A man has been jailed following the death of Zahir Visiter in St John’s Wood Kamal Hussain, 22 of Sutherland Avenue, Maida Vale was found guilty of manslaughter following a trial at the Old Bailey.   He was sentenced at the same court today, Tuesday, 10 December, to 15 years imprisonment, of which he will […]

City of Wolverhampton Archives are on the hunt for historians, either individuals or groups, who are willing to share their research at the city’s Local History Symposium. The Symposium takes place on Saturday 15 February, 2020 at Wolverhampton City Archives’ Molineux Hotel Building, from 10am to 4pm. It is an […]

The victim and his family were subjected to a series of anti-Semitic abuse on a train, before a woman wearing a headscarf intervened and calmed down the abuser   A father, who wishes to stay anonymous, and his two young sons and wife, became victims of verbal assault on a London […]

The City of Wolverhampton Council’s Transition team have collected over 300 advent calendars thanks to kind donations. The calendars were distributed to care leavers, and also their children, ahead of the first day of Advent on Sunday. Meanwhile the team have also been busy collecting donations of Christmas gifts and […]

Nearly half of parents and carers of children who will start school for the first time in September 2020 have now applied for a place for them – and the rest are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. The deadline for applications for pupils due to start reception […]

The UK Prime Minister has come under attack for allowing a racist and prejudiced writer to work under his jurisdiction when he was the editor of the Spector. The Conservative Party candidate in question mentioned in his writing that immigrants were responsible for bringing various diseases and pathogens to the UK.   […]

This year’s Orange Wolverhampton pop up shop proved a huge success, with visitors finding out more about the annual safeguarding campaign to end inter personal violence and being signposted to help and support. Hundreds of people called into the shop, at the Wulfrun Centre on Monday and Tuesday (25 and […]

An innovative Wolverhampton school secured a coveted award at this year’s Schools and Academies Show in Birmingham. The Leadership Team at Oak Meadow Primary School received the award for ‘Income Innovator of the Year’ at the show, held at the NEC recently. Headteacher Simon Arnold, who collected the award on […]

The iconic statues of Prince Albert and Lady Wulfruna are once again backing the campaign to Orange Wolverhampton and end inter-personal violence. The statue of Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert, which stands in Queen Square, and the founder of Wolverhampton, Lady Wulfruna, outside St Peter’s Collegiate Church, are proudly sporting […]

Welsh wonder Cerys Matthews will be the star attraction at the fourth Wolverhampton Literature Festival in the New Year. Audiences can join the founding member of rock band Catatonia at the Slade Rooms where she will be talking about her new book ‘Where the Wild Cooks Go’. The event at […]