City of Wolverhampton Council has submitted a bid for £20 million to the government’s Future High Streets Fund to help deliver its ambitious city centre vision. The council’s initial proposal was shortlisted by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government in July and it has now put forward a […]

A review has praised the work of individuals and organisations in Wolverhampton to steer young people away from a life of violent crime – and highlighted the responsibility of everyone to support the city’s young people. The Scrutiny Review, Rewriting the Narrative – Youth Violent Crime, makes a total of […]

Walsall volunteer tree wardens braved the cold yesterday and planted 35 trees along the Bloxwich and Pelsall boundary on Wolverhampton Road. The wardens were joined by the tree team from Clean and Green at Walsall Council, the Woodlands Trust, Hillier Trees, the Friends of Pelsall Commons, Asda’s Community Champion and […]

Imaginative primary school pupils in Rowley Regis have named a new £15 million extra care housing scheme for people aged 55 and over being built near their school. The Year 4s from Brickhouse Primary School – who were split into teams for the task – worked with staff from Sandwell […]

It is a fantastic feeling having a holiday in the diary to look forward to. But when you have young children finding the right holiday can be tricky and it can be hard to know where to start your holiday search. Working out which destinations and accommodation types are suitable […]

The first group of teachers have become “autism leaders” by completing a new postgraduate qualification designed to help raise awareness of the developmental disorder within mainstream schools. The Autism Leaders Award, delivered by the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Outreach Service in conjunction with the […]

City of Wolverhampton Council has launched a draft climate commitment to lead a whole city approach to address the global climate emergency and work towards becoming a carbon neutral city. In July 2019, the city council become the first local authority in the Black Country to declare a climate emergency. […]

Development of a new blue print for how land across the Black Country could be regenerated in future years moves a step forward today. The government requires local authorities to have an up-to-date 15-year plan to meet the development needs of an area and reflect the aspirations of local communities. […]

A primary school girl has achieved the highest score in Mensa IQ test, beating the late Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein.   Freya Mangotra, from Moseley, took the test when was just ten and a half years old. Freya’s proud dad Kuldeep Kumar said that his daughters result of 162 in the […]

It will be tested first in 20 town/city centers before being turned out in 101 zones up and down the UK  A West Midlands high street has been named as the first in the UK to profit by a £1billion Government supported funding project.   Stirchley is among 14 UK shopping hubs singled out […]