Community News

City of Wolverhampton Council is to build on strong partnership work that has driven rough sleeper numbers down to one of the lowest levels ever in the city.

There’s still time to support WV Active’s appeal to help make it a Christmas to remember for local care home residents.

Birmingham and Solihull learners have been raising money for a local hospital charity thanks to their Christmas carol concerts at hospitals.

Birmingham Airport has said it is preparing for a busy Festive Season as passenger predictions will see an increase of 11% in departing and arriving passengers between 20th December and 6th January.

Award-winning British garden designer and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter, Adam Frost, is leaving the garden and heading back out on tour in 2025.

A Christian denomination has been given the green light for plans to demolish an industrial building in Berkswell and build a new place of worship, despite opposition from neighbours. Coventry Gospel Hall Trust applied in March for the place of worship, described as a "meeting hall", to be built in Duggins Lane, in the West Midlands city.

Severn Trent will be ‘present-ing’ some fun festive facts when its Education Team goes on their annual Christmas tour in Birmingham in the run up to the big day. 

The Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show is set to return to the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham from Tuesday 18 - Sunday 23 February 2025, spanning almost 20 acres of the NEC.

Santa Claus made a flying visit to Birmingham as he brought an outburst of festive spirits to Soho Road, in Handsworth.

New polling shows that while 29% of respondents in the West Midlands are preoccupied with buying and wrapping presents, a further 37% are deeply concerned about affording increased heating costs, and 17% worry about rising food bills.

Redevelopment works on Wolverhampton’s city centre cinema within the historic and award-winning Grade II-listed Chubb Building will start in January.

A new survey conducted by KAYAK, the world's leading travel search engine, reveals that if given a choice, when considering a dream Christmas Day holiday destination, over a quarter (28%) of Brits would lap up the opportunity to have a white Christmas.

A West Midlands developer has supported children across the region to receive gifts this Christmas through its support for a Birmingham charity’s toy drive.

The loss of a partner can be one of the hardest experiences a person has to face, and while the journey of healing can be harrowing, for Chloe Ball from Willenhall in the West Midlands, her grief opened the door to an unexpected new friendship.

An independent review has praised the City of Wolverhampton Council, describing it as being the “benchmark for the kind of authority to aspire towards.”

The former Mayor of Wolverhampton has given copies of his mayoral speeches and official photos to the city archives for future generations interested in looking back at civic life.