Walsall Council’s Community Protection Enforcement Officers (CPEOs) will continue their work across the borough after a successful summer of proactive patrols tackling antisocial behaviour, environmental crime, and community safety concerns. For the past three months the team has carried out daily, high-visibility patrols in Walsall and Willenhall town centres as part of the Safer Streets initiative.   More than 500 residents and 50 businesses were engaged with by officers during patrols, addressing issues such as street drinking, waste issues, and local complaints. A key part of the council’s response to anti-social behaviour in the Town Centre is a Public Space Protection…

The City of Wolverhampton Council is launching its new Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Service, following a highly successful pilot programme. It will help residents access innovative technology that provides everyday support, enabling them to live the independent lives they want. The council has commissioned tech supplier Alcove to deliver the service over the next 2 years, while a long term partnership offer for the city is developed. The new service will provide people with a wide range of TEC products tailored to their eligible care needs, such as sensor devices and voice activated wireless technologies including fall detectors, smart speakers…

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 support and guidance they need. A child or young person under the age of 16 (or under 18 if they have a disability) is considered privately fostered if they are being cared for by someone who is not their parent, guardian, close relative (i.e grandparent,…

Sakhir, Bahrain: The spectacular Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar concluded its debut season of global competition with a second-straight points finish, at the Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain, on Saturday, after leading a round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) for the first time. The seventh-place result for Aston Martin THOR Team’s #009 entry, driven by three-time WEC GT champion Marco Sørensen (DEN), Alex Riberas (ESP) and Roman De Angelis (CDN), added to the fifth-place finish the team had taken last-time out in Japan on a weekend of notable landmarks for the unique 6.5-litre, V12-powered British hypercar. A magnificent…

Birmingham, UK – Desire Community Hub (DCH), a well-established community organisation based in Balsall Heath, has proudly opened a brand-new community centre on Warwick Street, Digbeth. Founded over three years ago on Runcorn Road, DCH has built a strong reputation for supporting the local community through a wide range of projects, including mental health support, sewing and computer classes, fitness sessions, and Quran studies. The organisation also works closely with young people to tackle issues such as knife and gun crime, while hosting regular events, community trips, and educational workshops. The new Digbeth branch aims to extend these efforts, with…

The popular Yo! Active programme, which provides free access to physical activity opportunities for children and young people across the city, is to be extended. The City of Wolverhampton Council has gone out to tender for a provider to deliver and manage the programme – in conjunction with the local authority – from April 2026, and to ensure its continued success in breaking down financial barriers to sport and exercise. Launched last year by the council, WV Active and Wolves Foundation, Yo! Active is a public health initiative that offers a wide range of free physical activity sessions across WV…

City of Wolverhampton Council has put in place initiatives to support unemployed young people into work and training as part of the West Midlands Youth Trailblazer programme. Launched by the Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker, the new Youth Trailblazer provides £5million across the region for a range of innovative projects and activities to engage young people aged 18 to 21 who are currently not in education, employment or training. Through Open Door Wolverhampton, the council is co-ordinating 4 to 12 week supported work experience placements with city employers to help young people overcome barriers to employment and upskill.…

The next steps in a major infrastructure upgrade on the A454 Willenhall Road Corridor will be considered by Planning Committee next week. The Neachells Lane junction improvements form part of the wider City East Gateway project. This aims to improve traffic flow on the corridor linking Wolverhampton with Walsall, the Black Country Route, M6 and key housing, employment and regeneration areas including Canalside and East Park. The council has now submitted a planning application, which forms Phase 3 of the wider series of proposed highway improvements along the A454 corridor, that will be considered at a meeting on 11 November.…

The 2026 motorsport season begins over the weekend of 18-19 April with the 83rd Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport, exclusive to the Goodwood Road Racing Club (GRRC). Over the course of the weekend, the Goodwood Motor Circuit will come alive with exhilarating on-track action and the much-anticipated Saturday night party, featuring a dazzling firework display. Following 2025’s tribute to Ayrton Senna’s first Formula 1 victory, 83rd Members’ Meeting will celebrate the James Hunt era of Formula 1, capturing the charisma, rivalries, and spirit that defined one of the sport’s most thrilling decades. ‘The James Hunt Years’ demonstration will bring…

The thermostat on radiator installed horizontally instead of vertically A rogue trader whose substandard and incomplete work left a disabled city homeowner £23,300 out of pocket has been given a suspended prison sentence following a prosecution by City of Wolverhampton Council. Neil Parker, of Lichfield Road, Wednesfield, left behind trip hazards, defective installations and a window and door that were neither watertight nor fully operable. He was sentenced to 20 months in prison, suspended for 2 years, at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Thursday (30 October) after previously pleading guilty to 6 charges. As part of a rehabilitation programme, Parker was…