Walsall Council Approves Former Midland Hotel Conversion into 14-Bed Homeless Shelter Monday, April 27, 2026 homeless walsall midlandhotel housing council accommodation hmo temporary support planning Walsall Council has greenlit plans to transform the former Midland Hotel on Station Street into a 14-bed house of multiple occupation (HMO) dedicated to helping homeless people in the borough. The council acquired the … Read More
Second Bid to Convert Former Pub into Residential Housing in Walsall Saturday, April 25, 2026 walsall royaloak housing development planning redevelopment apartments pubclosure council realestate The Royal Oak, a former pub on Oxford Street in Walsall that has been vacant since the pandemic, is once again under consideration for redevelopment into housing. Laxmi Properties has submitted a new proposal to convert the … Read More
Campaign Group Rises to Protect Walsall Woodland from School Development Friday, April 24, 2026 walsall reedswood woodland school development environment protest community traffic conservation A new grassroots campaign group, Keep Reedswood Green – Say No to School Development Site, has formed in Walsall, driven by residents opposing the planned construction of a new school on Reedswood Park. Their inaugural … Read More
Political Parties in Walsall Take Stands on Leather Museum Relocation Ahead of Local Elections Wednesday, April 22, 2026 walsall leathermuseum relocation heritage localelections council community politics budget conservation As the local elections approach in Walsall, all seven political parties have declared their positions on the contentious plan to relocate the Leather Museum. The proposal, originally introduced by former council leader Garry … Read More
Midlands Cities Ranked Among England’s Poorest, Birmingham Ranks Second Sunday, April 19, 2026 deprivation birmingham midlands poverty nottingham stoke-on-trent walsall wolverhampton sandwell middlesbrough A recent national ranking of deprivation in England has placed several Midlands towns and cities among the poorest, with Birmingham ranking as the second most deprived city in the country. Only one location ranks worse than … Read More
‘We’ve been here five years and we’ll be here five more’ say campaigners battling to save historic pub Saturday, April 18, 2026 whitelion caldmore heritage locallisting pub campaign walsall community planning preservation A dedicated community group fighting to preserve the historic White Lion pub in Caldmore faces a continued wait before a decision is made on its local listing application. The Friends of the White Lion submitted their request … Read More