Bringing Communities Together
City of Wolverhampton Council has topped its fundraising target to support Acorns Children’s Hospice in Walsall. Last month, the City Council kicked off the fundraising with a bake off and tombola and hosted a raffle for people in the city. Yesterday, the council presented the raffle draw via Facebook Live […]
Deaths related to drug misuse are still falling in Sandwell – bucking a rising national trend. National figures released today (Thursday 15 August) show Sandwell has the lowest rate of drug-related deaths in the West Midlands and is also well below the national average. Councillor Farut Shaeen, Sandwell Council’s cabinet […]
Beaulieu’s first Simply Mercedes exceeded all expectations with as many as 424 luxury cars making a magnificent line-up in the grounds of the National Motor Museum. A total of 845 rally participants enjoyed the luxury saloons, limousines, glamorous sports cars and rugged utility vehicles from the classy 1950s up to the latest models, in […]
More than three thousand (3,400) students who live or study in Sandwell have had their exam results today. Students from all over the borough have achieved top grades in A Level and BTEC qualifications. Councillor Yvonne Davies, leader of Sandwell Council,commented on the results. She said: “I am very proud […]
New room at Crewe part of Virgin Trains’ commitment to promote rail travel for all The Calm Corner has been designed to offer all travellers but especially those with hidden disabilities a safe and calm environment Staff at Crewe station given practical training to support customers Virgin Trains has opened […]
A project to improve the health and wellbeing of South Asian women in Wednesbury has been given a £4,800 boost by Sandwell Council. The council has awarded Breakthru CIC’s Aman Group a town grant to help it to put on sessions for 150 South Asian women aged 40 to 90. The […]
Cricket-loving young people in the Old Hill area of Rowley Regis have been given a £2,000 grant boost – to encourage more to take up the ever-increasingly popular sport. Sandwell Council’s Town Grants team has awarded the junior section of Old Hill Cricket Club a grant to provide more equipment […]
Stuttgart. Plug-in hybrids are an important milestone on the road to zero-emissions driving. Mercedes‑Benz Cars is pushing ahead with the development of its plug-in hybrids under the EQ Power label. With the A 250 e (combined fuel consumption 1.5-1.4 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions 34-33 g/km, combined electrical consumption 15.0-14.8 kWh/100 […]
Returning for its fourth year in 2020 City of Wolverhampton Council is building up the excitement to what is going to be a spectacular Literature Festival from Friday 31 January to Sunday 2 February. The first in a series of pre-festival events is ‘Himmat’ (Courage) will take place next month. […]
A Wolverhampton business owner has been stripped of his management title after failing to comply with food hygiene regulations. Johnny Spice, located at 46 Queen Street, had been trading under unhygienic conditions with evidence of mouse activity and poor levels of cleaning throughout the premises. Mouse droppings were found in […]
