Bringing Communities Together
Two women who scooped national awards after transforming their lives through learning with Adult Education Wolverhampton attended a parliamentary reception to celebrate their achievements. Getting back into the classroom helped Marie Smith battle severe depression, return to work and study for a degree, and enabled Seong Chua overcome low self […]
City of Wolverhampton Council has taken the decision to defer the item for the proposed traveller transit site until the next planning committee meeting in the new year. After receiving a series of detailed representations from the local community, the city council will now take further time to consider the […]
Dudley Council has held a special reception to welcome Venerable Martin Gorick, following Downing Street announcement that he will serve as the new Bishop of Dudley. The Mayor of Dudley and selected guests took the opportunity to welcome Bishop Martin to Dudley borough and to speak with him about the […]
A war memorial in Wednesbury is now fully accessible to local people after a fence was realigned to release it from school grounds. The Mesty Croft War Memorial was within the grounds of Mesty Croft Academy School after palisade fencing was erected around the school perimeter as a safeguarding measure […]
People in Sandwell are to get the chance to take part in a Talk English Programme and sign up to classes in Smethwick and West Bromwich. The programme, which is being run by Fircroft College and supported by Sandwell Council will run free beginner classes to provide lessons for speakers […]
Young patients at Walsall Manor Hospital will be dreaming of …a Crafty Christmas as an annual charity appeal enters its third year. Well Wishers, the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust charity, makes a seasonal plea for donations of craft materials such as colouring books, glitter, ribbons, paper, card and pens to help […]
Plans to plant a tree for every child starting reception have been approved by Sandwell Council’s cabinet. A tree will be planted for the 4,900 children who started school in reception in September 2019 With a further 10,100 trees to be planted in the following two years. Planting will start […]
Kerbside collections of mattresses, bed bases, carpets and underlay in the borough are to be made nearly 70 per cent cheaper for residents under new plans. Dudley Council bosses are working with Textek Ltd to manage the scheme moving forwards. It will see the cost of collection for a mattress […]
Bahrain is a land which is rich in history and culture. There are many activities for tourists to take part in to learn about Bahraini customs, culture and traditions, such as jet skiing, flyboarding, indoor skydiving, go-karting, 4×4 Land Rover experiences, pearl snorkelling etc. When you visit Bahrain, you get the opportunity to […]
UK Small firms believe it has become harder to recruit and retain EU staff since the Brexit referendum, according to new statistics from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). FSB’s research shows that one in five small employers have a team member from the EU and of these firms, over a quarter (26%) believe that recruitment of […]
