Bringing Communities Together
3 wooden wolf sculptures have been unveiled on the A449 to mark the completion of a major transport scheme in Wolverhampton. The £6.8 million city north gateway scheme started in October 2017 to support job generation and business growth – ensuring highway capacity to support investment at local companies including […]
A 4 man parachute jump out of a helicopter into Wolverhampton’s West Park will provide the finale to a spectacular free day of entertainment as the city marks national Armed Forces Day at the end of the month. Armed Forces Day, which this year takes place on Saturday 29 June, […]
The Wolverhampton Festival of Food & Drink is back for 2019! The third edition of the festival features the cities largest ever selection of independent F&B producers, brewers and tastemakers! Street food curators Digbeth Dining Club return with one of the finest Street food lineups in the UK, accompanied by […]
Work to prepare the site of the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre will start this month. Planning permission for the £62 million state-of-the-art facility at Londonderry Playing Fields in Smethwick was granted earlier this year. Work to clear and prepare the site will start in the coming weeks, with building work […]
If you love ‘live entertainment’ especially when it’s brought to your doorstep, look no further than the Forest Arts Centre in Walsall. Not only is the centre a multi-faceted venue in its own right, it also houses a little known gem in its midst. The A3 Arena is a Walsall […]
More than 40 City of Wolverhampton businesses became the latest to join the Aim for Gold business growth programme. It provides small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with one to one coaching, bespoke growth planning and peer to peer learning valued at up to £2,000. The part-funded European Regional Development Fund […]
Residents across Sandwell are being asked for their views on highways and transport services as part of a national survey. Anyone who receives the National Highways and Transport Public Satisfaction survey in the post is being urged to fill it in. The answers will be compared with the views of […]
Staff at Sandwell Council put on an afternoon tea event for people with dementia and their carers as part of Dementia Action Week. Nearly 4,000 people in Sandwell are diagnosed with dementia. The event was officially opened by Colin Marsh, a service manager at Sandwell Council, who spoke about the […]
A call for communities to give what they can to save the hospice in Walsall. The adored hospice in Walsall has released devastating news that they are now facing closure due to failing donations and rising costs. A significant amount of posts and fundraising pages have been set up on […]
Pastor Wesley De Costa wants to use music to help youngsters. A pastor from The Potters House Christian Fellowship Church, Wesley De Costa, has launched a campaign to tackle the increase in knife crime. He states “Violence – it doesn’t care about relatives. It’s not after anyone in particular; it’s […]
