Bringing Communities Together
Staff based at Sandwell Council’s residential education centres have developed fun, creative and adventurous activities for families to enjoy whilst schools are closed to most children due to covid 19 Education staff at Ingestre Hall near Stafford, Edgmond Hall in Shropshire, Plas Gwynant in Wales and the Frank Chapman Centre […]
A programme of popular summer events – set to be held in Sandwell parks and beauty spots – has been cancelled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and government advice around social distancing. Sandwell Council has taken the difficult decision to cancel events planned on council land until at least […]
Sandwell Libraries and Sandwell Archives service are launching a new photo project for Black Country Festival 2020 this July. This year, the theme is inspired by the National Portrait Gallery’s ‘Hold Still’ photo project. The ‘Inspired by Hold Still’ project aims to capture life in Sandwell during the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
While residents have been staying at home and keeping safe during the Covid-19 outbreak, Sandwell Council and its environmental partner Serco, have been working hard to collect the increase in general With more people staying at home there has been a 20 per cent increase in household waste and 38 […]
Ferrari is delighted to announce the opening of a brand-new Official Ferrari Service Centre and Ferrari Approved showroom in Sevenoaks, Kent. The new site is the second dedicated Official Ferrari Service Centre to open in June, and brings the total number of official service centres in the UK to 15. […]
Nearly £17,000 is to be spent on sprucing up three borough beauty spots. The investment will see improvements at Netherton Park, Marsh Park in Brierley Hill and Huntingtree Park in Halesowen. Nearly £7,000 is to be spent at Huntingtree Park replacing all of the bins, which have rusted and are […]
KitKat has severed its ties with Fairtrade, despite the organisation behind the scheme warning that thousands of farmers would be hit by the move. The boss of Fairtrade said Nestle’s decision to cut its 10-year association with the non-profit organisation was “profoundly disappointing”. The Swiss-owned food giant said it would […]
Adult Education Wolverhampton is opening its doors virtually for an online open week starting from Monday 22nd June and is inviting prospective students to find out more about the courses on offer from September. People will be able to speak directly with teachers and members of the student services team […]
Football fans are being urged not to congregate outside the ground when Wolverhampton Wanderers resume their home Premier League campaign this week. Wolves take on Bournemouth at Molineux on Wednesday (24 June) at 6pm, the first home game for the club since the coronavirus lockdown saw football suspended in March. […]
A Wolverhampton café has been served with a fixed penalty notice for continuing to operate during the coronavirus pandemic, putting customers at risk. Environmental Health served a prohibition notice on Top Nosh, Hampton Walk, off Queen Square, earlier this month after discovering food and drink was being served for consumption […]
