Labour call for budget details
Labour councillors are demanding Walsall Council’s coalition cabinet spell out the consequences of the biggest round of cuts in the authority’s history.
Saddlers Sore
Dave Woodhall on a trip to the Bescot.
Walsall protest leads to violence
The EDL visited Walsall on Saturday, with predictable consequences.
Police Warn Protestors ‘Behave.’
Police in Walsall have moved to reassure residents ahead of Saturday’s demonstration.
Students get a taste of The Apprentice
New sixth formers at Aldridge School got a taste of The Apprentice when they met one of Lord Sugar’s TV candidates, Paula Jones.
Only six people find work in Walsall; latest unemployment figures
Official unemployment figures released today show that between July and August only six people found jobs in Walsall.
Planning for homes is failing deprived areas
A councillor is demanding to know what has happened to almost £3 million in grants for new homes after it emerged only 17 houses were built
Emergency meeting called on children at risk
The Chair of Walsall’s Children and Young People Scrutiny and Performance Panel, Labour Cllr Barbara Cassidy, has called an emergency meeting to discuss a report which has condemned the council’s Safeguarding Children service.
Call to ban race-hate group’s demonstration
A senior Labour councillor is calling for a demonstration In Walsall by the far-right, English Defence League to be banned by the Home Secretary.
Eligh Toadd play Bloxwich
Famed four piece progressive rock band Eligh Toadd will be hopping onto the stage in Bloxwich next month.