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Have your say on Bilston High Street Link designs ahead of planning application

Public consultation is now open on designs for a new look Bilston High Street Link to help inform a planning application for the works. The link sits between Pinfold Street and the High Street, connecting WV Active Bilston-Bert Williams Leisure Centre and the wider Urban Village development to Bilston town centre. Previous consultation with the …

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Double joy for council at awards evening

The City of Wolverhampton Council was successful in 2 categories at this year’s West Midlands Association of Directors of Children’s Services Network awards on Friday night. Its School Organisation Team received a Team Excellence Award in recognition of the key role it plays in ensuring there are sufficient places for the city’s growing pupil population. …

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Free advice and support available during Help at the Hub event in Tettenhall

Residents looking for some free support and guidance on money, health and safety matters can pop along to an open day in Tettenhall next month, organised by City of Wolverhampton Council. Help at the Hub will see a wide variety of city organisations offer advice and information. The event will take place on Monday, 6 …

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Take Stoptober challenge – and quit smoking for good

Smokers in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to try and stub it out this Stoptober – and quit smoking for good. The annual Stoptober campaign is calling on smokers in the city to join the millions of people across England who have made a quit attempt since Stoptober launched in 2012. This year’s 28 day campaign …

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Libraries open book on packed programme of October events

Wolverhampton’s libraries are hosting a packed programme of free activities this autumn. They include history talks, poetry readings, art workshops, storytelling and craft sessions, coffee mornings, digital skills support, book clubs, and themed events for Black History Month, World Mental Health Day, and Green Libraries Week. A special exhibition will be unveiled at Low Hill …

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Statement – shooting in Whitmore Reans

The City of Wolverhampton Council is working to support West Midlands Police after the tragic shooting in Whitmore Reans in the early hours of Friday 19 September. Duaine Mills, 28, died at the scene of the attack on Leicester Street, and a second man who was injured, Syed Zain Ali, passed away in hospital on …

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Top tips for secondary school applications

Parents and carers who are applying for secondary school places are being offered some top tips to help guide them through the process. Applications are now being taken for places for students who are due to start Year 7 in 2026, and parents and carers are encouraged to complete theirs online at School admissions as soon as …

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Appeal to trace relatives of the late Kenton John Elliott

Relatives or friends of a man who passed away recently are being asked to get in touch with the City of Wolverhampton Council so that his funeral can be arranged. Kenton John Elliott, who was 59, had been living in the Pennfields area of the city. Anyone who is related to Mr Elliott, or has …

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Green Innovation Corridor first phase planning application submitted

A planning application has been submitted by City of Wolverhampton Council and University of Wolverhampton for the first phase of the city’s pioneering Green Innovation Corridor (GIC). The GIC will connect key assets at the University of Wolverhampton’s Springfield Campus, Science Park, and the i54 advanced manufacturing business park – the country’s most successful Enterprise …

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Get ready for winter: free electric blanket testing and information on energy bills

Wolverhampton residents can have their electric blankets tested for free and receive information on energy bills at 2 special advice days in the city. The ‘Get ready for winter’ events, organised by City of Wolverhampton Council’s Trading Standards team, will take place on Wednesday 1 October at Wolverhampton Market, Cleveland Street and Thursday 2 October …

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