WorldSkills offers hope to ‘lost generation’

3:27pm Wednesday 2nd September 2009

The plight of school leavers facing up to the bleakest job market since the days of the Wall Street crash of 1929 has thrown into the spotlight the pressing need to ensure young people obtain high-quality vocational training.

Straight advice for apprentices

5:28pm Tuesday 1st September 2009

The National Apprenticeship Service today launched a partnership with horsesmouth.co.uk to provide an informal online mentoring service for apprentices.

Local project gives young people the kickstart they need

12:40pm Tuesday 18th August 2009

Young people in the Black Country are benefiting from a project which aims to tackle the large number of 16 to 18 year olds not in employment, education or training (NEET).

Counting cost of snow

11:48am Monday 9th February 2009

THE extreme weather will cost British industry millions of pounds as workers were told to stay at home rather than attempt a tortuous journey to the office.

When dole queue became reality for thousands

When dole queue became reality for thousands

7:00am Saturday 3rd January 2009

THE credit crunch became a grim reality for millions of people in 2008 as the UK slid into recession and tens of thousands joined the dole queue.

Workers taking packed lunches to beat crunch

7:00am Saturday 3rd January 2009

EMPLOYEES are increasingly likely to tuck into packed lunches at work as the credit crunch continues to bite, a new survey reveals.

Benefits families on more than average take-home pay

7:00am Saturday 3rd January 2009

SOME 140,000 families are raking in more in benefits than the average take-home salary, it has been revealed.

Tackling unemployment is Brown’s priority for 09

Tackling unemployment is Brown’s priority for 09

11:14am Wednesday 24th December 2008

Government spending programmes brought forward in a bid to beat the recession will provide employment for at least 100,000 people in the current difficult economic times, Gordon Brown says.

Beat the CV rush

Beat the CV rush

11:10am Wednesday 24th December 2008

WITH experts predicting that two million people could be jobless by Christmas, now could be the time to send out your CV.

Questioning the benefits

Questioning the benefits

7:00am Saturday 20th December 2008

AS the recession takes hold and jobs are scarce, the Government is working on new plans to get people off benefits and into work.

More Jobs & Careers»




Your Say Your Halesowen

.Sandwell Council believes that the introduction of these parking charges will now help them to recover some costs for maintaining their car parks in Old Hill and Cradley Heath, however, in doing so, what they may have overlooked in the long run is the much greater drop in business rates revenue that could occur through the potential loss of trade as a consequence of their decision.  − Liz Bowler Old Hill

Old Hill and Cradley Heath car parking charges »

Fundamental good practice in local government must surely be for an accurate data-base – so why am I still receiving correspondence from SMBC addressed to me as Councillor Mary Docker? − Mary Docker

No longer a councillor but still getting pleas for help »



Essential Links



Local Information

Enter your postcode, town or place name

House prices »   Schools »   Crime »   Hospitals »

click2find


About cookies

We want you to enjoy your visit to our website. That's why we use cookies to enhance your experience. By staying on our website you agree to our use of cookies. Find out more about the cookies we use.

I agree