Whats on in Walsall Local News
Keith Piper Acquisition
The New Art Gallery Walsall is delighted to announce that we have been able to acquire Keith Piper’s multi-media installation Surveillance: Tagging the Other (1991) through the Contemporary Art Society Rapid Response Fund. This work was created in response to issues arising in the run-up to the formation of the European Union in 1992. The […] The New Art Gallery Walsall …
Working towards reopening
Following the Government’s easing of Coronavirus restrictions, we are one step closer to welcoming you back to the Gallery. We will not be reopening on Saturday 4th July, but are working hard to ensure that visitors are safe when we do. Keep an eye on our social media channels or sign up […] The New Art Gallery Walsall …
New ‘Discover from Home’ Arts Award course launched!
Arts Connect with Trinity College, London, have devised a new digitally available Arts Award course, that can be completed from home. The ‘Discover from Home’ course is being rolled out through selected cultural organisations, including The New Art Gallery Walsall. The first 50 places on the course are FREE! Thereafter a small fee will […] The New Art Gallery Walsall …
Farwa Moledina Ramadhan…
Farwa Moledina Ramadhan Essentials, 2020 Digital Illustration Three West Midlands based artists selected for The Stay at Home Residency series during lockdown The New Art Gallery Walsall has adapted its Studio residency programme in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic to support three artists to produce work from their homes between May and […] The New Art Gallery Walsall …
The Stay at Home Residency series – open call out
Open Call-out for The Stay at Home Residency series (May, June & July 2020) The New Art Gallery Walsall is adapting its studio programme in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic to offer a series of stay at home residency opportunities for artists based in the West Midlands. Between May and July 2020, […] The New Art Gallery Walsall …
Children’s workshops going digital!
Our much loved children’s workshops will being going online! Join us from home to take part in our various workshops. This Easter we’ll have Saturday Playdates, Tuesday Tots, Wednesdays for All and Thursday Skills. Our talented Artist Educators are working hard to provide their workshops digitally so you can all join in from home. […] The New Art Gallery Walsall …
The Drifters – 2020 UK Tour
The Drifters will be back on tour in the UK in 2020 with a brand-new show performing all their classic hits from the last six decades! Friday, 30 October 2020…
The New Art Gallery Walsall temporary closure to the public, from 2pm, Thursday 19th March 2020
The New Art Gallery Walsall temporary closure 2pm, Thursday 19 March 2020 To all our supporters, friends and visitors, For over 20 years The New Art Gallery Walsall has been bringing people, art and artists together. However, in light of the developing situation with COVID-19, the welfare of our visitors and staff […] The New Art Gallery Walsall …
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The Guardian Walsall
- Asylum seeker jailed for at least 29 years for murdering Walsall hotel worker
by Matthew Weaver on 30 January 2026 at 2:41 pmDeng 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 3:00 pmProtesters 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 […]
- Ken Burley obituary
by Richenda Codling on 18 April 2025 at 9:32 amMy friend Ken Burley, who has died aged 80, was a town planner with a public service ethos. A member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, he worked professionally in local authorities and […]
- ‘It could be months or years’: Walsall canal faces long road back to health after chemical spill
by Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent on 24 August 2024 at 9:00 amCharity is considering removing some of the water and there is also concern over the sediment on the canal floorWhen sodium cyanide leaked into a Walsall canal this month, leading to a major incident […]
- About 90kg of dead fish removed from Walsall canal after sodium cyanide leak
by Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent on 19 August 2024 at 5:36 pmEnvironmental charity fears ‘the aquatic ecosystem will have been devastated or lost’ after chemical spill last weekAbout 90kg (200lbs) of dead fish have been removed from a canal after a sodium […]
Birmingham Mail – Walsall News
- Department for Education to host meeting about controversial free school project in Walsall
by newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Rachel Alexander) on 11 March 2026 at 2:34 pmPlans for the school have been in place since 2017
- New home for Walsall Leather Museum announced and closure date set
by newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Rachel Alexander) on 11 March 2026 at 12:41 pmUntil today, the location of the museum has been under wraps
- Police issue update after four men stabbed following 'disorder and collision'
by newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Kelly Ashmore, Isabelle Bates) on 11 March 2026 at 11:14 amFour men remain in hospital following the ordeal
- ‘They don’t care about us’ say Walsall residents living next to proposed school site
by newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Rachel Alexander) on 11 March 2026 at 5:30 amThe Department for Education has chosen 13.7 acres of woodland at Reedswood Park for a new 1000-space school
- Walsall man arrested after 'loving' mum died in horror crash
by newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Kelly Ashmore) on 10 March 2026 at 10:35 amSian Sanghera, 33, could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the scene
