Cutting edge businesses, in locations including Scotland and Nottingham, are set to benefit from a share of £30 million to be at the forefront of designing and testing innovative technology of the future that will modernise our energy system and store renewable energy for later use. Capturing and storing energy for use when and …
£30 million government boost to capture and store more renewable energy Read More »
Over £1.6 billion of new investment will be directed into vital infrastructure to improve the water quality of our rivers, lakes and coastal waters and secure future water supplies, the government and Ofwat announced today (3 April). It follows a request from Defra to English water companies to accelerate investments between now and 2025 to …
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Moat Farm Junior School in Oldbury school is celebrating after topping a national league table measuring how many of their pupils walk to school and how often. Last year Moat Farm Junior was ranked 5th nationally but has improved on even that achievement by heading up the list of schools in England taking part in …
Sandwell Council’s Youth Service has invested in two new buses to replace the aging Sandwell Youth Bus as it comes to the end of its life as a mobile youth centre. Around £700,000 will be invested in two brand new buses to serve young people in Sandwell for many years to come. The new buses …
Brand new buses mean farewell tour for the Sandwell Youth Bus Read More »
Work is now well under way on a £20.8million refurbishment scheme for council homes in Oldbury. Representatives from Sandwell Council and Lovell Partnerships Limited, which is carrying out the work, visited 19-storey high-rise block Darley House in Wallace Close to see the progress made since work started in November 2022. Surrounding low-rise blocks Alston House, …
Major transformation for Oldbury council homes well under way Read More »
Sandwell Council has partnered with digital services and consulting company Infosys to launch a website that will offer local people free skills training courses from beginner to advanced level. Springboard is Infosys’ flagship digital learning platform designed to empower people, communities, and society with skills to be successful in the 21st century. It will help …
Sandwell residents to benefit from newly launched free online digital learning platform Read More »
Laybourne Park Tipton The Green Spaces Strategy approved by Sandwell Council’s Cabinet in June 2022 set out an ambitious programme of works, and a commitment to keep residents informed of progress. Sandwell Council has now announced the latest round of improvements in 2022/2023 financial year to Green Spaces is now concluding. As part of its …
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Sandwell Council has this month (March) launched a new group to oversee long-term solutions to tackling hot spots with significant fly-tipping, littering and very overgrown areas. The Hot Spot Solutions Group will build on the successful work of the Environment Response Team in the Green Spaces Service, which over the past year has trialled a …
The UK Government has named two leaders in dementia research to spearhead the ambitious national Mission to tackle dementia, which was launched in memory of the late Dame Barbara Windsor. Hilary Evans is the Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK, the largest charitable funder of dementia research in Europe. Nadeem Sarwar is currently a senior …
From 1 April 2023, women prescribed HRT – the main treatment for menopause symptoms – will have access to a new scheme enabling access to a year’s worth of menopause prescription items for the cost of 2 single prescription charges (currently £18.70). As part of commitments to reduce the cost of HRT for menopausal women, the PPC will be valid for …
Hundreds of thousands of women experiencing menopause symptoms to get cheaper HRT Read More »
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