Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is asking West Midlands residents to dig deep and donate to an appeal which has seen a 70 per cent decrease in donations following the pandemic.   The charity’s partnership with Cash4Coins – a company dedicated to raising funds for charities by collecting old tender as […]

Walsall council’s lead for Education and Skills congratulates A-Level and Post-16 students for their results issued on 18 August. Provisional results show that Walsall’s young people achieved A* in 10% of their A-Level and A-Level equivalent qualifications, and an A or A* in 30% of qualifications. Overall, our young people […]

Walsall Arboretum on Saturday 5 November 2022. Eight additional entries will be highly commended and they will be chosen by representatives from the Geopark’s partner organisations. All 12 entries will be displayed at the Geopark’s headquarters (Dudley Museum at the Archives) and used as the ‘face of the Geopark’ in […]

This summer, Walsall Council is taking to its social media platforms to explain the benefits of its grass cutting management and highlight the different grasses, wildflowers and wildlife that reside in the grass verges and green spaces throughout the borough. The grass cutting season takes place between March and October […]

Levelling Up Fund Round 2 (LUF2) is a competitive fund managed by central government to tackle economic differences and drive prosperity as part of the levelling up and building back better agenda. The focus of the fund is to support local priorities concerning transport, town centre and high street regeneration […]

A pop up Ping Pong Parlour has officially opened in Walsall Town Centre! The Ping Pong Parlour is an initiative by Table Tennis England to encourage people to try a new sport this summer. Inspired by the Commonwealth Games, the parlour is free for people of all ages and abilities […]

Walsall residents are being encouraged to stay well and take precautions, with hot weather predicted this week. The Met Office, in conjunction with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), has issued a Level 3 – Heatwave alert for the West Midlands. Temperatures will build day on day between Tuesday 9 August […]

It would be great if it was actual gold, but Walsall Council is celebrating four teams being shortlisted for the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) awards 2022. The council’s finalists are as follows: Best Health and Wellbeing Initiative (including Social Care) — Walsall Together Best Collaborative Working Initiative (with other […]

An experimental traffic restriction is being introduced between 11pm and 5am on a section of Bridge Street in Walsall town centre. Only buses, Hackney carriages and emergency services will be permitted to use the section of road between Goodall Street and Lichfield Street. The restriction is being introduced in an […]