National leading home assistance provider, HomeServe Membership, is creating 40 new jobs for engineers across the UK, in the Midlands, North West, South East and South West.  The Walsall-based company is looking for multi-skilled and plumbing & drainage engineers, with applications open between now and the end of September.

Public Services students were invited by West Midlands Police to help with their riot training over the summer break and were also given a rare insight into the force’s training and riot tactics. Over 15 Level 3 students became disorderly football hooligans for the day, cheering and chanting at the police in a disruptive manner during a series of stimulated riot activities at Birmingham City Football ground.

Many more talented residents will get access to higher education after London’s top evening university agreed a deal with Haringey Council to offer courses in Tottenham. Birkbeck, University of London, will run a dedicated course designed to equip adults with the skills they need for university study. Full courses will start from September 2016, with a programme of shorter training sessions and events beginning this month.

Parents have the most fun with their children when they are five according to a new study of 2000 parents with children under 13, asked them to rate how much fun they have-or had- with their children throughout the different ages. The study revealed that five is the optimum age for enjoying our children’s company with 39 per cent of parents claiming it to be the most fun age for both boys and girls.

It’s getting close to that time of year when many young adults will be heading off to university and starting to lead a more independent life.  It can be a steep learning curve – both educationally and in relation to the acquisition of certain life skills – with many having to take on household chores for the first time.

After a year of building work, Walsall College is now opening the doors of its £11m Business and Sports Hub to students and the community. The college received the key to the prominent development on Littleton Street West this week and also announced that it will be officially launched with a community event on Saturday 26^th September.