Community News

Sapphire Space, a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to nurturing young businesses, students, and creatives from Ethnic Minority backgrounds, have announced the grand opening of the Sapphire Spaces Community Centre.

Residents have until the end of January to submit their views on plans to transfer oversight of the region’s police force to the Mayor of the West Midlands.

The City of Wolverhampton Council and Wolves Foundation are teaming up to launch Yo! Active, a fantastic new free physical activity programme for the city's children and young people.

A dramatic change of weather was in store from this weekend, with weather warnings for strong winds and a new storm named by the Met Office.

YMCA Heart of England would like to proudly announce a momentous achievement with the completion of Mary Court, a ground-breaking initiative aimed at providing move-on accommodation for those who have experienced homelessness.

VisitEngland has just revealed the 10 superstars to make the shortlist of its annual search to find the unsung hero of England’s tourism industry.

As temperatures remain very low, with snow and ice in many UK areas, the RSPCA is urging people to follow its urgent advice and top tips to keep pets, livestock and wildlife safe and happy.

Three charities have been chosen by regional employees at Mondelēz International to each receive a grant of £5,000.

Birmingham’s annual civic commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day will be staged at the Council House later this month.

Lichfield Festival’s four-day Literature Festival returns to the city from 21-24 March with a fabulously full long weekend to celebrate the written word.

Plans to transform a brownfield site in Bilston into a bustling industrial park creating more than 330 new jobs are being backed by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). 

Severn Trent has been hitting the roads during the winter period to advise households and businesses on how to dispose of troublesome fats, oils and greases (FOG) properly. 

Commonwealth citizens now living in Wolverhampton who have served with the UK’s Armed Forces are being urged to seek support if they need to prove their right to live and work in the UK.

Councillor Chris Burden, the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, will be a guest speaker at the next meeting of a local support group for parents and carers of children and young people with autism today (Thursday 18 January).

With temperatures plummeting and energy bills rising this month, homeowners across the region can now take advantage of a new £16 million fund offering up them grants of up to £18,000 to make their homes warmer and cheaper to run.

Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant has won the prestigious TS Eliot Prize for his book Self-Portrait as Othello.