Bringing Communities Together
Since Wednesday 5 August Wolverhampton City Archives, located in the former Molineux Hotel at Whitmore Hill, reopened to the public with a new booking system in place. The service, which has been carrying out digital research during the pandemic, will now be operating a system where visitors can book a […]
City of Wolverhampton’s plans to develop a National Brownfield Institute (NBI) have been handed a major boost. The scheme is to receive £14.9 million of funding from the Government’s Get Building Fund for the West Midlands which is aimed at projects that can be started quickly and completed within 18 […]
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 […]
