Wednesday 1 October marks the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month – and people in Wolverhampton are being reminded of the importance of breast screening and of routinely checking their breasts for any changes. Statistics show that around 1 in 7 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives, making …
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The City of Wolverhampton Council’s Reach Leaving Care team is appealing to driving instructors to help put local care leavers on the road to a bright future. Launching during National Care Leavers Month in November, its new pilot programme, Keys to Success, is designed to give care leavers aged 17 to 25 in Wolverhampton the …
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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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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. …
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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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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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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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 …
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 …
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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