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Convo partnership enhances accessibility for D/deaf people

The City of Wolverhampton Council has joined forces with Convo to improve access to services for D/deaf and hard of hearing residents. The innovative service enables users of British Sign Language (BSL) to communicate directly with council staff through on demand video relay interpretation. Convo, formerly known as SignLive, connects residents with qualified BSL interpreters …

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City council launches country’s first voluntary compliance scheme for beauty businesses

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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New City Learning Quarter college campus welcomes first students through the doors

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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Wide ranging revamp completed for city park

Visitors to a city park can now enjoy a wide range of improvements, including a new playground, fitness area, wildflower meadow and a multi use games area. City of Wolverhampton Council and developers JP Landscapes & Construction Ltd have completed the revamp at Northwood Park in Bushbury. The transformation took place after the council consulted …

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Boost for Bilston as traffic islands are resurfaced

Three traffic islands in Bilston have been given a new lease of life as work to fix roads and tackle potholes across Wolverhampton continues. The Bilston High Street, Black Country Route and Coseley Road islands have been resurfaced and re-lined by City of Wolverhampton Council, which is putting £2 million secured through West Midlands Combined …

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Adoption@Heart celebrates family patchwork quilt project with launch event

What does family mean? What makes a place home? Adoption@Heart, the regional adoption agency for the Black Country, is exploring these questions through a collaborative community art installation, inviting local students and community members to contribute a patchwork on their interpretation of ‘family’ and ‘home’ that will form part of a larger patchwork quilt. With …

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Council praised for good practice in supporting children in care

The City of Wolverhampton Council has been praised nationally for its efforts to keep children in care close to their families, schools and communities. The Good Practice Report from Become, the national charity for children in care and young care leavers, highlights Wolverhampton as one of the councils bucking national trends, with fewer children being …

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Inform the Council when caring for someone else’s child

People who are caring for someone else’s child – or know someone who is – are reminded to inform the City of Wolverhampton Council about the arrangement. The local authority has a legal duty to support children who are being “privately fostered” and to ensure both the child and their private foster parent receive the …

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Social workers to come together to share best practice

Hundreds of social workers will come together next week (Wednesday 12 November 2025) for the City of Wolverhampton Council’s 10th annual Adults and Children’s Joint Social Work Conference. The conference’s theme this year will be ‘Transitional Safeguarding and Think Family Approach’ and will include a range of keynote speeches, with the aim of sharing best …

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Further flu vaccination clinic dates announced

Further walk in flu vaccination clinics have been announced across Wolverhampton over the next few weeks. The clinics will offer free adult flu vaccinations to all eligible groups, including pregnant women, those aged 65 years and over, those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups, carers, frontline health and social care …

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