Local News and Updates
- 20th January 2026
Staff across two Black Country NHS Trusts have been praised for their determination and commitment to keep healthcare services running in hospitals and across communities in the aftermath of Storm Goretti.
- 20th January 2026
A pilot scheme to provide Emergency Department (ED) care in the community in Walsall, avoiding people having to go to hospital, has prevented more than 76 per cent of the patients the team was called to see attending ED within its first month of operation
- 16th January 2026
Residents, local leaders and healthcare workers will come together on Sunday 18 January 2026, to celebrate the life of Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison better known as Sister Dora.
- 16th January 2026
Walsall Council is championing Big Energy Saving Week (17–23 January) by hosting a series of free, drop-in sessions offering climate and energy support....
- 16th January 2026
The Mayor of the West Midlands has visited Blakenall Village Centre to see first-hand how the WorkWell programme is supporting Walsall residents with health conditions or disabilities to access and stay in employment.
- 16th January 2026
As part of the West Midlands Business Festival, a business-focused We Are Walsall 2040 event will take place on Wednesday 11 February 2026 at Bescot Stadium.
- 16th January 2026
Dr Ranjit Khutan (pictured) is South Asian Ambassador and Trustee of The Grand Theatre and proudly from Willenhall
- 15th January 2026
Walsall Council has welcomed the publication of the Bloxwich Launchpad Social Value Report, confirming that the regeneration project has delivered an exceptional £1.23 million in social value, significantly exceeding its original target of £277,000.
- 15th January 2026
Following the launch of the Walsall Food Plan, Walsall Council has recently added two new community shop locations to its growing network across the borough – one in Darlaston and another in Willenhall.
- 15th January 2026
On National Pothole Day, Walsall Council is highlighting its year-round strategy to maintaining safe roads.