Local News and Updates
- 18th August 2026
AI is helping West Midlands firms create new jobs and build the skills needed to stay competitive, according to research from the Lloyds Business Barometer.
- 18th August 2026
City of Wolverhampton Council planners have approved £16.4 million proposals for a new million Broadmeadow Special School in Pendeford
- 18th August 2026
RCF Bolt & Nut & Union Fasteners have uncovered a fascinating connection between its Darlaston manufacturing site and one of the biggest names in British industrial history.
- 17th August 2026
Wolverhampton-based charity Good Shepherd has launched a monthly creative mentoring programme, made possible through Arts Council England (ACE) funding, running alongside its weekly art workshops for people in recovery from addiction
- 17th August 2026
Careers advisers from Connexions are on hand to help students decide what to do next after collecting their exam results.
- 17th August 2026
City residents will start receiving letters about a new weekly food waste collection service which is set to launch this autumn.
- 17th August 2026
Night-time resurfacing starts on Stafford Road/Three Tuns Lane island this week as City of Wolverhampton Council’s highways improvements continue.
- 16th August 2026
Made more famous by the film adaptation of the same name starring Michael Caine and giving Julie Walters her big break, Educating Rita is a powerful play.
- 16th August 2026
Arts Council England poet to appear on Black Country Xtra
- 16th August 2026
Nigel Duttton Director (pictured with Barry Harper & Linda Harper Hocknull) Willenhall Lock Stock CIC on The Ian Henery Show on Black Country Xtra