The City of Wolverhampton Council is joining a national Winter of Action campaign, designed to keep city and town centres safer during the busy Christmas period. It is teaming up with West Midlands Police and other partners as part of a national Home Office initiative to deliver a comprehensive programme of activity tackling anti-social behaviour, …
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A new programme is being launched this week to give business start-ups in Wolverhampton free access to support to help them thrive and grow. ‘Ignite your Business’ is being delivered by City of Wolverhampton Council’s business development team in partnership with Access to Business. The first workshops will take place at the Access to Business …
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The Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together partnership is bringing together professionals, community groups and individuals with lived experience to shape the city’s approach to supporting people with hoarding behaviours at a special event on Wednesday (10 December, 2025). It will build on the success of a Black Country-wide hoarding awareness event earlier this year, which brought together …
Parents and guardians of children who will start school for the first time in September 2026 are being urged to apply for their places online now. The window for applications for reception class places at infant and primary schools in Wolverhampton is now open. The online application process is quick and easy, and families have …
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City of Wolverhampton Council is deeply saddened to announce the passing of much loved school crossing warden Patricia Hunting, aged 91, who was always ‘armed with pockets full of sweets and a friendly smile.’ Starting her career with the local police force she joined the council in 1976 when school crossing patrol responsibilities were transferred …
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Tens of thousands of illicit cigarettes, a range of vapes and tobacco products plus unsafe and counterfeit toys have been seized from retailers by City of Wolverhampton Council. Acting on complaints, the council’s Trading Standards team partnered with officers from Wolverhampton Police to target a number of premises across the city. Specially trained detection dog …
Residents in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to take simple steps to protect themselves and their families from illness this winter. One of the best ways is to get protection against flu, which is already circulating in the community, and a mobile NHS flu vaccination clinic will be in Queen Square on Monday (8 December) from 10am …
The City of Wolverhampton Council celebrated the achievements of young care leavers as it marked National Care Leavers Month 2025 with a wide range of events. The council works with young people in care to help them make the move into independent living, and to take advantage of the education, employment and training opportunities that …
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Relatives or friends of a woman who passed away recently are being asked to get in touch with the City of Wolverhampton Council so that her funeral can be arranged. Katherine Kennedy, who was 62, had been living in the Low Hill area of the city. Anyone who is related to Miss Kennedy, or has …
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Wolverhampton Council is set to approve plans to enable the delivery of future projects as part of the city’s pioneering Green Innovation Corridor (GIC). The GIC connects 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 Zone. It will introduce …
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