Month: December 2022

A new nursery situated at a former school master’s house could be opening in Bloxwich if plans submitted to Walsall Council get approved.

JS Properties has filed a proposal to turn the three-bedroom Park Lodge situated next to All Saints Academy on the High Street into a nursery.

The application includes a proposed extension to the property, which currently sits in the Bloxwich Park Conservation Area.

Agents Architettura said: “The applicant proposes to re-purpose the existing dwelling and associated garage to provide a children’s Day Nursery.

“This will involve a small, single-storey, flat-roofed extension to the rear of the building as a small addition to a prior single-storey extension.

“The site is within Bloxwich Park Conservation Area. It is considered that, given the very modest extent of building work proposed in and its location on the site, the proposal is not significant to the setting of the building.

“The proposed small extension is to the prior/existing modern flat-roofed extension and is substantially out of sight at the rear of the Lodge.”

A decision on the application is expected to made in the new year.

Life-saving bleed control kits have been distributed across the borough by West Midlands Police for use in emergencies.

10 kits have been placed at strategic locations with another 23 bleed kits due to be distributed shortly.

Locations include the Saddlers Centre in Walsall, The Crown Inn in Aldridge, Swan Flooring in Brownhills and Pelsall Village Centre.

The bleed kits include tourniquets, bandages, gloves and other essentials that allow members of the public to help treat injuries before paramedics arrive on the scene.

Funding for the kids was made possible thanks to the Daniel Baird Foundation, which was set up by Daniel’s mother Lynne following the tragic murder of her son in 2017.

PC Ian Brotherton, Young Persons Officer at Walsall, said: “These bleed kits are being rolled out through an excellent multi-agency approach.

“Walsall Police have been working in joint partnership with a number of agencies including the emergency services, Walsall Council and the West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership and this is just a great example of how joint agency working can work so productively.

“It’s important when someone is stabbed, cut or injured that they receive first aid treatment straight away.

“These kits are designed to save lives and they are now being placed in accessible locations across the Walsall borough in case they are needed to save a life.”

Due to an increase in reports that off-road bikes and electric scooters have been causing a nuisance in Walsall, the council is considering buying drones to help tackle the issue.

Over the last 12 months, 777 complaints have been registered with West Midlands police from residents, and the council now hopes to use the technology to track offenders and seize vehicles.

Over 100 of these reports were related to intimidation and noise nuisance in the Pelsall area.

“We’re gathering lots of data and we’re starting to get the evidence together to be able to deal with this in a proactive way. The message from ourselves is ‘we’re coming to get you and your bikes’,” said Paul Gordon, the council’s director of resilient communities.

Drones are currently available to share across the West Midlands police force, but Walsall Council leader Mike Bird says that they are looking at financing a drone solely for use by the Walsall police force.

A new bar and nightclub is opening in Bridge Street Walsall on Saturday 10 December, 2022.

The Kass Bar, which has a dress code of “smart and sophisticated”, will feature weekly resident DJs and open from 9pm-3am.

DJs currently booked to provide weekly sets on rotation include: Deejayadot, DJ Fourty, DJ Kasa and DJ Kass.

The club occupies the former Religion and WS1 nightclub building at 42-46 Bridge Street. Entry is free before midnight and £5 afterwards, with the last entry at 12.30am.

The Kass Bar will be open on Friday and Saturday nights.