An additional cohort of residents in Walsall is being advised to shield, following a change to the model the government uses to calculate vulnerability to Coronavirus.

The government made an announcement on 16 February 2021 about the change, which affects an estimated 1.7 million people in England.

Walsall Council has begun statutory consultation on proposals to introduce Additional Licensing for HMO(s). 

The owner of Walsall butcher’s business has been ordered to pay costs totalling £1,798 and given an 18 month community order of 200 hours of unpaid work, after he cheated customers with short weight sales from his shop.