Bid now for a slice of a £2million council fund created to help people celebrate Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Residents and community groups now have the chance to apply for money from a £2million fund to help people in all 69 of the city’s wards feel involved with the Birmingham […]
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Community faith leaders in Sandwell urge everyone to take up Covid-19 vaccine
Sikh, Muslim, Christian and Hindu leaders in Sandwell have urged everyone to have the Covid-19 vaccine when it’s their turn, to help protect people and save lives. Religious authorities nationally have approved the Covid-19 vaccine and locally faith leaders are supporting the NHS and council in the vaccination programme. Harmohinder […]
Covid-19 fixed penalty notices given to Sandwell carpet and furniture shop
A Sandwell carpet and furniture shop owner has been issued with three Fixed Penalty Notices totalling £4,000 for failing to comply with Covid-19 restrictions. NCF Carpets, Cape Hill, Smethwick, has been served notice again after breaching an order given on Friday 8 January. Officers from Sandwell Council and West Midlands […]
UK Sikhs call on Dominic Raab to raise deteriorating human rights violations against protesting farmers in India
Sikh Organisations and Gurdwaras (Temples) from across the UK have written to The Foreign Secretary, Dominic Rabb, expressing their grave concerns about the human rights violations against farmers and journalists in India. We urge the Foreign Secretary to express our collective concerns on behalf of the British people to India’s […]
Heroes of Aviation Industry
“ Not All Heroes Wear Capes” this saying is true and we have witnessed this in Covid19 outbreak. There are so many people who are working tirelessly to help the people and countries to fight against Covid19. In every challenge aviation plays a vital […]
Islamic Relief UK and four UK partners provide food packs to the country’s most vulnerable
This winter’s distribution saw up to 2000 food packs being distributed by Islamic Relief UK and partners in London, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham. On Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 January, Islamic Relief UK worked closely with Give a Gift (Leeds), Myriad Foundation (Manchester), East London Mosque (London) and Green Lane […]
Warning as 2,577 in city test positive for Covid-19 in week
As latest figures show nearly 2,600 people in Wolverhampton tested positive for Covid-19 last week, health and police chiefs are calling on residents to stay home during the national lockdown – and to take extreme care if they must go out. Latest figures show there were 980 cases of Covid-19 […]
Nearly 3.4 million PPE items distributed to frontline workers
Well over 3 million items of vital personal protective equipment (PPE) have now been distributed to frontline staff by the City of Wolverhampton Council since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Latest figures show 3,380,642 items of PPE have been allocated to local care providers, health workers and funeral directors […]
Essential gas main replacement work to start in Wednesbury in January 2021
A major scheme to replace ageing gas mains will start in Walsall Street, Wednesbury, on 4 January 2021. Drivers are being made aware of the work, which may cause delays and disruption. The scheme to replace 160 metres of cast iron pipes with plastic ones which will last at least […]
Residents urged to have say on Housing Assistance Policy
City of Wolverhampton residents are being reminded they can have their say now on shaping the council’s new Housing Assistance Policy. The policy will set out the council’s provision of mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) and discretionary housing grants to vulnerable and disabled people living in private sector housing. It […]