Just 2,500 Polo GTI Edition 25 models will be available worldwide – including 350 heading to the UK. All the classic GTI hallmarks are included – red brake calipers and trim strips, a honeycomb design on the radiator grille and chrome-plated tailpipes – but the Polo GTI Edition 25 also comes with exclusive anniversary equipment such as 18-inch black gloss Adelaide alloy wheels, a black roof and black exterior mirrors, all of which enhance the car’s sporty appearance. The interior is equipped as standard with premium sport seats in perforated black-red leather, finished with stitched GTI logos, and black gloss…
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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 new way of different council services working together to resolve long-standing issues at sites that can’t be quickly or easily dealt with through routine cleaning or grounds maintenance. More than 150 sites in total across Sandwell’s six towns were tackling during the trial which ran…
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 Green Spaces Programme for 2022/23, Sandwell invested over £4 million from a mix of council and external funding in parks, play areas, outdoor sports facilities and nature reserves. This included: – Significant refurbishments and improvements to 41 play areas, with over £900,000…
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 acquire new skills and increase employability, supporting individuals, communities, and businesses alike. Infosys Springboard will offer more than 700 digital courses from beginner through to more advanced programmes, with training provided in modular bite size chunks. The platform was launched on Friday 17…
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, Birchley House, Century House, Radnall House and Selby House will also benefit from the major transformation for the area in forthcoming phases of the project. Once the three-year scheme is completed, external walls of all blocks will have been fitted with insulated rain cladding and…
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 are currently on the production line before they are sent to be customised to be used as youth buses. The new buses will be kitted out with the latest technology including a mini recording studio, a sensory area, a virtual reality offer, smart TVs and…
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 the initially. Moat Farm weren’t the only Sandwell school celebrating as Yew Tree Primary also made it into the list of the top ten schools in England this spring. Sandwell is the only local authority to have two schools in the top ten. The schools…
Mohammed Zafran BEM, known as Zaf to many has won another Award in the long list of his illustrious career as a Youth Pioneer. Zaf, who is the UK Goodwill Ambassador for Youth and Community, has been highly instrumental in helping deprived and vulnerable youths to come away from crime and get back in education and work. Zaf has helped over 36,000 youths in the last few years to engage in community projects with All 4 Youth & Community and with Unite and Uplift Together. Zaf has worked in partnership with Birmingham City Council and West Midlands Police and since…
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 leader at Eisai, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. Together, they will convene industry, the NHS, academia and families living with dementia, to tackle this devastating illness. Announcing the appointments at the World Dementia Council Summit today (Monday 20 March) Minister for Science, Research…
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 12 months. It can be used against a list of HRT prescription items, and a patient can use this against an unlimited number of HRT items, such as patches, tablets and topical preparations. There will be no limit to how many times the certificate can be used while it is…