Calling all Walsall foodies! Do you enjoy making creative sweet treats for your family and friends? Could you conjure up a pudding fit for the Queen? Fortnum & Mason, the iconic retail emporium based in Piccadilly, London, has launched a nationwide competition to find a pudding to celebrate Her Majesty […]
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Commonwealth Games – Queen’s Batonbearers nominations open
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has opened nominations for people who would like to apply to be a Batonbearer for the Queen’s Baton Relay in England. The Queen’s Baton Relay will travel to every region in England, before arriving at the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on 28 July. […]
Birmingham chosen to participate in the Carter Center’s Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign
Birmingham has been chosen by the Carter Center as 1 of 12 international cities to participate in its Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign, which aims to ensure women can access information. Birmingham is the only UK city to be included in this global campaign, led by the US-based organisation, which aims […]
Launch of three-point plan to improve mental wellbeing across Walsall
‘Together We Can’ is the key message from Walsall’s Director of Public Health, Stephen Gunther as he launches his annual report and recommendations to improve mental wellbeing in the Borough. Today is ‘Blue Monday’, described as the gloomiest day of the year and a day that brings into focus the […]
Personnel Committee to consider innovative menopause policy
When it meets on Monday 24 January, committee members will consider an innovative draft menopause policy for Walsall Council employees. By 2030, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates that 50 per cent of adults in the UK will be aged 50 or over. With more women in the workplace […]
Successful Court of Appeal Hearing on traveller injunctions
The Court of Appeal handed down a judgment which supports Walsall Council’s approach to dealing with unauthorised encampments. Injunctions forbidding people to set up encampments will apply not only to the people who are on the land when the order is made, but also to any newcomers to the land. […]
State of the art cycle studio and functional fitness area launched at Bloxwich Active Living Centre
A brand new cycle studio is now available at Bloxwich Active Living Centre. Boasting 26 bikes, a cinematic screen and fully immersive lighting and sound system, it aims to provide a full immersive experience to participants. The new studio has been developed with the support of fitness provider Les Mills […]
Changes announced to self-isolation guidance
The Government have announced from Monday 17 January 2022, the self-isolation period for those who test positive for COVID-19 will change. This means people can leave isolation on the sixth day, providing they test negative on the fifth and sixth day with a lateral flow device (LFD) and do not […]
Cat and Mouse game ends up in Court for trader selling illegal tobacco
The director of a former Walsall shop, where more than 6000 illegal cigarettes and over 1kg of hand-rolling tobacco was discovered in August 2018, has finally been brought to justice. Ramen Amini appeared before Walsall Magistrates Court on 10 January after a cat and mouse game which saw two warrants […]
CHRISTMAS IS A TIME FOR VIRTUAL GIVING IN AID OF MIDLANDS AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is asking local people to give the perfect present this festive season to help meet the rising costs of its lifesaving missions. The charity is seeking support through online donations to fund its vital lifesaving work providing a pre-hospital emergency service 365 days of the year. […]