Local News and Updates
- 7th January 2026
Former Birmingham University students launches new music collection written at Birmingham
- 7th January 2026
Heather Wastie on The Ian Henery Show on Black Country Radio
- 6th January 2026
As the new year begins, Walsall residents are being encouraged to make 2026 the year they quit smoking and take control of their health, with access to a range of local services in the community, digitally and through specialist services.
- 6th January 2026
A joint taxi enforcement operation was carried out on 28 November by Walsall Council, City of Wolverhampton Council and West Midlands Police traffic officers, as part of ongoing work to maintain high safety and licensing standards across the region.
- 6th January 2026
The deadline for Walsall parents and carers to submit their child’s primary school application is next week, on Thursday 15 January 2026.
- 6th January 2026
There is a jam-packed schedule to kickstart 2026 at Walsall’s Family Hubs.
- 6th January 2026
People can have their say about proposals to introduce a 'Public Space Protection Order' (PSPO) to help tackle anti-social behaviour around the Bentley Bridge area.
- 6th January 2026
The City of Wolverhampton Council is urging parents, carers, education staff, and professionals across the city to take part in the Department for Education’s 'national conversation' on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms.
- 6th January 2026
There’s still time to join a series of ‘Winter Warmth and Wellness’ sessions taking place at Wolverhampton Libraries – designed to bring together communities during the colder months.
- 6th January 2026
Planning permission to transform the former Marks & Spencer (M&S) building on Dudley Street in the heart of Wolverhampton into apartments and retail units has been given the go ahead.