A specialist council team is on course to help residents access a total of £3.2 million this year in benefits they’re entitled to but would otherwise have missed out on. The council’s Welfare Rights Service ‘Missing Benefits’ project was set up 2 years ago when the cost of living crisis was really starting to take …
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Adoption@Heart, the regional adoption agency for the Black Country, is inviting children, community members, local organisations and celebrities to take part in a unique creative project celebrating what ‘family’ and ‘home’ mean to different people. The Digital Family Patchwork Quilt will bring together patchwork drawings created by children and families across the region. Each patch …
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A secure bicycle storage facility with space for 110 cycles has opened at the Wolverhampton Interchange, making public transport more accessible for passengers in the city. The free to use ‘cycle hub’ features controlled access, LED lighting and CCTV. Users can register their details online to access the facility. The hub, which has been funded by charity …
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A new strategy designed to further enhance community safety and improve quality of life across Wolverhampton was formally launched this week. The Safer Wolverhampton Partnership Strategy 2025-28 sets out a clear and ambitious vision to create safer, healthier communities where people feel empowered and protected. It will build on the success of the previous strategy, …
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A new film shows that fostering can help children win more than just a race. Premiered at the Everyman cinema in Birmingham yesterday (Thursday 9 October), The Run is the latest fostering awareness film from award winning producers ReelTwentyFive – and it’s already making an impact. The Run – which can be seen below and …
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WV Active Bilston-Bert Williams’ Swim School has reached a significant milestone, with more than 1,000 young swimmers currently on its books. Offering a comprehensive range of lessons tailored to all ages and abilities, the Bert Williams Swim School supports swimmers from as young as 3 months through its pre-school Discovery Ducks programme, right up to …
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Residents are getting behind a trailblazing council neighbourhood pilot project to help save on energy costs, reduce carbon emissions and improve health. City of Wolverhampton Council has been granted £545,502 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero funding through West Midlands Combined Authority’s Net Zero Neighbourhood Fund for Graiseley Low Carbon Energy Accelerator Pilot (LEAP). …
City of Wolverhampton’s visitor economy grew for the second successive year in 2024 – a new report has revealed. The figures – compiled by independent tourism research body Global Tourism Solutions for the West Midlands Growth Company – illustrate the impact of tourism in the region in 2024 and show the city’s visitor economy was …
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The first of 99 new energy efficient council bungalows homes have been completed as part of a scheme to replace 93 post war prefabs on the Lincoln Green Estate in Bushbury. Local residents were yesterday (Wednesday 8 October) given a guided tour of the finished homes constructed by Keon Homes on School Lane, with tenants …
Staff and pupils at Palmers Cross Primary School are celebrating the official opening of their newly expanded Speech, Language and Communication Resource Base. Previously housed in 2 temporary classrooms deemed no longer fit for purpose, the school’s original Resource Base supported 16 pupils. Now, thanks to partnership working between the Elston Hall Learning Trust and …
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