Bringing Communities Together
Walsall residents are being encouraged to stay well and take precautions, with hot weather predicted this week. The Met Office, in conjunction with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), has issued a Level 3 – Heatwave alert for the West Midlands. Temperatures will build day on day between Tuesday 9 August […]
It would be great if it was actual gold, but Walsall Council is celebrating four teams being shortlisted for the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) awards 2022. The council’s finalists are as follows: Best Health and Wellbeing Initiative (including Social Care) — Walsall Together Best Collaborative Working Initiative (with other […]
An experimental traffic restriction is being introduced between 11pm and 5am on a section of Bridge Street in Walsall town centre. Only buses, Hackney carriages and emergency services will be permitted to use the section of road between Goodall Street and Lichfield Street. The restriction is being introduced in an […]
As part of the Supermarket’s ongoing partnership with Mob, the Mob truck will be coming to Birmingham in August, serving street food delights courtesy of Aldi. On Wednesday 3rd August, the truck will be located at the Bullring outside St Martin’s Square as part of the supermarket’s tie-up with Mob […]
A lucky group of beneficiaries and staff from a West Midlands charity that uses sport to aid personal development among disadvantaged young people have spoken of their joy at being given a golden opportunity to participate in the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay. More than 20 youngsters and colleagues […]
A West Midlands charity is predicting a rise in demand for its vitally important pre-hospital emergency service with more than one million people expected to descend on the region for a summer of sport. Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, which rapidly reaches and treats up to 12 patients every day in […]
Children and young people from more than 35 schools across Birmingham celebrated their achievements in Unicef’s Rights Respecting Schools programme at a spectacular event at Birmingham Rep theatre. Since 2015, thousands of children and young people in nurseries, primary and secondary schools across Birmingham have been learning all about the […]
Birmingham 14th July 2022: A Birmingham couple are raising awareness of kidney disease and the struggle of gaining a transplant to mark this year’s South Asian Heritage Month. Satnam and Paramjeet Kang – affectionately known as Sam and Pam – are sharing their experience of the disease from the perspective of the […]
The chief nurse for England’s healthcare training body has praised the “phenomenal contribution” of Birmingham City University students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Professor Mark Radford CBE, Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Executive at Health Education England, was speaking at the graduation ceremony for students from the University’s Faculty of […]
Crowdfund Walsall was launched by the Council in partnership with Spacehive in February 2021 as an initiative to residents the opportunity to gain funding via Spacehive’s digital crowdfunding platform. Walsall residents and groups with an idea to improve their community can leverage Crowdfund Walsall to raise fund. To date, the […]
