Bringing Communities Together
City of Wolverhampton businesses not eligible for the Government’s national Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) under the current lockdown can now apply for discretionary grant schemes. This includes an additional one-off payment of up to £9,000 and the latest discretionary Additional Restrictions Grants (ARGs). They are aimed at supporting closed […]
The City of Wolverhampton Council will recruit a network of Community Champions to help share information about, and boost take up of, the Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccine is widely seen as the quickest way out of the pandemic which has gripped the globe for the last 12 months – and […]
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Two school friends are set to stay silent for a whole 12 hours to raise vital funds for a charity which supports people with rare chromosome or genetic disorders. Elin Jervis and Sophia Eagle hope to raise hundreds of pounds for Unique, in support of Elin’s little sister, Charlotte, who […]
Community leaders are calling on people to get their Covid-19 vaccine as soon as they are invited to do so. Those most at risk are being offered the vaccination first, and it will be rolled out to other groups in order of age and risk over the coming weeks and […]
Sandwell Council will be funding free school meals to those families who are eligible during the February half-term holidays. Parents and carers will be contacted through their child’s school and will receive vouchers to go towards the cost of food for the two week break. Councillor Wasim Ali, cabinet member […]
People have until Thursday (21 January) to submit comments and observations regarding the car cruising injunction which is currently in force in the Black Country. The 4 Black Country councils will return to the High Court on Wednesday 27 January to seek the renewal of the injunction, which bans car […]
Adult Education Wolverhampton has launched a laptop loan scheme to support students who are unable to access online learning and resources from home. Resources are limited and are offered on a first come first served basis. Current Adult Education Wolverhampton students who require support are asked to contact the Student […]
Covid-19 cases are still very high in Sandwell despite the current lockdown, the borough’s public health chief warned today. Public Health Director, Dr Lisa McNally, said: “The new variant has spread rapidly all over the country. “In Sandwell, we are now seeing it in around three-quarters of all infections. “The […]
COVID-19 has created concerns about wellbeing and mental health leading to a growth in research assessing the consequences of the coronavirus on psychological well-being. This generally suggests that symptoms of anxiety and depression and self-reported stress were common psychological responses to the pandemic. However, it is also the case that […]
