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Things to Do in Walsall, Walsall News 30 September 2026

‘The Edward Hopper of the Black Country’: the photographer whose epic shots captured Sikh life in Walsall
by Stuart Jeffries on 5 June 2026 at 4:05 pm
Paths You Walk is a show that finds beauty in images of alienation as Billy Dosanjh turns his lens on race, identity, empire – and the men who kept the furnaces glowingIt was bitter in Walsall that […]
How the Walsall rapist John Ashby exposed his misogyny rapping online
by Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent on 25 April 2026 at 7:00 am
The 32-year-old jailed for life for a racially motivated sex attack on a Sikh woman had a collection of hate-filled uploadsJohn Ashby is a man who did not hide his hatred of women.In fact, the […]
Man admits rape and religiously aggravated assault after court confrontation
by Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent on 21 April 2026 at 6:15 pm
John Ashby, 32, admits using Islamophobic slurs during attack on Sikh woman he thought was Muslim A man who racially abused a Sikh woman as he raped her has pleaded guilty to the assault after being […]
Asylum seeker jailed for at least 29 years for murdering Walsall hotel worker
by Matthew Weaver on 30 January 2026 at 3:41 pm
Deng Chol Majek stabbed Rhiannon Whyte 23 times in ‘sadistic’ attack at railway stationA Sudanese asylum seeker has been jailed for at least 29 years for the “sadistic” murder of a woman who […]
‘Our last heritage asset’: fears for Walsall Leather Museum as council plans to sell
by Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent on 27 October 2025 at 4:00 pm
Protesters say selling building to local college could end a trade dating back to middle ages, if new premises not foundCampaigners protesting against the sale of Walsall Leather Museum have said the […]