Pre-registrations for tickets have already entered the thousands, as fans from across the world seek to get in on the action. Taking place in the West Midlands, this is the first time the championships have been hosted outside of Asia. Hosted as a joint venture between World Kabaddi, the British Kabaddi League, West Midlands Combined Authority and the four hosting local authorities of Wolverhampton, Coventry, Birmingham and Walsall, the Kabaddi World Cup 2025 will take place in venues across the region between 17th and 23rd March. The tournament is supported by £500,000 of funding support from the UK Government’s Commonwealth…

With new research suggesting people who stop smoking will save a whole day of their life within a week of quitting, smokers in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to get help and support to stub it out. The University College London study found that smoking is more harmful than previously thought – with each cigarette ‘stealing’ approximately 20 minutes of life from smokers, the equivalent of nearly 7 hours per average pack of 20 cigarettes. Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death, disability and ill health in the UK. It causes around 80,000 deaths a year in the UK…

From left: City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport and Green City, Councillor Qaiser Azeem, with Councillor Adrian Andrew, Associate Leader of Walsall Council Work is set to begin next week on a £2.5 million scheme including cycle lanes, better crossings and other improvements on the A454 between Wolverhampton and Walsall. City of Wolverhampton Council and Walsall Council are working together to create a new cycle route from Noose Lane to Pinson Road, along the A454 Willenhall Road and Somerford Place. The 2 way cycle lane will be built on the central reservation of the A454 Willenhall Road, Wolverhampton,…

An award winning Wolverhampton social enterprise has welcomed support from the city council in the form of a new long term lease agreement on its headquarters. Aspiring Futures provides education, training and support to women and girls across a range of ethnic groups within the community from The Saplings in Parkfield Road. Following approval by the council’s Cabinet, a 25 year lease on the council owned facility – adjacent to Windsor Nursery School – will be put in place. The modern single storey building was previously part of the nursery school but was vacated in 2018 due to funding. The…

PM2.5-related exposure. Larissa Lockwood, Director of Clean Air at Global Action Plan said: “Lighting fires in our homes is now the largest source of toxic fine particle air pollution in the UK, presenting a range of serious health risks including heart and lung disease, diabetes, and dementia. “Despite growing evidence of the UK’s burning problem – like this new research from the University of Birmingham – many people are still unaware that wood burning is harming our health and the planet. “While many work to communicate these harms through moments such as Clean Air Night, we need urgent action from…

The annual report of Wolverhampton’s Director of Public Health, John Denley, is now available – and, for the first time, is presented in an online, interactive format. The report, Our Children, Our Future, outlines the support which is being provided for the city’s children and young people, and how the city is working together to support the next generation to live healthier, happier lives. It includes audio from Health Champions at Bilston Primary School and Heath Park School, enabling the voice of the child to be heard on topics including infant feeding, healthy behaviours and physical activity. There are also…

Over 80 volunteers undertook a huge community clean up and the volunteers filled over 300 refuse sacks but also discovered discarded plastic, sofas and even a fridge freezer. Many volunteers had travelled from as far as London, Bristol and Plymouth. A huge thank you to the Dakok Support Group and their members who worked tirelessly throughout the morning, working in a positive and professional manner, and making a real difference to the local area and community. Many residents and dog walkers stopped to thank the group for all the hard work and efforts. The Dakok Support Group helps and assists…

Ingredients 50g butter, softened 2kg turkey crown on the bone 1 tsp Chinese five spice or a pinch of ground cloves For the glaze 4 tbsp honey 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 tbsp red wine vinegar Method Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Smear the butter all over the turkey crown and season all over with salt and half the five spice. Put in a roasting tin, skin-side up, and roast for 30 mins. While the crown is roasting, mix all the glaze ingredients in a bowl with the rest of the five spice. Remove the crown from the…

Drone: The new tool in the council’s fight against fly tipping in the city. (LTR) Thomas Hawkins, section leader – fly tipping, Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal, cabinet member for resident services and Ian Crutchley, senior compliance officer A new drone will help City of Wolverhampton Council to keep fly tippers in its sights as the authority continues its fight against the crime. The ‘eye in the sky’ will allow officers to easily scan areas that have been victim to fly tipping and collect high quality footage to assist with prosecutions. It will also identify hot spots to target…

November is Men’s Health Awareness Month – and people in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to seek advice and support whenever it is needed. Councillor Jasbir Jaspal, the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing, said: “Men’s Health Awareness Month is a national campaign that focuses on raising awareness and to encourage us to talk about some of the key aspects of men’s wellbeing. “Men, for whatever reason, are generally less likely to talk about their health – and in particular their mental health – and we want to change that, and in particular highlight the issues of…