Bringing Communities Together
Walsall Council’s highways bosses are extremely concerned at recent thefts of gully drain covers — the drains at the side of the road next to the kerb which feed rainwater into the public sewers. Between Friday 31 March and Tuesday 11 April, the council is aware that 45 have been […]
When: Wednesday 12 April 2023 at 2:15pm Location: Lichfield Street Hub Library Admission: Free On Wednesday 12 April, the Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho, will visit Lichfield Street Hub Library in Walsall as part of his nationwide ‘Library Marathon’. The award-winning performance poet, playwright and children’s author is visiting local libraries to highlight their […]
More than 42,000 trees were planted in Walsall as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) – a nationwide initiative created to mark the Platinum Jubilee in 2022 which closed on March 31, 2023. Across the West Midlands Lieutenancy area, more than 150,000 trees have been planted. Originally due to […]
Over £1.6 billion of new investment will be directed into vital infrastructure to improve the water quality of our rivers, lakes and coastal waters and secure future water supplies, the government and Ofwat announced today (3 April). It follows a request from Defra to English water companies to accelerate investments […]
Despite the global disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, space organisations presented a robust picture, generating £17.5 billion in 2021, compared to £16.5 billion the previous year. Figures in the latest Size & Health of the UK Space Industry report show the number of space organisations identified across the UK […]
A successful application to the Arts Council England Libraries Improvement Fund has secured £202,349 funding and this will enable the Council to invest in digital infrastructure and update resources for its seven libraries, mobile library and archive service. Improvements over the next year will reduce the digital divide by updating […]
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has knocked down barriers to markets worth more than £2.2 billion to UK businesses in her first 200 days in the job – equivalent to over £11 million every day. British exporters regularly encounter obstacles of all kinds – including bureaucracy, red tape, and […]
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has congratulated footballer Harry Kane on becoming England’s highest-ever goal scorer, after he scored his 54th goal in the opening qualifier against Italy for Euro2024 this week. In a video call on Saturday 25th March, the Prime Minister offered the England and Tottenham Hotspur striker […]
The initiative comes as the third annual UK Foreign Direct Investment in California report, published by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation in partnership with the British Consulate General in Los Angeles, confirms that more than 2,300 UK enterprises have set up in California, sustaining nearly 100,000 jobs. More than half […]
The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Spring Budget to the House of Commons, laying out his fiscal plans for the next financial year. As part of his statement, the Chancellor put words into action, pledging almost £3.5 billion to support the government’s ambitions to make the UK a […]
