Your Co-op Travel, which has 76 travel agency branches across England, including 19 in the West Midlands, is targeting new recruits at the Birmingham Careers Fair on 8 April. Your Co-op Travel, part of The Midcounties Co-operative, is looking to recruit up to 33 new colleagues to work in its travel agency branches, as […]
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Everything you ever needed to know about driving for work; The DfBB Driver Safety Zone
Health and Safety Event 5-7 April 2022 Hall 4, NEC Birmingham Confidence in your fleet safety profile comes from three things: understanding everything you’re responsible for; making sure everything is managed in line with industry best practices; and having a robust audit trail to prove everything was done correctly – […]
Sandwell To Receive Funding As Part Of Regeneration Plans
Sandwell may get up to £1.8 billion in funding over the next five years, according to plans approved by the council. The government cabinet of the Labour Party has authorised a variety of recovery measures as part of a recovery plan to aid the autonomous region’s recovery from the epidemic. […]
The Nissan GT-R is the world’s most Instagrammable supercar
The Nissan GT-R is the most Instagrammable supercar in the world. Car insurance experts CarInsurance.ae analysed Instagram hashtag data for cars categorised as ‘supercars’ to reveal which supercar is the most Instagrammable ever made. Nissan’s GT-R is the most Instagrammable supercar ever made, with 2.69 million posts using the hashtag ‘NissanGTR’ on […]
INAUGURAL BRITISH KABADDI LEAGUE LAUNCHES IN UK FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS
A new British Kabaddi League has been launched in the UK, with tournaments staged in major cities including Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Wolverhampton between 9 April and 10 May. Bringing together professionals from one of the fastest growing sports in the world, the League was launched in the city of […]
Walsall Council secures over £1mn funding to help tackle fuel poverty
Walsall Council has secured £1,251,900 funding from BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) as part of a national funding pot of £67 million aimed at increasing energy efficiency to install insulation and clean heating. This first round of funding forms part of the government’s Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) […]
The Black Country’s care facilities have received new CQC ratings ranging from good to needing improvement
The findings of inspection reports for many care providers in the Black Country and Staffordshire have been made public.Adult social care, clinics, and basic healthcare were all inspected as part of the current Quality Commission (CQC) assessment.The evaluations contain scores that represent the CQC’s overall evaluation of the performance of […]
Mayor of Walsall Councillor Rose Burley urges locals to nominate for the New Year Honours 2023
Honours are an important way of recognising the incredible efforts of those who have made a significant achievement or contribution to society that is above and beyond their recognised role. If you know someone who deserves to be recognised, making a nomination is straightforward and can be hugely satisfying if […]
Seven months after the protests, Sandwell cab drivers are still waiting for improvements
Sandwell taxi drivers say they are still waiting for hopes to achieve upgrades, with one driver claiming that the council head “did not even know” regarding licence difficulties. The Sandwell Private Hire Drivers Association’s secretary, Imran Mahmood Qureshi, said members are still hoping for the taxi improvements announced in December […]
New Campaign to Combat the Fear of Cancer
NHS England and NHS Improvement has launched a new campaign taking a radically different approach to detecting cancer early for patients when it is easier to treat. The campaign is the first to focus on tackling the fear of cancer rather than specific symptoms. The key message is that if […]