Bringing Communities Together
More than 1,400 young people between the ages of 16 and 29 in the City of Wolverhampton have been helped into education, employment, apprenticeships or training by Black Country Impact. The project, run in conjunction with the Department for Work and Pensions and European Social Fund, aims to support young […]
Officers investigating a suspected shotgun discharge in Birmingham on Sunday (30 June) are appealing for information. Police were called to Wellington Street in Winson Green just before 11pm following a call from a member of the public who reported hearing a shotgun discharge. Four people who were attending a BBQ […]
Two teenagers suspected of robbing motorbikes after threatening owners with machetes and a firearm were arrested following a West Midlands Police pursuit. Officers patrolling Shard End at 8.30pm were flagged down by a member of the public reporting a gang of armed moped riders trying to steal a scooter in […]
Camp Jeep® will take place in San Martino di Castrozza, Italy, from July 12 – 14 Annual event is the largest in the Jeep® Owners Group (J.O.G.) calendar This year’s event will be the most sustainable Camp Jeep ever: all the logs used for the set up come from the woods that […]
People are being asked for their views on draft proposals being published by Dudley Council to reduce the number of exclusions in borough schools. The draft Wider Inclusion Strategy lists 14 key proposals with the core goal of reducing the level of ‘exclusions’ and ‘off rolling’ – taking pupils off […]
A new award set up in memory of “a vibrant, caring” junior doctor who died from cancer earlier this year will be given out at Walsall Manor Hospital this evening (Wednesday 3 July). Dr Steph Clarke was born in the hospital and joined Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust in 2017 working […]
Blog post From Traditional Banking to Cryptocurrencies, E-Wallets and Blockchain What we consider to be traditional banking is slowly evolving, first with the introduction of credit cards in the 1950s, and today with the advent of contactless cards, mobile applications and e-wallets. The days of cash transactions as payment for […]
Wednesbury in Bloom is back and there is still chance to enter this summer’s competition to win a range of prizes. Keen growers can enter five categories: Best Garden, Best Hanging Basket, Best Planter Display, Best Children’s Display and Best Business Display. The deadline for entries is 20 July. The […]
A new artificial grass pitch at a Sandwell school is giving young footballers the chance to become stars of the future – and have ambitions of playing for their country. As the England women’s team has played brilliantly in the World Cup in France this summer, young players at Ferndale […]
Get in the mood for this year’s Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival with a special performance by Sandwell’s Rock School bands in West Bromwich on Tuesday 9 July. The SIPS Music and Arts Service Rock School summer concert starts at 7pm at Central Library in High Street. It’s free […]
