City of Wolverhampton’s plans to develop a National Brownfield Institute (NBI) have been handed a major boost. The scheme is to receive £14.9 million of funding from the Government’s Get Building Fund for the West Midlands which is aimed at projects that can be started quickly and completed within 18 […]

Plans to transform a former Wolverhampton youth club into a welcoming community hub and church have been announced. Windmill Community Church, a registered charity, is developing the proposals to restore the club on Henwood Road in Compton. The City of Wolverhampton Council owned building has been empty since September 2019 […]

There has been a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in Sandwell in recent weeks. This has be partly driven by outbreaks in workplaces. Lisa McNally, Sandwell Council’s director for public health, said: “We need businesses to let us know if they have two or more cases of COVID-19 among their […]

A factory at the centre of a major coronavirus outbreak in Sandwell has taken the decision to voluntarily close from tonight after over a third of the workforce tested positive for COVID-19. CBS Packaging, of Brandon Way, West Bromwich, has closed for 14 days to support infection control measures decided […]

Work to transform Wolverhampton into one of the world’s best digitally connected cities is underway. Wolverhampton is celebrating a major milestone in its digital transformation with work now well underway to build a full fibre network to reach almost every home and business in the city. CityFibre, the UK’s third […]

Expansion works on a major Midlands business park are running ahead of schedule with the construction of fully serviced factory platforms now underway. Advanced works involving site clearance, land investigation and testing across a 60 acre site at i54 South Staffordshire were completed last week, just 2 months after the […]

Up to 365 jobs could be cut by a council which says it must cut major services to prevent bankruptcy caused by the financial impact of COVID-19. Luton Borough Council faces a £49m shortfall in its finances – and needs to save almost £22m. Amidst political rhetoric of investment into […]

Sandwell Council is drawing up ambitious plans to regenerate three town areas in the borough – in a bid to win a slice of the £3.6 billion cash available nationwide for regeneration schemes. Councillor Maria Crompton, Deputy Council Leader, said the council was pulling out all the stops to secure […]

Prudent and tight financial management saw City of Wolverhampton Council turnaround a forecasted budget overspend at one stage during 2019 to 2020 to finish the year with an underspend. The authority will this week publish its budget outturn report for the last financial year which will be considered by Cabinet […]