The City of Wolverhampton Council’s Reach Leaving Care team is appealing to driving instructors to help put local care leavers on the road to a bright future. Launching during National Care Leavers Month in November, its new pilot programme, Keys to Success, is designed to give care leavers aged 17 to 25 in Wolverhampton the skills, confidence and independence that come with learning to drive. And as part of this, they are appealing for help and support from driving instructors who can provide driving lessons, free taster sessions, discounted rates or flexible packages, and a commitment to safe, approved, and…

Market traders in Bilston have called for people to support their local market while major refurbishment works take place. More than £8 million is being invested by City of Wolverhampton Council in a major redevelopment of Bilston outdoor market. Work on the scheme is now underway and once completed will give traders and customers better access, a new canopy, new toilets, stall improvements and improved public spaces. Leader of the Council, Councillor Stephen Simkins, held a meeting with traders where he announced a rent free period between 22 December and 14 February. This follows the council’s announcement that it has…

Wolverhampton’s libraries are hosting a packed programme of free activities this autumn. They include history talks, poetry readings, art workshops, storytelling and craft sessions, coffee mornings, digital skills support, book clubs, and themed events for Black History Month, World Mental Health Day, and Green Libraries Week. A special exhibition will be unveiled at Low Hill Library on Wednesday (1 October) to celebrate 100 years of the Low Hill estate. A launch event will run from 2pm to 6pm, with the Friends of Wolverhampton Archives presenting a talk on the estate’s history at 3pm, followed by a reading by local poet…

Parents and carers who are applying for secondary school places are being offered some top tips to help guide them through the process. Applications are now being taken for places for students who are due to start Year 7 in 2026, and parents and carers are encouraged to complete theirs online at School admissions as soon as possible. Here are some top tips to guide people through the process: Don’t forget the deadline – applications must be submitted by midnight on Friday 31 October, 2025; ensuring applications are made by then can increase your chance of securing a place at…

Statistics show that around 1 in 7 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives, making it the most common cancer in the UK. It leads to around 11,500 deaths from breast cancer each year – but the NHS breast screening programme is helping to reduce breast cancer mortality by around 20% in women who are regularly screened. Anyone registered with a GP as female should be invited for NHS breast screening every 3 years between the ages of 50 and 71. Those over 71 can request screening. People who have not received an invitation…

Smokers in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to try and stub it out this Stoptober – and quit smoking for good. The annual Stoptober campaign is calling on smokers in the city to join the millions of people across England who have made a quit attempt since Stoptober launched in 2012. This year’s 28 day campaign begins on Wednesday (1 October, 2025), with research showing that people who can stop smoking for 4 weeks are 5 times more likely to stay smoke free for good. Councillor Obaida Ahmed, the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Community, said:…

An estimated 54,000 filled Walsall town centre on Saturday for the return of Walsall MakerFest, a free one-day festival dedicated to celebrating making, creativity and local talent. Visitors and residents alike enjoyed a packed programme spanning live music, dance, hands-on workshops, storytelling, as well as local food and a makers’ market. A person dressed as a fairy holding flowers high in the air surrounded by colourful papier mache sculptures Walsall Creative Factory’s Magical Mythical Garden At the heart of the festival was the bustling Makers’ Market along Park Street, where over 50 local artists, crafters, designers and food artisans showcased…

Residents looking for some free support and guidance on money, health and safety matters can pop along to an open day in Tettenhall next month, organised by City of Wolverhampton Council. Help at the Hub will see a wide variety of city organisations offer advice and information. The event will take place on Monday, 6 October, from 11am to 2pm, in the Hopkins Room, St Michael’s Parish Centre, Upper Street, Tettenhall, WV6 8QF. The venue is next door to Tettenhall Library. The event has been organised by officers at the council’s Public Protection Scams Team who will be handing out…

City partners are celebrating the first floors of Wolverhampton’s new City Learning Quarter campus being handed over from the constructor to City of Wolverhampton College – as the exciting £61 million development enters its final stages. The college has taken possession of the first, second and third floors and the hair and beauty salon on the ground floor of the state of the art facility in the city centre. They will now begin the final fit out process ready to open to students in November. Constructor McLaughlin & Harvey – who are delivering City of Wolverhampton Council’s ambitious scheme -…

City of Wolverhampton Council’s latest Safer Routes to School project has been given top marks by pupils. The measures are on Bushbury Lane and Collingwood Road, near Bushbury Nursery School and Northwood Park Primary School. They include a new zebra crossing on Bushbury Lane, a pedestrian refuge in Collingwood Road, upgraded signs and road markings, flashing 20mph limit signs, school zone markings and dragon’s teeth. All existing road markings in the vicinity of the schools have been refreshed and bollards introduced to prevent dangerous parking and improve pedestrian routes and visibility. Councillor Qaiser Azeem, City of Wolverhampton Council’s cabinet member…