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…
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Children are being given the chance to fall in love with reading as part of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, which is now underway across Wolverhampton’s libraries. Created by The Reading Agency and delivered in partnership with public libraries, the Summer Reading Challenge is a free, fun packed way to keep kids reading and learning all summer long. This year’s theme, Read to the Beat, is powered by Universal Music Group UK and celebrates the joy of music and the power it has to move, inspire, and connect people through the magic of reading. It is brought to life…
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…
Council leader meets team behind the newly opened community kitchen at Pendeford, LTR; Prince, Community Chef; Tian Currie, Residential Engagement Officer; Kylie Potts, Community Chef; Councillor Stephen Simkins Leader, City of Wolverhampton Council A new community kitchen has opened in Dovecotes in the city, giving residents the chance to learn new skills, eat well and healthily while they enjoy being together with their friends and loved ones. The Dovecotes community kitchen is the latest initiative from the council and its partners to support residents when they need it most, especially by being able to eat well by having…
An initial scoping consultation to inform a new blueprint on how land in Wolverhampton could be regenerated in future years has today (Monday) been launched. Recent changes to national planning rules made by the government mean the council must begin work this year on a new local plan, which will protect the environment and shape where development takes place up to 2045. The consultation, which runs until 8 September, 2026, invites feedback on what the plan should contain and how the community should be involved. It seeks views on the proposed scope of the plan and what it will replace,…
Care leavers and members of the City of Wolverhampton Council’s REACH Leaving Care team have raised hundreds of pounds after pulling on their hiking boots to complete a sponsored walk up The Wrekin. 8 care experienced young people and 7 members of staff from the REACH Team took on the challenge, setting off just before midday on Thursday (23 July, 2026) under cool and cloudy skies. However, it was not long before the sunshine appeared, making for a much warmer and more demanding hike than anticipated. Despite the conditions, the walkers were rewarded with breath taking views across Shropshire and…
Children, young people and families are being encouraged to sign up now for a packed programme of free activities taking place across Wolverhampton throughout the summer holidays. Leading the way is Yo! Active, the city’s biggest ever summer activity offer, delivered by WV Active and Wolves Foundation. Running throughout the school holidays, it provides a wide range of free activities each week for children and young people aged up to 18, or up to 25 for care leavers and young adults with a disability whose families pay Council Tax to the City of Wolverhampton Council. Activities include free swimming,…
The City of Wolverhampton Council has worked with councils across the wider West Midlands region to secure extra central government funding to help improve support for children in care. The Department for Education has awarded up to £680,000 in 2026/27 and £1.026million in 2027/28 to create a new West Midlands Regional Care Cooperative. The new partnership will bring together 14 councils across the West Midlands, as well as health services, police and youth justice partners. They will work together to make sure children and young people get the support they need, when they need it. The Regional Care Cooperative is…
Wolverhampton’s HY5! Youth Forum recently welcomed members of the city’s SEND & Inclusion Partnership Board to a special celebration event, reflecting on another successful year of partnership working and the positive difference young people’s voices are making. With the theme Better Together, the event showcased how co-production is helping to shape services and support for children, young people and families with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). HY5! also used the event to launch their annual report in a new video format and hosted a range of fun and engaging activities, to demonstrate how ‘things are better when we work…
Three former City of Wolverhampton councillors have been awarded the title of Honorary Alderman in recognition of their outstanding service to the city. John Reynolds, Milkinder Jaspal and Caroline Siarkiewicz were conferred with the honour at an Extraordinary Meeting of the City of Wolverhampton Council this afternoon (Wednesday 15 July, 2026). Honorary Aldermen can attend Full Council meetings in a non participating capacity and are invited to various functions such as Civic Sunday, Remembrance Sunday and other appropriate civic events. The names of Honorary Aldermen are also inscribed on a roll of honour at the Civic Centre. Mr Reynolds gave…