Bringing Communities Together
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 […]
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 […]
Former England striker Michael Owen has urged more British Asians to take up football after launching the inaugural IPLSOCCER tournament which will take place at Pride Park, Derby, on May 8 2022. Recent data from the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) reveals that there are only 115 British South Asian background […]
Walsall Council Trading Standards Officers, working in partnership with West Midlands Police and the National Markets Group recently performed a successful operation which saw in excess of 7,500 items of counterfeit clothing and footwear worth an estimated £1.5million seized from a self-storage facility within the borough. Trading Standards was alerted […]
After failing to reach a final deal with three of the show’s investors, a West Midlands company featured on Dragons’ Den will do it alone.On Thursday, Peter Neath and Ian Worton appeared on the BBC show with the Saucestream Squeezer, a gadget meant to reduce plastic waste.The two, who own […]
Walsall Council has been awarded £2.6m to invest in energy efficiency measures at Darlaston Swimming and Fitness Centre. Funding has been awarded by Salix during Phase 2 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. Walsall Council was successful in bidding in an extremely competitive environment. The window for applications closed early […]
The Lloyds Banking Group is closing 60 locations, such as on Smethwick High Street. Due to an increase in digital banking, Lloyds Banking Group has announced the closure of 60 bank locations, comprising two in the region. The Lloyd Banks branch on Smethwick’s High Street will shut on July 21. […]
Celebration for 10 years of the Walsall Works employment programme. Launched in March 2012 to tackle youth unemployment it began by providing wage subsidies to employers creating new apprentices, resulting in 692 new starts. The programme has been supported and funded by the Council and a number of partner organisations; […]
Exciting plans for a £5 million+ housing project and health centre have been launched at King Street by Sandwell Council and Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group. Sandwell Council is borrowing £5 million to facilitate investment in the one-acre brownfield site, next to Wednesbury Leisure Centre, creating five […]
As spring arrives Walsall Council is kicking off its highway maintenance programme, investing £6.4m improving the borough’s network — an increase of almost £600k on 2021/22. This follows Walsall’s Cabinet approving a 43% increase in road safety and active travel funding at its meeting on 16 March. Walsall Council has […]
