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…

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…

As part of the OneWolverhampton partnership’s commitment to providing more care and support closer to home, the Speech and Language Therapy service has been working in Wolverhampton’s Best Start Family Hubs to provide early support for children with speech, language and communication needs. City of Wolverhampton Council is one of their partners working with OneWolverhampton, a collaboration of health, social care, voluntary, and community organisations working together for better health and care across the city. By adopting a population health approach, OneWolverhampton and partners aim to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Wolverhampton, focusing on both…

Celebrate like a champion at the city-centre official fan zone of the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships, taking over Centenary Square from 13-16 August. Birmingham is getting ready to Go for Gold as new plans are revealed for Champions Square, the official city-centre fan zone for the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships. Taking over Centenary Square from 13-16 August, Champions Square will bring the excitement of the Championships into the heart of Birmingham. Visitors will be able to watch the exciting sporting action live on a giant screen alongside four days of FREE family-friendly performances, workshops and more…

Two more Cradley Heath convenience stores have been ordered to close following continued action by Sandwell Council to tackle shops selling illegal goods. The latest closures bring the total number of shops ordered to close in Cradley Heath to six since the start of July – following an eight-month-long intelligence-led investigation. Closure orders have been granted to close International Vape and All Day for the maximum period of three months. Sandwell Council’s Trading Standards team successfully secured the closure orders after officers discovered illicit tobacco products being sold from both premises. The order to close All…

Wolves at Work is hosting a youth opportunities event at its city centre i10 hub, off Railway Drive (WV1 1LH), on Wednesday 5 August between 10.30am and 2.30pm. The free drop in event is designed to support young people across Wolverhampton who are looking to take their next steps towards employment, training, volunteering, apprenticeships, further education and long term careers. It is open to school leavers, college students, graduates, young jobseekers, young people seeking work experience opportunities, people interested in volunteering and anyone aged 16+ looking to start or progress their career journey. Employers and training providers such as Fusion…