Local News and Updates
- 9th November 2026
Walsall Council has been presented with a Gold Award under the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme, recognising its long-term commitment to supporting the armed forces community.
- 9th November 2026
Walsall residents aged 50 and over across Walsall are being encouraged to take part in the next two cohorts of the Health in Later Life Physical Activity Programme, helping people be active, independent and connected within their local communities.
- 9th November 2026
Walsall Council Trading Standards officers have removed unsafe and non-compliant products from sale during inspections of traders in Blakenall and Bloxwich.
- 9th November 2026
Residents can now report a wider range of community protection concerns to Walsall Council online, including noise nuisance, rubbish on private land, anti-social behaviour and problems with taxis and licensed businesses.
- 9th November 2026
Walsall residents are being urged to have their say on Walsall Council’s budget proposals for 2027/28.
- 9th November 2026
As colder weather can drive rodents indoors in search of food and shelter, Walsall Council’s Environmental Health officers are highlighting the consequences of inadequate pest control.
- 9th November 2026
The music company run by Black Sabbath’s original manager Jim Simpson has won the Arts & Culture Award at the Birmingham Awards 2026.
- 9th November 2026
More than four in five UK businesses say that at least some of their AI spending has delivered no measurable return, or that they don’t measure the return at all, according to new research from Air IT Group.
- 9th November 2026
The family of a young Birmingham swimmer who received a liver transplant are calling on local businesses to help fund his place representing Great Britain at the World Transplant Games.
- 9th November 2026
B:Music, the Birmingham-based charity responsible for Town Hall and Symphony Hall, is partnering with independent Digbeth roastery Ithaka as part of its ongoing commitment to becoming more sustainable.