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 […]
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Fifth Covid-19 test centre opens in city
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 […]
Recycle Week 2020 – Sandwell residents thanked for recycling efforts
For this year’s national Recycle Week, which starts today, Monday (21 September), Sandwell Council and its environmental services partner Serco are thanking residents for their ongoing recycling efforts d Recycle Week is held annually in September and the waste partnership is encouraging residents to keep up their good work and […]
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in West Bromwich
Public and environmental health experts from Public Health England (PHE) Midlands, the Health and Safety Executive and Sandwell Council are jointly investigating an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. Three laboratory confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease and six suspected cases have been identified in the West Bromwich area. Eight of the cases were […]
TACKLING AIR QUALITY OUTSIDE SCHOOLS: A QUARTER OF PARENTS ADMIT TO ENGINE IDLING ON SCHOOL RUN
62% say COVID has increased likelihood of driving children to school according to new report 1 in 3 children in the UK breathe unsafe levels of air pollution 60% unaware that sitting in a stationary car with the engine running is illegal Men are 50% more likely to idle than […]
Local business walked Dudley Trail
Employees from The Lee, Shaw Partnership hit the trail on 13th September to raise money for charity Staff from The Lee, Shaw Partnership showed of their walking boots and undertook the 13 mile ‘ruby’ route which marks 40 years of the annual walking event. In light of new Government restrictions […]
Himley Hall to welcome Antique and Collectors Fair
The Antiques and Collectors Fair is returning to Himley Hall and Park this Sunday (20 September). The event will be held outdoors in the hall courtyard and lawns between 9am and 4pm. Traders from around the UK will once again attend the currently outdoor fair with an array of antiques […]
THE COVID GENERA-SHUN
· Brits aren’t happy to meet up with friends and family who they know have been breaking social distancing rules · Tension between Brits is now rising with one in five saying they have fallen out with family and friends over COVID-19 · Hugging has quickly fallen out of fashion […]
Home away from home
For patients missing the comfort of their living room while in Walsall Manor Hospital Ward 1 has come up with a homely solution. Ward Manager Julie Woods approached Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity Well Wishers to see if it would fund an idea staff had put forward. They wanted to […]
Next steps following EDI feedback
Feedback from patients who use Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s hospital and community services and the staff who work there has been grouped into themes as plans progress towards developing the organisation’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy. More than 400 responses were received during a period of engagement in the […]