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A major event which starred Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton was a success - thanks to community spirited Tarmac staff who are working for Walsall Council.

 

Organisers of the Walsall Urban Festival were on the look out for crowd control barriers for the event to mark the opening of Walsall College, off Littleton Street.

 

More than 100 metres of barriers were delivered, installed and removed for the College as part of a sponsorship agreement.

 

The multi-million pound landmark development opened this year after Walsall Council opened the new ring road.

 

Jason Suffolk, contracts manager for Tarmac National Contracting, said: "We were really pleased to be able to help with these barriers. We have a strong relationsjhip with the Council and it's also good to be able to support the local event like this. Hopefully everyone at the Urban Festival had a good time."

 

Councillor Tom Ansell, Walsall Council cabinet member for transport, paid tribute to the authority's partners for stepping into the breach.

 

He said: "It's a case of 'Well done Tarmac' for the barriers and this shows the benefits of partnership working. I'm sure Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton left Walsall impressed.

 

"The new Walsall College building is a brilliant development and is such an inspiring place for young people top learn in.

 

"Now Walsall's ring road is in place we are starting to harvest the fruits of development that the road has opened up.

 

"Let's not forget that without the improved access that the road has brought the new college simply would not have been possible." 

 

Millions of pounds of investment and thousands of new jobs are already set to be created as a direct result of the ring road with more to follow.

 

Development work has also taken place at Manor Hospital, off Pleck Road with a new Tesco development also taking shape and a whg building to take shape off Littleton Street.