolverhampton Council has today (Thursday) issued a closure notice on a Blakenhall barbers which has repeatedly failed to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Naz Barbers in Dudley Road has been issued with the notice for failing to provide staff with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), presenting […]
Coronavirus outbreak at Smethwick GP surgery
Sandwell Council, Public Health England (Midlands) and Sandwell & West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group have been notified of a coronavirus outbreak at Bearwood Road Surgery, Smethwick. To date, three positive COVID-19 cases have emerged among the practice’s non-clinical staff. It was agreed at a meeting yesterday that there would be […]
Still time to try the Big Community Switch and save money on your energy bills
Residents could save on their winter fuel bills if they take part in the latest round of Sandwell Council’s energy saving Big Community Switch scheme. The Big Community Switch has been running for several years under the Energy Switch banner. The more households that take part, the great the negotiating […]
Wolverhampton to host Birmingham 2022 road cycling time trial
Wolverhampton’s historic West Park has been named as the location for the start and finish of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games cycling time trial. Often referred to as ‘the race of truth’, the time trial is a straight race against the clock for individual cyclists and is a real test […]
Hospital car parking charges to resume
Car parking charges for visitors and patients will be re-introduced at Walsall Manor Hospital from Thursday 1 October 2020 now that Government financial support has ended. Charges were waived during the Covid-19 pandemic – shortly after the national lockdown back in March this year – with the Department of Health […]
Sandwell launches anti-litter campaign
Sandwell Council has launched an anti-litter campaign to challenge people’s behaviours on littering and to warn them that they could face a fine fixed-penalty notice of £100 for dropping litter in Sandwell. Posters have gone up around Sandwell – including parks – to act as a reminder that dropping litter […]
#WalsallandProud on World Pharmacist Day
Walsall Healthcare’s Pharmacy Department plays an integral part in the trust providing safe, effective, evidence based care to patients. And we’re celebrating their contribution today on World Pharmacist Day. Pharmacists have long performed the vital and traditional role of dispensing and supplying medicines to wards and clinical areas and adapted […]