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Talented young people from across Wolverhampton came together on Monday night (10 November, 2025) to celebrate the city’s vibrant cultures, languages, traditions, and faiths at the annual Schools Diversity Celebration. The event, held at The University of Wolverhampton at The Halls, saw an impressive turnout, with around 600 pupils from 19 schools performing captivating dance, …

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Acclaimed author Onjali Q Raúf MBE paid a visit to SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School recently to officially open its new outdoor amphitheatre. Reading Ambassadors from across the school had the unique opportunity to interview the author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, asking insightful questions about her life, ambitions, …

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Parents and guardians of children who will start school for the first time in September 2026 are being urged to apply for 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 until …

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Crews from City of Wolverhampton Council are currently out and about tackling the seasonal leaf fall through a combination of targeted data, specialist machines and dedicated cleansing programmes. The co-ordinated approach aims to ensure roads and pavements around priority areas and important public places are as safe as possible for residents during the annual leaf …

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City of Wolverhampton Council is teaming up with Keep Britain Tidy for ‘Fight Fly-Tipping Fortnight’ which aims to highlight the problem of rogue waste carriers. The campaign, which has been launched today, has been created to help local residents protect themselves and their communities from this growing area of waste crime. Fight Fly-Tipping Fortnight aims …

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Residents, businesses, schools, faith groups, charities and other organisations are once again being encouraged to support Orange Wolverhampton as the city prepares to say ‘no’ to interpersonal violence, for the 10th time. Launched in 2015, the annual campaign aims to raise awareness of the continuing drive to end all domestic abuse, including physical abuse, coercive …

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City of Wolverhampton Council has launched the first scheme of its kind in the country as part of its ongoing work to make beauty services safer. The council’s environmental health team has launched a voluntary Cosmetic Compliance Scheme following growing local and national concerns around high risk procedures in the beauty industry and poor levels …

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Wolverhampton’s new state of the art City Learning Quarter college campus has this week opened the doors to its first students. It marks the dawn of a new era for educational provision in the city, supporting Wolverhampton Council’s drive to enhance skills and employment outcomes for its residents. The new city centre campus, alongside ongoing …

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