Bringing Communities Together
Sandwell Council and Active Black Country have teamed up help older people stay active. The Council is working with Active Black Country to distribute older age care packs to older people living in supported accommodation in Sandwell. The packs include exercise equipment such as a stress ball and exercise band […]
Sandwell’s annual autumn Safer 6 campaign took place on (Monday 21 September) with a special online focus this year. The Safer Sandwell Partnership campaign, now in its 11th year, promoted a wide range of safety, crime prevention and healthy living advice over the next six weeks. The campaign also supported the ongoing […]
Following the successful ‘Lockdown Edition’ of its workshops for music-makers and composers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, Opera North is seeking applications for next spring’s Resonance programme, and planning for a return to collaborations in person, with live scratch performances in front of audiences. Launched in 2017 and […]
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust will be implementing a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system this weekend as part of its exciting digital transformation journey. EPR is the collection of patient medical information containing both clinical and administrative data, which is accurately, electronically stored. It is one of the trust’s key […]
A University of Wolverhampton Class of 2020 graduate has put the COVID-19 pandemic in the picture with her final year ‘Digital Distancing’ project – and it’s literally opened up a whole new world for her. Aabidah Shah, 23, born in New York and raised in Birmingham, has graduated with a […]
Aston Martin has won the 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans. The British manufacturer, which was last victorious in the world famous event in 2017, recorded its best ever result at the Circuit de la Sarthe by winning both GT classes and with three crews standing on the podium. The result […]
A new Covid-19 app – a vital part of the national test and trace programme – is due to be launched this week. Residents are being encouraged to download the NHS Covid-19 App when it arrives – expected to be Thursday 24 September – while businesses and community venues should […]
City of Wolverhampton’s growing residential development opportunities will be highlighted at a city Business Week free online event today on Tuesday (22 September). A panel of some of the city’s key partners, headed by Anthony McCourt, CEO of Court Collaboration, will speak about repurposing the city centre around city living. […]
Skills and jobs events in Wolverhampton will feature as part of this year’s Wolverhampton Business Week online programme under the ‘Let’s Talk’ series of webinars. On Wednesday (23 September), between 10am and 11am, skills and training providers are invited to hear from regional and local partners in the city, about […]
A fifth Covid-19 test centre has opened in Wolverhampton. The walk through test centre at Blakenhall Community Resource Centre, on Haggar Street, joins 3 other walk through centres, at Showell Road, the car park of Whitmore Reans Health Centre and at the Mountford Lane car park in Bilston, and a drive […]
