Bringing Communities Together
The director of a former Walsall shop, where more than 6000 illegal cigarettes and over 1kg of hand-rolling tobacco was discovered in August 2018, has finally been brought to justice. Ramen Amini appeared before Walsall Magistrates Court on 10 January after a cat and mouse game which saw two warrants […]
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is asking local people to give the perfect present this festive season to help meet the rising costs of its lifesaving missions. The charity is seeking support through online donations to fund its vital lifesaving work providing a pre-hospital emergency service 365 days of the year. […]
A derelict factory site in Walsall Town Centre is due to be transformed into apartments now that the developers have satisfied a number of pre-demolition conditions set by the Planning Authority in relation to construction management, hazardous materials, breeding birds and bats. A demolition notice has also been approved by […]
Changes to PCR testing following positive Lateral Flow Tests (LFT) have been introduced from 11th January), affecting Walsall residents. Under the new guidance, anyone in England who receives a positive LFT result regardless of their vaccination status should report their result on gov.uk or by calling 119. They must self-isolate immediately, […]
The rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, has resulted in the highest infection rates that Walsall has seen at any time during the pandemic.Between 26 December 2021 and 1 January 2022, 5,041 residents had a confirmed positive test result. The rate of positive cases has doubled in just seven […]
29 January 2022 is the day when greater protection should be given to the safety of active travellers as the Government’s proposed hierarchy of road users takes effect. The addition of the hierarchy to The Highway Code is welcomed by Birmingham City Council which, like other UK councils, is increasing […]
Older patients in hospitals across China took part in a major multi-centre open-label randomised clinical trial that showed there was no difference in post-operative delirium in older people with a hip fracture, if they had a general anaesthesia, or a regional anaesthesia. Post-operative delirium is a common, serious, neurological, complication […]
New research has revealed Islington is the social media capital of the UK. A new study has revealed that Islington is the UK’s social media capital, with its residents spending the longest amount of time online per capita. The study by cybersecurity and privacy experts VPN Overview analysed ONS data across more than 400 areas of the UK […]
New analysis has found that Yeovil, Somerset, is the easiest place to pass your driving test, in the UK. The study by A-Plan Insurance examined the pass rate percentage of major driving test centres in the UK – those that have conducted at least 1,000 tests since April 2020 – to determine the […]
Mitesh Sheth, outgoing CEO of leading independent investment consultant Redington, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours lists for services to diversity and inclusion within the financial services sector. Mitesh, who stepped back from his role as Redington CEO at the end of 2021 following […]
