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• More help and support available for care leavers aged 21 to 25

  Care leavers aged 21 to 25 can now get support from the City of Wolverhampton Council - and are being urged to get in touch to find out about the help available.

• Trio's success celebrated at Festival of Learning

  Three students with Adult Education Wolverhampton are celebrating after receiving awards at this year's Festival of Learning.

• Extra funding secured to help tackle rough sleeping

  City of Wolverhampton Council and partners have successfully secured an initial £138,000 of government funding to boost their work in tackling rough sleeping in the city.

• Just 3 weeks to get free Festival of Food & Drink tickets

  Following the success of last year's inaugural event, City of Wolverhampton's second annual Festival of Food and Drink returns 3 weeks tomorrow (Saturday).

• Employees and pupils raise thousands for city charities

  Employees from the City of Wolverhampton Council and the city's schools have raised over £3,300 for former Mayor Councillor Elias Mattu's charities by taking part in a dress down day.

• Join event and find out about the #SmallGoodThings

  Individuals and organisations large and small are set to come together next week to celebrate the #SmallGoodThings people can do to improve the quality of their life or the lives of others.

• Fundraising joy for Crowdfund Wolves project

  Crowdfund Wolves is celebrating the first of its City of Wolverhampton projects hitting its fundraising target.

• Windrush 70th Anniversary - celebrations and events at Wolverhampton Art Gallery

  Visit Wolverhampton Art Gallery to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks - marking the start of African Caribbean Migration to Britain in the post war years.

• City Council prepares bars and pubs for festival of football

  City of Wolverhampton Council has been providing city centre bars and pubs with guidance to ensure this year's FIFA World Cup screenings are safe and successful.

• Last chance to nominate your Young Citizen of the Year

  Nominations for the Wolverhampton Young Citizen Awards 2018 close this Friday (15 June).

• Government funding boost for housing services

  City of Wolverhampton Council has been successful with a bid for more than £450,000 of government funding to help alleviate pressures on housing services from new communities and provide benefits to all city residents.

• First World War memorial benches installed across the City

  Nine commemorative benches have been installed across Wolverhampton as the City marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

• Hundreds impress at Careers into Care jobs fair

  More than 200 job seekers attended yesterday's (Thursday) City of Wolverhampton Careers into Care jobs fair at The Way Youth Zone.

• Pupils on song for musical celebration in Queen Square

  Hundreds of pupils from across Wolverhampton are tuning up for a spectacular musical performance in Queen Square on Tuesday (12 June, 2018).

• City partners to act following House of Fraser blow

  City of Wolverhampton Council is joining forces with city partners to provide support to House of Fraser and its workers after today's (Thursday 7 June) news its Wolverhampton store is one of 31 identified for closure.

• Field View receives first Good rating from Ofsted

  A Wolverhampton primary school has received its first Good rating from Ofsted after making big improvements in recent years.

• Discover Outstanding Adult Education Wolverhampton courses

  Prospective learners can find out about the courses on offer from the Outstanding rated Adult Education Wolverhampton at an open day taking place later this month.

• Stand Up and Speak Out during Safeguarding Week

  Members of Wolverhampton's Safeguarding Adults and Children Boards will highlight what people can do to help someone who they are worried may be at risk from abuse and neglect during Wolverhampton Safeguarding Week, which begins on Monday (11 June, 2018).

• Religious inspiration proves a winner for pupils' artwork

  Pupils showed off their creative flair after visiting local places of worship as part of a competition run by the City of Wolverhampton Council's Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE).

• Fibonacci improvements to boost mental health care in Wolverhampton

  Health and Social Care services in Wolverhampton have been given a boost after the successful integration of a mental health feed into the existing online data sharing system, Fibonacci.

• Ambitious Vision to improve health of City's residents

  Health chiefs in Wolverhampton have set an ambitious target to increase people's healthy life expectancy - the length of time they can expect to be in 'good health' - by nearly 10 years over the next decade.

• City of Wolverhampton wins Touchstone Award for 2018

  City of Wolverhampton Council has won the 'British Hallmarking Council Touchstone Award' which celebrates dedicated efforts in pursuing hallmarking fraudsters.

• City of Wolverhampton Celebrates Four Queen's Awards for Voluntary Service

  Unsung community heroes from four organisations across the City of Wolverhampton are celebrating today (SAT JUNE 2) after it was announced they are to receive the highest award for volunteer groups in the country.

• Careers into Care jobs fair will offer hundreds of opportunities

  Over 300 job opportunities will be on offer at a special event for job seekers.

