Bilston will celebrate the return of its annual carnival on Saturday, July 4 with exciting plans announced for a bumper day of family fun. The revival of the carnival – brought back by popular demand as part of the town’s Pride in Place programme – will honour the event’s rich history with a 1960s theme, …
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Partners across Wolverhampton have made significant progress over the past year, as shown in a recent update to the city’s Health and Wellbeing Together board. It outlines achievements across the priority areas of Wolverhampton’s Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy for 2025–2026 and demonstrates the strength of partnership working between the City of Wolverhampton Council, …
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Children and young people across Wolverhampton can enjoy a wide range of free activities this Easter, thanks to the popular physical activity programme Yo! Active. The City of Wolverhampton Council, WV Active and Wolves Foundation have teamed up to deliver Yo! Active to children and young people aged up to 18, or 25 for care …
Children and young people hit the right notes when they performed before family and friends during Wolverhampton Music Service’s ‘Be Inspired’ concert series last week. It saw performances by all 15 of the service’s musical groups across four nights, with over 400 young musicians performing 63 pieces of music spanning hundreds of years and genres. …
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Children and young people who have missed either one or both doses of their free MMR vaccination are invited to get it at a special catch up clinic taking place over the Easter holidays. Measles is an infectious disease which spreads very easily and can sometimes cause serious complications such as meningitis, pneumonia, blindness and …
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A city property is being transformed into a showcase for warmer, healthier and more energy efficient living with lower bills. The revamp is part of the council led Powering Penn Fields pilot project, in readiness for future family occupation. The Powering Penn Fields project provides eligible residents with free energy advice, home energy assessments and …
Works will begin in sections of Lichfield Street and Queen Square early next month (April) as delivery of the major £19million Wolverhampton city centre transformation scheme progresses. There will be a short pause to operations on upper Darlington Street, between the Waterloo Road and North Street junctions, while the new locations are set up, after …
More than 50 businesses and practitioners have joined a first of its kind scheme, supporting City of Wolverhampton Council’s work to improve safety in beauty services. 51 cosmetic and aesthetic businesses and practitioners have been approved for the voluntary Cosmetic Compliance Scheme which was launched by the council’s environmental health team in November. The scheme, …
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People in Wolverhampton are being urged to know the signs and symptoms of meningococcal disease following an outbreak of Meningitis B in Kent which has sadly claimed the lives of 2 young people. Meningococcal disease is an uncommon but serious illness caused by meningococcal bacteria. Very rarely, these bacteria can lead to meningitis – inflammation …
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WV Active Aldersley is celebrating this year’s World Cup with an indoor 5 a side football tournament, and teams are invited to sign up now. Taking place on Saturday 30 May, the tournament is open to everyone aged 16 or over. The first game will kick off at 9.30am, with the final taking place at …
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