Cars have now been banned outside of six Birmingham primary schools in a proposition to make it safer for children to walk to school and to reduce traffic congestion.  Car Free School Streets is a ground-breaking initiative to fundamentally reduce crowding on school roads and encourage parents to collect their […]

Benson Elliot, the UK-based private equity real estate manager, today announced that Sports Direct International is set to unveil its new Frasers multi-brand store concept in a 94,000 sq ft flagship store in the Mander Centre, Wolverhampton. The multi-level store will become home to the Frasers, FLANNELS, Sports Direct & […]

City of Wolverhampton Council will this month launch a mobile pop-up furniture factory to provide training and mentoring opportunities for refugees and migrants to carry out home makeovers for residents from vulnerable backgrounds. The European-funded MiFriendly Cities initiative will be delivered by a consortium led by African Caribbean Community Initiative […]

The next step in Wolverhampton’s partnership with eBay has seen the establishment of the UK’s first official Retail Revival Training Centre in the city. The development is eBay’s latest commitment to Wolverhampton as part of its Retail Revival pilot scheme in which the marketplace is working closely with 64 local […]

Pupils and staff at a Wolverhampton primary academy are celebrating after it was judged to be Good for the first time by Ofsted. Inspectors Steven Cartlidge and Linda Brown visited SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy and found it to be Good overall, highlighting the effectiveness of leadership and […]

The much-praised Tipton Cemetery has won a highly-coveted gold award in a national competition. The cemetery won gold in the Small / Medium Burial Grounds category of the National Cemetery of the Year Awards 2019. The awards are an excellent opportunity to reward hard-working staff and demonstrate the central role […]

The first brand-new primary school in Sandwell in more than 40 years opened its doors in Smethwick in September. Shireland Technology Primary Academy opened to the first 90 children in its temporary home in a new classroom block at Shireland Collegiate Academy. The children will remain in the building in […]

A Sikh man has been held in custody within England for carrying a Kirpan (religious knife) on his person. Many say the man in question was wrongly arrested as Sikhs are legally allowed to carry the weapon because it is one of their articles of faith, as long as it is not […]

It has been revealed that Walsall may lose its Old Square Shopping Centre just days after it was awarded up to £25m as part of the Government’s Town Fund.   The shopping centre, which includes a Debenhams, may be bulldozed to make room for more housing, putting many local jobs at […]