Bringing Communities Together
City of Wolverhampton’s plans to develop a National Brownfield Institute (NBI) have been handed a major boost. The scheme is to receive £14.9 million of funding from the Government’s Get Building Fund for the West Midlands which is aimed at projects that can be started quickly and completed within 18 […]
Following a successful reopening of gyms at Wolverhampton’s WV Active leisure centres on 25 July, work is underway to prepare to reopen swimming pools and sports halls from this weekend. The pools at WV Active Central and WV Active Bilston-Bert Williams have reopened, while on the same day racket sports […]
People in Wolverhampton are being urged to kick start their health as part of a ‘national reset’ brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Public Health England’s Better Health campaign encourages people to eat better and get active – and with more people conscious about their own physical health there has […]
Grateful critical care staff at Walsall Manor Hospital have served up their own thank you to local food banks. During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic staff in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) were overwhelmed at the kindness of local businesses, organisations and individuals who regularly donated food and […]
Walsall Infant feeding Service is proud to be celebrating World Breastfeeding Awareness Week. The theme for 2020 is: ‘Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet’ During this this celebratory week Walsall Healthcare will share information about the links between breastfeeding and the environment/climate change, with the aspiration to anchor breastfeeding as […]
Using a simple urine test alongside routine imaging for patients with adrenal masses could speed up adrenal cancer diagnosis, improving patient’s prognosis and reducing the need for invasive diagnostic procedures, a new multi-centre study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology has found. Imaging procedures, such as CT and MRI […]
Young patients turned Picasso in Walsall Manor Hospital’s Paediatric Department after being asked to design a logo. The department needed a logo to represent “harm free care” as part of the Care Excellence Programme work that is being done across Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Paediatric staff asked the children on […]
Pubs, bars and restaurants can now apply for a temporary licence to place tables and chairs on the highway to extend their outdoor space. In a move to support businesses within the sector, Dudley Council is introducing a temporary pavement licence, which allows them to safely extend their outdoor space […]
More than 2,400 people from around the world tuned into a live broadcast by Dudley Performing Arts this month. The virtual festival took place on Sunday 5 July, live on the group’s youtube channel. Teachers had been running virtual rehearsals since June with different instrument groups as well as co-ordinating […]
Dudley Performing Arts students are looking forward to performing for a virtual audience with an online music festival this weekend as part of this year’s virtual Black Country Festival celebrations. The virtual festival will take place at 11am on Sunday 5 July, live on the group’s youtube channel. Teachers have […]
