The Dudley, Wolverhampton and South West Staffordshire Breast Screening Programme’s mobile screening unit is currently available at Sainsbury’s, Bentley Bridge. Women aged 50 to 74 are eligible for breast screening and are invited every 3 years. Attending screening is vital for early detection of breast cancer, which is strongly linked to reduced mortality. Women registered …
As children prepare for the new school term next month, the City of Wolverhampton Council is urging families to ensure their children are up to date with routine vaccinations, including the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Latest figures for the West Midlands show MMR uptake by age 5 is at 84.3%, well below the …
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A Wolverhampton resident has been sentenced for providing false information in an attempt to gain priority access to social housing. Kiran Madhar approached the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Homeless Services Team in July 2023, claiming she had been asked to leave her parents’ property with her two young children. She submitted documentation indicating she had …
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Further roads, islands and roundabouts will be resurfaced as the City of Wolverhampton Council puts additional funding to good use fixing roads and tackling potholes. The council secured an extra £2 million from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) via West Midlands Combined Authority for highways maintenance earlier this year. Resurfacing and other road …
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Affording new school uniforms is always a worry for parents, so the council has teamed up with Wolverhampton City Credit Union for the second year running to help families. Child members opening an account with the credit union will have their savings matched pound for pound to a maximum of £75 to purchase school uniform. …
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Homes England has chosen City of Wolverhampton Council as the first local authority in the country to pilot the delivery of a new Affordable Homes Programme. Aimed at accelerating the delivery of new council homes, the scheme will provide access to a dedicated Government funding portfolio of around £19.7 million, enabling the council to start …
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An innovative approach to adult social care in Wolverhampton has earned national recognition with the project shortlisted for a prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Award. The WM5G Technology Enabled Care (TEC) trial has been put into action helping people across the city by OneWolverhampton – a partnership between the City of Wolverhampton Council, The Royal …
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Three suspected fly tippers who ignored investigations have been ordered to pay a total of £4,200 following successful prosecutions by City of Wolverhampton Council. Officers are using the latest cases to repeat a warning to anyone believed to have dumped rubbish in the city that they can’t hide from council enquiries. In the 3 separate …
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Building work is underway at Foundry Business Park in Wolverhampton to transform a derelict brownfield site into a thriving 15 acre employment hub. Property investment and development company Goold Estates has appointed Caddick Construction as main contractor on the scheme, which will deliver 166,500 sq ft of modern urban logistics and industrial space off Brook …
City of Wolverhampton Council’s cabinet has been recommended not to introduce transport charges for post-16 students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). It would mean the council is one of just a handful in the country that continues to provide free travel for post-16 SEND learners to get to their places of education. Fees …
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