Bringing Communities Together
A Sandwell Council employee has won a national award for her working in helping hundreds of people in the borough to lose weight. Maxine Dixon won the UK Public Health Practitioner Award for Improving Public Health Practice for the council’s much-praised Weight2GO programme. Maxine, who is a weight management project […]
The line-up for this year’s civic Christmas carol concert in Sandwell has been announced. The 130th concert takes place at West Bromwich Town Hall on Saturday 7 December and will be hosted by Sandwell Mayor, Councillor Dr Ann Jaron. Performers include the Sandwell Youth Brass Band and the Saint Catherine […]
Walsall mum Sara Meredith is keeping her daughter’s memory alive as well as helping other parents whose children are being treated on the Children’s Ward at Walsall Manor Hospital. Sara’s daughter Olivia, known as Livvy, had the neurological condition Rett Syndrome and died at the age of nine in 2008. […]
Customers can save up to £4,500 off a new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Scrappage offer in conjunction with competitive finance offers Offer set to run until 27 March 2020 Mitsubishi Motors in the UK is encouraging the take up of ultra-low emission vehicles by offering up to £4,500 off the price […]
Syntax IT Support London have released their “Baseline Security standards”, in response to a significant release in Office 365 users reporting increased instances of phishing, hacking and PC infection. As a cloud-based service, Office 365 allows users to access their emails and files from anywhere and on any device. While this is convenient, […]
Christmas has arrived early at the Red House Glass Cone with a mini fir tree forest springing up on site. Nearly 40 Christmas trees have temporarily taken root at the visitor attraction as part of its Christmas Tree Festival, which runs until 5 January. It was officially opened by the […]
Sandwell Council’s SHAPE Programme has delivered another successful Anti-bullying Week (Monday 11 November to Friday 15 November) roadshow in partnership with youth services and West Midlands Police. The team visited 10 schools and taught hundreds of children how to look after themselves and others. The theme of this year’s roadshow […]
A Dudley Council-run care facility, which helps to rehabilitate residents, has been rated good in a recent inspection. Tiled House in Pensnett, which was established in partnership with the Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group to offer short term recuperation and rehabilitation, was recently visited by Care Quality Commission inspectors, who found […]
Asylum-seekers attacked and intimidated after Easter Sunday attacks Refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran targeted by violent mobs There has still been no police investigations into the threats and violence faced by refugees and asylum-seekers in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks, Amnesty International and Minority Rights Group International […]
Beijing, China: A bold new chapter and a landmark moment in Aston Martin’s illustrious 106-year history, Aston Martin has today unveiled its first SUV and a model that will propel the brand to new heights worldwide. That model, is DBX. The culmination of an extensive development programme that began with physical […]