• Group admit breaching High Court car cruising injunction

  Six people have pleaded guilty to breaching a High Court injunction banning car cruising across the Black Country.

• Council recruits sport and health apprentices for schools

  Twenty apprentices are being recruited to deliver sports, health and wellbeing programmes in Wolverhampton schools.

• Howzat! New cricket facilities to be unveiled in City

  Cricket fans will be bowled over by a number of new developments planned in Wolverhampton over the coming months.

• Host of library activities to mark National Bookstart Week

  Young bookworms will be flocking to Wolverhampton's libraries during National Bookstart Week (4 to 9 June, 2018).

• Excitement builds for WIRE Awards

  Excitement is building as businesses wait to hear if they have been shortlisted in the Wolverhampton Independent Retail Excellence (WIRE) Awards.

• New exhibition marks 70th anniversary of Windrush

  Wolverhampton Art Gallery is marking the 70th anniversary of Windrush with an important new exhibition.

• Council backs call for levy on tobacco companies

  Today (Thursday 31 May, 2018) is World No Tobacco Day and the City of Wolverhampton Council is supporting calls for the Government to introduce a levy on tobacco companies.

• Benches offer place to remember sacrifices of First World War

  A series of commemorative benches are being installed across Wolverhampton as the City marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

• Have your say and help shape maternity services in region

  Pregnant women and new mums are being invited to share their views on local maternity services.

• Trading Standards take action against accidents during Child Safety Week

  Trading Standards officers in Wolverhampton will be advising parents and carers on how to protect children from potential dangers around the home.

• Pupils on song for musical celebration in Queen Square

  Hundreds of pupils from across Wolverhampton are tuning up for a spectacular musical performance in Queen Square next month.

• Exhibition charts the Fight for Women's Equality

  This year marks a century since Parliament passed a law which allowed some women and all men in the UK to vote for the time.

• Alzheimer's Society roadshow rolls into City this week

  The Alzheimer's Society roadshow is coming to Wolverhampton this week - giving people the chance to find out more about living with dementia.

• Local history explored in talks at city archives

  There are 2 local history talks in June brought to you by City of Wolverhampton Council and the Friends of Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies.

• Neil Dougherty Centre reopens after transformation

  A popular centre for people with disabilities will be officially opened next month after undergoing a £60,000 makeover.

• Political leaders join parents and pupils for Walk to School

  Politicians joined pupils and parents to put their best foot forward during this year's Walk to School Week, which continues until tomorrow (Friday).

• Antiques gems on offer at Bantock House

  Fascinating finds are lined up at the next antiques fair being held at City of Wolverhampton's historic Bantock House Museum and Park.

• Young artists invited to gallery's free skills sessions

  Wolverhampton Art Gallery is inviting young artists to take part in free sessions to develop their skills.

• Wolves at Work speeds up construction recruitment

  Wolves at Work today (Wednesday) started a new initiative to recruit City of Wolverhampton residents into construction jobs.

• Council seeks relatives of the late Anthony Sutcliffe

  Relatives of a man who passed away recently are being asked to get in touch with the City of Wolverhampton Council.

• City shows support for people living with dementia

  Hundreds of people have become Dementia Friends and are attending special events to mark Dementia Action Week in Wolverhampton.

• Website highlights Local Offer for young with disabilities

  Wolverhampton's Local Offer website has been relaunched, showcasing the help and support available to children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) in Wolverhampton.

• Series of free events as City marks Carers Week

  More details have been revealed about the events taking place in Wolverhampton as the City marks Carers Week next month.

• Cabinet approve plans to protect sites against traveller encampments

  City of Wolverhampton Council's Cabinet Recourses Panel has signed off plans to apply for an injunction against unauthorised traveller encampments on council owned land.

• Private sector landlords warned of new licensing rules

  City of Wolverhampton private sector landlords are being reminded that the mandatory licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) will change from 1 October, 2018.

• Planning approved for i9 city centre office development

  Plans to deliver a new eye catching modern office development at the heart of the City of Wolverhampton Interchange were today (Friday) given the green light.

• Take a walk through history of iconic city street

  As part of the City of Wolverhampton's Queen Street Gateway Townscape Heritage Scheme local volunteers have researched the history of several of the street's properties.

• Health chiefs welcome Fixed Odds Betting Terminal stake cut

  Health chiefs in Wolverhampton have welcomed the Government's announcement that the maximum stake which can be placed on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) is to be slashed from £100 to £2.

• Massive Dementia Friends session to take place at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

  A massive Dementia Friends session is set to take place in Wolverhampton on Tuesday 22 May as part of Dementia Action Week.

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