Bringing Communities Together
The BBC broadcaster, George Alagiah is supporting the first national NHS bowel screening campaign that asks anyone who receives a free test kit: “put it by the loo, don’t put it off” as recent data showed that almost one third (30%) of people do not return the potentially lifesaving […]
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found a merger between two of the biggest players in the UK’s hearing implant sector could lead to worse outcomes for the patients who rely on these life-changing hearing implants and higher prices for the NHS. The proposed merger of Cochlear Limited […]
The number of children who will be starting school in September is slightly reduced this year due to the lower birth rate in 2018/19. In Walsall, 3417 reception applications were received on time and every applicant who applied on time has received an offer of a school place for September 2023. From […]
Please be aware that the annual Walsall Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan procession will be taking place on Sunday 16 April 2023 and will involve the use of main and side road closures as the event takes place on the route detailed below. The route will be as follows:- West Bromwich Street, […]
Walsall Council’s highways bosses are extremely concerned at recent thefts of gully drain covers — the drains at the side of the road next to the kerb which feed rainwater into the public sewers. Between Friday 31 March and Tuesday 11 April, the council is aware that 45 have been […]
When: Wednesday 12 April 2023 at 2:15pm Location: Lichfield Street Hub Library Admission: Free On Wednesday 12 April, the Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho, will visit Lichfield Street Hub Library in Walsall as part of his nationwide ‘Library Marathon’. The award-winning performance poet, playwright and children’s author is visiting local libraries to highlight their […]
More than 42,000 trees were planted in Walsall as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) – a nationwide initiative created to mark the Platinum Jubilee in 2022 which closed on March 31, 2023. Across the West Midlands Lieutenancy area, more than 150,000 trees have been planted. Originally due to […]
Over £1.6 billion of new investment will be directed into vital infrastructure to improve the water quality of our rivers, lakes and coastal waters and secure future water supplies, the government and Ofwat announced today (3 April). It follows a request from Defra to English water companies to accelerate investments […]
Despite the global disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, space organisations presented a robust picture, generating £17.5 billion in 2021, compared to £16.5 billion the previous year. Figures in the latest Size & Health of the UK Space Industry report show the number of space organisations identified across the UK […]
A successful application to the Arts Council England Libraries Improvement Fund has secured £202,349 funding and this will enable the Council to invest in digital infrastructure and update resources for its seven libraries, mobile library and archive service. Improvements over the next year will reduce the digital divide by updating […]
