Bringing Communities Together
The Mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Doctor Ann Jaron, has made a video to remember members of the armed forces who fell and died in times of war. The Mayor of Sandwell has also urged residents to remember the fallen this Sunday 8 November from home; by listening to the radio, […]
With almost half of English secondary schools sending children home to self-isolate this month[1], many parents will once again have to balance homeschooling while still doing their own work. So how do you balance home education and working from home? Oxford Home Schooling, one of the UK’s leading home education […]
Funding from NHS Charities will be used to give a £50,000 makeover to the Chapel/Multi-faith room at Walsall Manor Hospital. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Charitable Funds Committee agreed that a bid could be put together by Fundraising Manager Georgie Westley and Matron Lead for Quality David Powell to give the […]
Families are reminded that Halloween celebrations will need to be a little different this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. With coronavirus cases in Wolverhampton trebling over the last 3 weeks and the city subject to Covid-19 High Alert (Tier 2) measures which limit household contact, people are being encouraged […]
Health bosses across the Black Country have urged families to stay safe by not mixing in gardens this half term. Households mixing is banned indoors under the COVID-19 High Alert Tier 2 and these restrictions are in place in Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. This means that school friends are not […]
Tributes have been paid to Councillor Chris Tranter who has sadly passed away last week. Councillor Tranter, who was 73, had represented the Rowley ward on Sandwell Council for more than a decade since first being elected in May 2010. Councillor Tranter sat on numerous committees for several years, including […]
Mohammed Zafran BEM, who is recognised as Zaf to his Peers has been highly active once again at a time when the World is suffering with the ongoing Corona issues. Zaf who is highly influential in his role as a Youth Ambassador, has been liaising with community groups and the […]
Sandwell Council is now accepting applications for self-isolation support payments from people suffering financial hardship after testing positive for coronavirus. The council is administering this government scheme, whereby some people who are required by law to self-isolate, from Monday 28 September 2020 may be supported by a payment of £500. […]
Sandwell is celebrating two new Green Flag Awards this year – with the Birmingham Main Line Canal and the Lions of the Great War memorial in Smethwick joining 12 other green spaces across the borough. Sandwell has 14 sites in total receiving a prestigious Green Flag today. They are among […]
Children at an Oldbury school are urging parents and carers to park safely at drop off and pick up times – or risk a fine. Pupils at Christ Church C of E Primary School have designed their own banners which are being displayed on the railings outside the school in […]
