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Divorce bill to end the ‘blame game’
The government’s new Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill will help end the ‘blame game’ for separating couples, the Law Society of England and Wales said today as their written evidence to the bill committee was published. “With an estimated 42% of marriages ending in divorce,* this bill has the potential […]
Summer Fest 2019
Saturday 13 July – 11am to 5pm Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich. Free entry There is loads happening on the day and most of these activities are FREE! Youth zone Floetry – sign up now for a rap and poetry workshop DJ skills Youth buses Climbing wall Careers expo […]
Making an Impact – project celebrates young people’s achievements
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 […]
Police appeal following suspected Birmingham BBQ shooting
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 […]
Teens arrested over machete bike robberies after WMP pursuit
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® 2019 HOSTS THE EUROPEAN PREVIEW OF THE NEW JEEP GLADIATOR
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 […]
Strategy to slash school exclusions published
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 […]
Award in memory of “vibrant” junior doctor
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 […]
Payment Services and their Continued Expansion
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 […]
