The Deputy Mayor of Wolverhampton, Councillor Greg Brackenridge, today (Wednesday 16 October) opened the new B&M store at Wolverhampton’s Mander Centre. Wolves at Work employment programme has helped the major retailer successfully recruit city residents into the 60 jobs. More than 90% (55) of the Customer Service and Replenishment assistant […]

This year’s ‘State of Workplace Happiness’ report by Engaging Works reveals the majority of the UK workforce is happy at work (58%) but that 42% don’t enjoy their working lives. The report unveils what makes people in the UK happy at work and reveals those who work in the West […]

Building works are nearing completion to double the capacity of a Smethwick Primary School. St Matthew’s Church of England Primary School on Windmill Lane will go from a 210 place school to offer 420 places to children from age four to 11. The new building is over the road from […]

Councillors will be asked to back plans to extend a Rowley Regis cemetery at a meeting next week. A planning application to create new burial space on part of Powke Lane Open Space was approved back in October last year (2018). A detailed report was taken to the Safer and […]

Leaders from the City of Wolverhampton Council have heard first hand about the experiences of parents and carers of, and professionals who work with, children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They went on a fact finding mission to the Gem Centre and Green Park School […]

Dudley Council is holding a Brexit support workshop in conjunction with the Black Country Chamber of Commerce to help Dudley borough businesses prepare for October 31. Residents and businesses can access links, resources and information on the national government’s ‘Get ready for Brexit’ campaign at www.dudley.gov.uk/brexit The free business workshop will […]

Windows are the most important element for any space. Apart from ventilation, they provide necessary sunlight for the space and increase the aesthetics of it.But if windows are left untreated without covering them with blind they can lead to increasing or decreasing temperature of the space. Using blinds is the […]

The successful acquisition of new customers is the heart of every business, and a salesforce is the lifeblood that keeps the heart functioning optimally. General Manager of Talksure’s Sales Division, Ronica Moodliar says, “Sales is incredibly tough and the road to success is paved with daily rejection which leaves managers […]

A new mobile library is hitting the roads in Sandwell in a bid to provide books and other services to people who cannot get to their local library. It will provide a full library service to people who are older or disabled as well as to carers. The new mobile […]

Trade waste (also called Business or Commercial Waste) refers to any waste that is produced by a business or commercial activity. Each business has a duty of care relating to the amount of waste produced and how the waste is disposed of as it cannot be disposed of in a domestic […]