Bringing Communities Together
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 […]
The continuing efforts of health and social care workers in the city have been praised as they continue to face up to the coronavirus pandemic. Leader of the City of Wolverhampton Council, Councillor Ian Brookfield, and Cabinet Member for Adult Services Councillor Linda Leach visited the council run Bradley Resource […]
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 […]
Plans to transform a former Wolverhampton youth club into a welcoming community hub and church have been announced. Windmill Community Church, a registered charity, is developing the proposals to restore the club on Henwood Road in Compton. The City of Wolverhampton Council owned building has been empty since September 2019 […]
Works on the restoration of Wolverhampton’s iconic Civic Halls have restarted after an enforced break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. City of Wolverhampton Council has now officially entered into the main contract with delivery partner Willmott Dixon Interiors, who since October had been progressing works on schedule and on budget […]
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 celebrating the festival of Raksha Bandan are being urged to remain safe to help control the spread of the coronavirus. Monday 3 August marks this traditional festival celebrated amongst Hindi and Sikh communities known as Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi. It is a day to celebrate the bond between brothers […]
Parents and carers of children who are about to turn 2, or who are already 2 years old, are being encouraged to find out about a free childcare scheme. Terrific for Twos gives children of eligible parents up to 15 hours of funded early education per week, either at a […]
Work to construct a new cemetery in Rowley Regis will begin in the coming weeks, securing burial space for Sandwell residents for decades to come. Preparatory work including surveys and the installation of signage will start on open space off Powke Lane, close to the existing cemetery and crematorium, in […]
