Partners have come together to recognise the unsung heroes who contribute to making Whitmore Reans and the surrounding area a positive place to live. People are being encouraged to nominate unsung heroes for a range of awards that celebrate everything from being a good neighbour, promoting community spirit or being […]

Sandwell Council is hosting a huge careers event at Sandwell Council House in Oldbury on Tuesday 4 February. The event, part of the Government’s National Apprenticeships Week (Monday 3 to Friday 7 February), will have a special focus on apprenticeships. Councillor Danny Millard, cabinet member for skills and employment said: […]

Sandwell Council will step in to make a St George’s Day event happen this year, councillors have confirmed. It follows the announcement that the organisers of the annual St George’s Day event in West Bromwich are stepping down this year. Sandwell Council’s cabinet member for leisure Councillor Maria Crompton said: […]

Council Leader, Councillor Ian Brookfield, officially opened the City of Wolverhampton’s first community aquarium and sensory activity centre on Saturday at HugglePets in the Community. The project is the brainwave of HugglePets in the Community, who successfully raised more than £96,000 from 72 Crowdfund Wolves backers to fund it, including […]

Residents are being invited to choose which community projects to benefit older people the council should support. Dudley Council is launching the Connecting Older People Fund and community groups have been invited to bid for a slice of £60,000 to run projects that improve the lives of older people in […]

The Deputy Mayor of Dudley is backing a show being put on by local artists in the borough to raise cash for Russells Hall Hospital. Councillor Hilary Bills met up with Billy Spakemon and Tom Stanton, aka The Blue Granits, as they performed in the reception of the hospital for […]

People are being asked to nominate unsung heroes in the borough for a Civic Award. The awards are presented by the Mayor, Councillor David Stanley, at his annual charity ball in March which raises thousands of pounds for worthy causes. The public now have just over a month to nominate […]

Age UK Wolverhampton’s new city centre base was officially opened last week by trustee Shirley Tilson, who has worked for the charity for older people for more than 30 years. Shirley performed the opening ceremony at the Wulfrun Centre with Councillor Linda Leach, the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet Member […]

Amateur photographers are being invited to get out their cameras for a competition to mark the 125th anniversary of West Smethwick Park. Photos of the park throughout 2020 – the 125th year since it opened in 1895 – will be turned into a 2021 calendar. The photography competition will have […]

Social workers across the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Children’s and Adults services received recognition for successfully completing their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE). Certificates were presented to social workers by Mayor of Wolverhampton Councillor Claire Darke at a ceremony at the Civic Centre recently. She said: “In Wolverhampton […]