Construction has started on the first phase of new homes in the council’s transformation of New Park Village estate. Keon Homes, the council’s chosen construction partner, has completed intensive underground surveys, the complex process of redirecting water, gas, electricity and telecommunications supplies across the site and other enabling works, including the installation of a new …
Bilston Memory Café celebrated its fourth anniversary with a special party last week. The support group, for people living with dementia and their family, friends or carers, is run by Bilston and Willenhall Lions and meets on the second Tuesday of every month at Bilston Sports and Social Club, Wellington Road, Bilston, between noon and …
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People are invited to step back in time and discover the area’s past at Wolverhampton City Archives’ annual Local History Fair next month. Held within the historic setting of the Archives’ Molineux Hotel Building on Whitmore Hill, the fair will include numerous displays featuring community groups, local history organisations and genealogy societies. People will be …
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Parents and carers are being reminded to submit their secondary school applications as soon as possible, with the deadline just over a week away. Applications are now being taken for Year 7 places for September 2027. Around 85% of parents and carers have already applied; the deadline is next Saturday 31 October, 2026, and the …
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Online Adult Social Care self assessment tools introduced last year are strengthening the way that people access information, advice and support online. BetterCare Support, BetterCare Finance and, more recently, BetterCare Support Carers, provide convenient 24/7 routes for adults, families and carers to access information, undertake self assessments and understand what support may be available to …
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From seasonal crafts and local history talks to book celebrations and activities for Green Libraries Week, Wolverhampton Libraries are inviting residents to discover a packed programme of special events taking place over the coming weeks. Libraries across the city will be hosting a range of one off activities between now and the end of the …
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A development of 11 new council homes for affordable rent has been completed in Bilston – with the first residents set to move in. Morro Partnerships has constructed the new ‘A’ Rated, gas-free homes with solar panels, on the site of the dilapidated former Bilston tennis club in Villiers Avenue. The project, led by City …
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Let the countdown to Christmas begin – the dates for this year’s Wolverhampton lights switch-on events have been announced. There will be fun for all the family at a series of events across the city kicking off with the city centre Christmas lights switch on taking place in Victoria Street on Saturday 21 November. Get …
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Hundreds of families have been helped to buy school uniform for their children in the last year thanks to a key partnership between the council and Wolverhampton City Credit Union. On this International Credit Union Day, the council is celebrating how the School Uniform Scheme has helped 596 children in the last year alone and …
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Residents can get practical help to build their digital skills and confidence at community activities taking place across Wolverhampton during Get Online Week 2026 (19 to 25 October). Led nationally by Good Things Foundation, Get Online Week is the UK’s largest digital inclusion campaign. This year’s campaign highlights how being unable to get online can …
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