Community News & Updates
- 11th July 2026
A free fun Walsall scheme designed to support children’s development and their transition to early years or school will make a welcome comeback this summer holiday.
- 11th July 2026
At an event on Friday 26 June, Bloxwich Launchpad won the Community Benefit award at the prestigious RICS regional awards for the West Midlands.
Young people across the borough of Walsall are being invited to take part in a series of creative sessions to help shape a new hippo-themed art trail which will be on display next year.
Families across Walsall are invited to a free, fun and informative event this summer as BabyFest returns to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week 2026.
- 11th July 2026
Walsall Council’s community libraries are joining this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. The initiative encourages children to maintain good reading habits during the school holidays.
Maurren Lewis, Director and CEO, tells all on The Ian Henery Show on Black Country Xtra
- 7th July 2026
Emergency services staff across the Midlands have completed one of their largest and most complex emergency preparedness exercises.
- 7th July 2026
Staff, visitors and supporters have come together at Walsall Manor Hospital to celebrate the NHS’ s forthcoming 78th birthday, while fundraising at the same time.
- 7th July 2026
A vehicle has been seized and four people have received fines following separate fly-tipping incidents across Walsall.
Residents are being encouraged to visit Walsall Council's EnviroCrime trailer as it returns to communities across the borough next week to help tackle fly-tipping and other environmental crime.