The iconic statues of Prince Albert and Lady Wulfruna are once again backing the campaign to Orange Wolverhampton and end inter-personal violence. The statue of Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert, which stands in Queen Square, and the founder of Wolverhampton, Lady Wulfruna, outside St Peter’s Collegiate Church, are proudly sporting […]

Welsh wonder Cerys Matthews will be the star attraction at the fourth Wolverhampton Literature Festival in the New Year. Audiences can join the founding member of rock band Catatonia at the Slade Rooms where she will be talking about her new book ‘Where the Wild Cooks Go’. The event at […]

Asylum-seekers attacked and intimidated after Easter Sunday attacks  Refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran targeted by violent mobs  There has still been no police investigations into the threats and violence faced by refugees and asylum-seekers in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks, Amnesty International and Minority Rights Group International […]

It is important that you register to vote. If you are not registered you won’t be able to vote in the General Election on 12 December. It only takes five minutes to get registered – you can do it here. You need to register to vote every time you move home. […]

A Manchester crook who went on the run when his handwritten ledger books implicated him in a multi-million pound money laundering fraud has been sentenced in his absence.  Jamshed Bhatti, 60, formerly of Stockport Road, Longsight, was caught with £50,970 in cash when HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators searched his home in August […]

Name: Ibrahim Dogus Born: July 1980 in Turkey Nationality: Kurdish Background: Dogus was born in Turkey to a father who was a political activist. When his job placed him in danger, the family fled to the UK where Douglas received much of his formal education and upbringing. Dogus began working as a waiter […]

Please be aware that a procession will be taking place on Sunday 17 November 2019. This is an annual event, organised by Pakistan Muslim Welfare Association and supported by the Birchills Mosque, to mark the birthday of the Prophet Muhammed. It will require a number of roads to be closed […]

Mathuram Mathuraja, 23, has been jailed for forcefully pushing a man onto train tracks at an Underground station in London. The trainee accountant has recently had his jail time increased by judges from a Court of Appeal.  Mathuraja, of Ealing, West London was working as a trainee accountant before the incident […]

A father of three has been imprisoned for almost three years after being charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply.     Abdul Kahir, of Tolkien Way, Hartshill, was caught with bags of Cocaine in his car whilst he was vacuuming his vehicle at a petrol station in Festival Park.     The […]