Bringing Communities Together
eBay has announced the results of Retail Revival – a programme created by eBay to provide digital skills training to over 60 small retailers in Wolverhampton – which has been running in partnership with City of Wolverhampton Council for 12 months. The results reveal that taking a grassroots approach in […]
Wolverhampton’s first Young Poet Laureate has been officially appointed – and is set to perform some of her work at the city’s annual Literature Festival on Saturday 1 February. The City of Wolverhampton Council’s Library Service and Boomwriter launched the hunt for a Young Poet Laureate in the autumn, and […]
Fans were encouraged to “Take a Minute” and discover simple steps they can take to start looking after their mental health as Wolves’ FA Cup clashed with Manchester United on Saturday (4 January, 2020). Every Mind Matters have collaborated with the Heads Up campaign, a partnership between Heads Together and […]
The Midwifery-Led Unit (MLU) is a short-stay birthing centre which is a relaxed environment close to the hospital with midwives and clinical support workers always on shift. The MLU offers a variety of facilities in a modern and comfortable setting including: Three birth rooms – each with a birthing pool […]
Do you know what ‘private fostering’ is? Would you know how to recognise it? Would you know who to report it to? When a parent arranges for their child to live with someone else, such as a distant relative or family friend and they remain there for longer than 28 days, this […]
What Car?, Britain’s leading consumer champion and new car buying platform, has announced the shortlist of 31 models in contention for its prestigious 2020 Car of the Year title. The winner will be announced on Tuesday 14 January at the annual What Car? Car of the Year Awards ceremony, held […]
Nearly £250,000 is to be spent on improvements to two beauty spots from a cash pot funded by developers building in the borough. Developers behind major schemes such as large housing developments in the borough have to contribute cash to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Nearly £520,000 has been deposited […]
Dudley Council has been awarded nearly £175,000 to draw up a bid for a slice of a multi-billion pound government fund to improve town centres. Local authority bosses will use the cash to set up a Dudley Town Deal Board and create a Town Investment Plan. Chiefs hope it will […]
Walsall’s Midwifery-Led Unit (MLU) is set to re-open for births in a week’s time – with tours taking place for mums-to-be and their partners to have a look around and talk to staff. The unit, which is the Black Country’s only freestanding MLU, will continue to offer supportive antenatal, postnatal and […]
Rents on council homes in Sandwell are set to rise from April 2020 as the council seeks extra cash to invest in properties and build more new homes. The move comes after a four-year government-imposed rent cap ends, during which time councils had to reduce their council house rents by […]
