Central Environment

Boaters are still unable to access north of Ocker Hill junction to the junction with the Wyrley and Essington Canal.

Councils across the Midlands have urged residents to reduce waste and to use 'household recycling centres' (tips) if necessary over Christmas.

Walsall Council had declared a major incident after sodium cyanide leaked into a stretch of the canal between Bentley Mill Way and Rollingmill street.