City residents will start receiving letters about a new weekly food waste collection service which is set to launch this autumn. The letters are being hand delivered to all kerbside properties during this week and next and will give details about the service. Under its Simpler Recycling legislation, the UK Government requires all councils to deliver the collections. They aim to offer people an easy way to recycle leftovers, food scraps and peelings. The new service will begin from the week of 26 October, with collections available to all kerbside properties initially, with a further roll out to…

Nighttime resurfacing starts on Stafford Road/Three Tuns Lane island this week as City of Wolverhampton Council’s highways improvements continue. It is part of a £10 million planned programme of highways projects approved by the council’s cabinet earlier this year and being rolled out across the city. The latest resurfacing and relining will ensure safer, smoother journeys for thousands of people who use the key route into Wolverhampton daily. A nighttime temporary closure of the island will be required between 7pm and 5am only, from Wednesday 19 August to Friday 21 August, with signed diversions in place. Councillor…

Residents are being encouraged to make use of Wolverhampton’s network of 8 weapon surrender bins as a national knife and weapons surrender campaign continues. The Home Office’s national surrender campaign, which runs until 28 August, is encouraging people dispose of knives and other dangerous weapons safely and anonymously. Wolverhampton’s weapon surrender bins form part of the wider network available across the West Midlands and can be found at: New Testament Church of God, Wednesfield Road, Heath Town Tabernacle Baptist Church, Dunstall Road, Whitmore Reans Morrisons, Black Country Route, Bilston St Peter’s Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton St Chad and St…

Almost 100 miles of road have been swept, 139 truckloads of rubbish removed, and 1,727 residents met as City of Wolverhampton Council’s Love Your Community: Neighbourhood Team project celebrates its first 6 months. Since January, the team has visited 98 streets across Wolverhampton to deliver more than 85,000 metres of targeted cleaning, including sweeping, litter picking and weed removal. The team has swept 160,000 metres of road, pressure washed 640 metres of surfaces, cut back 10,350 metres of vegetation and spoken with 156 businesses. More than 100 referrals have been made on behalf of residents to council services…

Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Monday 31 August, Walsall residents are being encouraged to learn more about overdose prevention, the life-saving medication naloxone, and the support available across the borough for anyone affected by drug use. This year’s theme, “25 Years On – Still Needed”, reflects the ongoing importance of overdose prevention, harm reduction education and life-saving interventions in communities around the world. In Walsall, The Beacon (Change Grow Live), commissioned by the council’s Public Health team, continues to support people experiencing challenges with drugs or alcohol. The service helps people access treatment, stay safe, improve their…

People in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to help shape the future of adult social care. The Independent Commission on Adult Social Care is considering how adult social care should change to meet the needs of current and future generations, and to make recommendations for reform. As part of this, it has launched its Big Conversation on Care, giving people across the country the opportunity to be involved from the start and share their views on what a ‘National Care Service’ in England could look like. To get involved, people are encouraged to visit The Big Conversation on Care. Baroness Casey…

‘Bilston Live – Britpop Reunion’ comes to the new Bilston Market event space on Friday 11 September, promising an unforgettable evening celebrating the iconic sounds of the 1990s. Featuring Britpop Reunion, the UK’s leading professional Britpop tribute band, the event will take audiences on a nostalgic journey through the era when bands such as Oasis, Blur, Pulp and The Verve dominated the charts and defined a generation of British music. The band will take to the stage from 7.30pm with a high energy performance packed full of recognisable hits from the super bands of the 90s including Oasis, Blur,…

City of Wolverhampton Council has delivered 17 new council homes on a site in Penn – providing high quality, affordable housing for local people. The development off Oakley Road, named Waveney Gardens, offers a mix of property types to meet a range of housing needs, including 2, 1 bedroom bungalows, 2, 2 bedroom bungalows, 4, 2 bedroom houses and 9, 3 bedroom houses. The council’s housing development team led on the project, with the first residents moving into their new homes. They have been constructed by developer Morro Partnerships Limited using modern timber frame techniques and sustainable building…

Lifesaving bleed control kits have been installed in all 3 City of Wolverhampton Council run WV Active leisure centres, thanks to a partnership with the organisation Daggers Down. The kits contain special bandages and a tourniquet designed to help save lives in the event of catastrophic bleeding. They also provide a phone link to the emergency services who can provide help and advice until paramedics arrive. The kits have been provided by Daggers Down – the youth led anti knife crime campaign that calls for a safer community, without the threat of youth violence – as part of its…

The Community Observer has recognised Tammy Takkar for her outstanding contribution to improving health and wellbeing across the community. Tammy has worked with people from all walks of life for over 18 years , helping them build confidence, improve their health wellbeing, and make positive changes. Her work has reached older adults, community groups, charities, cancer support groups, and young people, always with the aiming to help people feel healthier, stromger and alot more positive about their future and life. As a motivational speaker and wellbeing specialist, Tammy combines practical advice with warmth, encouragement, and genuine care. Those who attend…