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 […]
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Midlands Air Ambulance Charity Predicts Rise In Demand During The Summer Of Sport
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 […]
Celebrating children’s rights across Birmingham schools
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 Sikh couple telling their transplant story
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 […]
Chief nurse praises “phenomenal contribution” of graduating healthcare students during Covid
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 Round 3 – And they’re off!
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 […]
Walsall residents urged to take care during exceptional hot weather
Walsall residents are being urged to plan ahead and take extra care as extreme heat is forecast from this weekend into early next week. The Met Office has issued a ‘Level 4 – Emergency’ alert for the West Midlands. A hot spell is likely to develop from Sunday, followed by […]
Council urges households to apply for £150 council tax rebate
Walsall Council is urging any household that has not already received the £150 council tax rebate to help with the cost of living crisis, to make sure they apply as soon as possible. The Government announced earlier this year that households in council tax bands A-D would be eligible to […]
Walsall Connected offers localised support for accessing council services
Walsall Council, in collaboration with a network of local Trusted Partners, is launching a brand new offer for residents to help them to access and navigate council services locally. The Walsall Connected project has been developed to ensure that residents that feel digitally excluded or have a disability that makes […]
Council secures a further three years of funding for supporting families in the borough
Walsall is one of 12 Local authorities that have been working with the Department for work and Pensions since 2019 to help increase awareness and understanding of parental conflict. All families have ‘fall outs and disagreements’ and mostly these are resolved with little impact on the children. However, where arguments […]