Walsall Council will soon be asking for views on a draft version of its new local plan. The Walsall Borough Local Plan is a blueprint that will guide how the borough grows and develops over the next 15 years. The Local Plan is essential for ensuring that Walsall meets its […]
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Celebrating Walsall’s kinship care families
Walsall Council is proud to support over 200 kinship families in the borough. Kinship families were invited to attend a special celebration event at Bescot Stadium. Kinship care is when a child lives full-time or most of the time with a relative or close family friend, usually because their parents are […]
Walsall Energy Action Project helps 100 residents combat rising energy bills.
The Walsall Energy Action Project (WEAP) successfully hosted a free energy-saving group session this Autumn, providing vital tips and advice to over 100 Walsall residents struggling with the rising cost of energy. Organisers of the Walsall Energy Action Project at the event The session, which took place on Thursday 25 […]
World Food Day shines a light on Walsall’s food movement
To mark World Food Day 2025 on 16 October 2025, Walsall Council is recognising a wave of community-led initiatives that are transforming the borough’s food landscape, from growing and cooking projects to community shops providing affordable food. Manor Farm Community Association handing out fruit and veg goodie bags in the […]
Walsall Council wins 2025 IRRV National Innovation Award
The Customer Engagement Service Team at Walsall Council has won a prestigious National Innovation Award at the 2025 Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV) Performance Awards for its transformative use of digital technology and automation. The Customer Engagement Service Team at Walsall Council has won a prestigious National Innovation […]
70 cannisters of laughing gas and 60,000 cigarettes seized in Walsall Trading Standards operation
Illegal goods with an estimated retail value of £50,000 have been seized following coordinated enforcement activity in Walsall. On 9 October 2025 Walsall Trading Standards working in partnership with West Midlands Police uncovered illegal cigarettes, hand-rolling tobacco, and nitrous oxide cannisters, also known as laughing gas, across five separate locations […]
Salt of the roads – Walsall stocked up for Winter season
Walsall Council is geared up for the winter season, with salt stocks in place and gritting crews on standby to keep the borough’s roads safe in the months ahead. Walsall Council’s Winter Service team infront of the Gritters Around 2,800 tonnes of salt has been stocked – enough to cover […]
Hefty fine and three-year town centre ban handed to prolific street drinker in Walsall
A prolific street drinker has been banned from entering Walsall town centre for three years. Paul Hinds, of High Street, Brownhills was not present at Dudley Magistrates’ Court on 8 October 2025 where four separate breaches of the town centre’s Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) were heard. All four offences […]
Walsall Council sets out its budget for 2026/27
Walsall Council is setting out its council budget proposals for 2026/27 at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 15 October 2025. “ Like other local authorities, we are preparing our budget in particularly challenging and unpredictable circumstances. Although we appreciate the Government’s stated intention to introduce a multi-year funding settlement, the […]
Spooktacular Free Half-Term Fun in Walsall’s Parks
Families across Walsall are in for a frightfully fun October half term, with a packed programme of free Halloween-themed activities taking place in parks across the borough. Organised by Walsall Council’s Healthy Spaces team, the events will run from Monday October 25 to Friday October 30, ranging from spooky woodland […]








