Wolverhampton residents are once again being asked to make a positive change in their street, community and city. Make:Shift, Wolverhampton’s annual ideas festival, is back for its seventh year on Saturday 16 November, between 10am and 1pm, at The Workspace, All Saints Road, All Saints, Wolverhampton. It aims to empower […]

More than £50,000 is to be spent on improving the children’s play area at Mary Stevens Park in Stourbridge, thanks to the fundraising efforts of dedicated local volunteers. The cash will be used to make the play area at the park bigger, with plans to put in a large sunken […]

Christmas is just around the corner and people in Sandwell can get in the festive spirit with a series of community events across the six towns. Sandwell Council is making sure town centres are looking Christmassy and is working together with community organisations to put on a number of Christmas […]

Sandwell Council is planning to hold a ‘theatre in the park’ event in June 2020 and is currently carrying out some research to help put together the best possible show. Alex Howell, arts and projects officer for Sandwell, said: “We’re really lucky that Sandwell has a wealth of unique parks […]

Two women who scooped national awards after transforming their lives through learning with Adult Education Wolverhampton attended a parliamentary reception to celebrate their achievements. Getting back into the classroom helped Marie Smith battle severe depression, return to work and study for a degree, and enabled Seong Chua overcome low self […]

Plans to plant a tree for every child starting reception have been approved by Sandwell Council’s cabinet. A tree will be planted for the 4,900 children who started school in reception in September 2019 With a further 10,100 trees to be planted in the following two years. Planting will start […]

The Mayor of Dudley has been supporting final preparations for this Saturday’s Himley Bonfire and Fireworks event (November 2). Principal sponsor Wates Living Space joined the Mayor on his tour, where they took the opportunity to do a wildlife check around the bonfire pallets. The legendary fun night out for […]

Roll up, roll up! Circus performers are coming to the Manor House in West Bromwich on Saturday (2 November). This family-friendly show is open to everyone and includes clowns, aerialist and juggling acts and lots of fun! Buy tickets in advance for the special performance by Little Big Top Circus. […]

Youngsters can swim for free at borough leisure centres over the half-term holidays – as it was revealed there have been more than 50,000 visits since the initiative started last summer. Dudley Council bosses announced the scheme last July in a bid to encourage youngsters to stay active, keep fit […]

Actors from Gazebo Theatre in Education are bringing the exciting story of the Flu Fighters to life in schools around Wolverhampton over the next few weeks. Following a successful premiere of their theatrical production at Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group’s Annual General Meeting last month, Gazebo’s innovative adaptation of the 2 […]