Bringing Communities Together
A cannabis factory has been found after police were called to an attempted break-in. Officers descended on Milton Street, in Palfrey, Walsall, in the early hours of Wednesday. Following a search officers found the plants at the property shortly before 2am. No arrests were made but an investigation continues, says […]
The 58th National Austin 7 Rally will be held on Sunday 5th July at Beaulieu in Hampshire. For those who own these iconic little cars; those who would like to own one; and those who just love looking at them, the national rally is the most anticipated annual event on the calendar. […]
City of Wolverhampton Council has been successful in a bid to accommodate the delivery of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEV) across the Black Country. On behalf of the 4 Black Country authorities, City of Wolverhampton Council applied to the Black Country LEP Local Growth Fund last year to support the […]
All staff at Perry Hall Primary School “are determined to provide the best possible education” for their pupils, says Ofsted. Inspectors visited the Wednesfield school last month and found it continues to be Good, with parents “overwhelmingly positive about the school and all it provides for their children.” Pupils “learn […]
People are being encouraged to Return to Social Work in a new recruitment drive. The Local Government Association has launched a campaign aimed at social workers who have been out of the profession for up to 10 years. Return to Social Work will provide support to social workers as they […]
Wolverhampton has once more been recognised as a dementia friendly city – demonstrating that organisations are working together to make people living with the condition feel better understood, respected and supported. The Alzheimer’s Society granted Wolverhampton Dementia Friendly Community Status for the third year running after recognising the work taking […]
A Wolverhampton resident has been fined £400 after a mattress was spotted being dumped from his vehicle. A local witness reported a mattress being dumped from a van at Spring Road, Bilston, on 23 July, 2019. The vehicle belonged to Chamberlain Atangana, who claimed he had lent it to a […]
A parking lay-by is to be created on a busy Stourbridge road to alleviate concerns about dangers caused by on-street parking. The section along The Broadway will have enough room for eight vehicles. It comes after a number of complaints about on-street parking causing obstructions to traffic and increasing the […]
A number of events are taking place in the borough as part of a month-long celebration of young musicians in the West Midlands. Dudley Performing Arts is playing a key role in the Big Month of Music, which runs throughout March. Youngsters from Dudley, Sandwell, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford and Wrekin, […]
Former Olympic gymnast Kristian Thomas vaulted into a Wolverhampton school to share the power of sport and fitness with pupils. The European Championship Gold and Olympic Bronze medallist, who is from Wednesfield, was joined by Commonwealth medallist Adrian Patrick on a visit to Woodfield Primary School in Penn on Thursday […]
