An ambitious road map for the future of Walsall Town Centre has passed its first milestone.

Walsall Council has secured funding of £144,000 to stop rogue landlords in targeted areas of the borough who are cynically letting shoddy and unsafe properties to tenants,who are often new to the UK and feel unable to challenge them.

Walsall Council’s next cabinet meeting will be considering a report on the economic challenges facing Walsall Town Centre.