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Covid-19 infection rates in Wolverhampton are starting to fall but remain among the highest in England.

Wolverhampton City Archives has been awarded £7,000 for an oral history project that aims to capture the history of the city and its people.

A man has died following a house fire yesterday.

eople who have received their Covid-19 vaccine are reminded that they must continue to follow the lockdown rules afterwards.

McLaughlin & Harvey, lead contractor at the Alexander Stadium Redevelopment, has announced a second round of the You Matter Communities scheme – with a focus on tacking the local impact of COVID-19.

City of Wolverhampton Council is taking a tougher stance on enforcement action against businesses that are flouting coronavirus restrictions in response to the high number of Covid-19 cases in the city.

Exterior works on phase two of Wolverhampton’s new railway station building are nearing completion in line with a spring opening to the public.

Wolverhampton's fifth Covid-19 rapid testing centre welcomes its first visitors today (Friday 22 January, 2021).

West Midlands Ambulance Service attended a two car RTC in Birmingham last night which sadly saw one man die and two others seriously injured.

Our markets - selling essential items only - are safe and open for business, is the message from City of Wolverhampton Council during the third national lockdown.

A Wolverhampton furniture store, which was caught flouting coronavirus restrictions twice, has been fined £1,000 by the city council.

The ‘Select and Collect’ service at Central Library is temporarily unavailable due to staffing issues.

Relatives or friends of a man who passed away recently are being asked to get in touch with the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Court of Protection Team so that his funeral can be arranged.

The Covid-19 rapid testing site at the Civic Centre will be closed this Sunday (24 January) while maintenance work is carried out on the building.

The number of people in Wolverhampton dying with Covid-19 doubled last week, as the city enters what might be the peak of the 'third wave' of the pandemic.

West Midlands council leaders today warned people not to drop their guard as the Covid-19 vaccine programme continues across the region.

West Midlands council leaders have warned people not to drop their guard as the Covid-19 vaccine programme continues across the region

Police and officers from the City of Wolverhampton Council took to the streets on Friday (15 January) to proactively engage with the public in response to a high number of Covid-19 cases in the city.

Tamworth residents are being encouraged to consider voting by post this year as part of plans to run a safe election in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

City of Wolverhampton Council will begin works in the coming months to transform the west of the city centre after accepting the Government’s Future High Streets Fund offer of £15.7million.

Tamworth has been congratulated for maintaining its Dementia Friendly Community status by the Alzheimer’s Society

Relatives or friends of the late Christopher Whelan Davies are being asked to get in touch with the City of Wolverhampton Council so that his funeral can be arranged.

Rapid Covid-19 testing is being piloted by several Wolverhampton businesses to help keep their staff, contractors and customers safe from the virus.

People have until Thursday (21 January) to submit comments and observations regarding the car cruising injunction which is currently in force in the Black Country.

Adult Education Wolverhampton has launched a laptop loan scheme to support students who are unable to access online learning and resources from home.

Businesses and communities across Birmingham are being called upon to help shape a bold new future for their city.

The roll out of the Covid-19 vaccination is continuing in Wolverhampton, with seven sites now lined up in the city to deliver the life-saving jab.

Eligible City of Wolverhampton businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors can now apply for an additional one-off national lockdown grant of up to £9,000.

A man has sadly died following a house fire last night.

Pantomime stars from a local community group have been thanked for bringing joy to families over the Christmas period.

School age children who missed their free flu vaccination during the autumn are invited to get it at one of a number of catch up clinics this month.

Clinically extremely vulnerable people have been advised that they should shield again during the national lockdown as Covid-19 infection rates remain high.

As ‘Blue Monday’ approaches, people in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to look after their mental health and wellbeing every day of the year.

People who want to find out more about fostering for Wolverhampton are being invited to get in touch or take part in virtual online information events this month. Last year, the fostering team at the City of Wolverhampton Council saw an increase in people interested in fostering during the coronavirus pandemic. More people than ever contacted Fostering for Wolverhampton to find out how they could help change a child’s life and what the application process involves.

Health and police chiefs in Wolverhampton have welcomed moves by the country's major supermarket chains to enforce the wearing of face coverings in shops – and have written to retailers urging them to do everything they can to keep staff and customers safe.

The first round of grants for 2021 is now available to help promote new small business start-ups, self-employment and entrepreneurship in Tamworth.

Health chiefs are pleading with residents to follow the Covid-19 restrictions as the number of patients with the deadly virus in New Cross Hospital approaches 300.

City of Wolverhampton Council is set to finalise plans for the second phase of Wolverhampton Art Gallery improvement works to start in June 2021.

Bookworms are reminded that Wolverhampton Libraries' click and collect service remains open during the current Covid-19 lockdown.

Wolverhampton's newest rapid Covid-19 test centre – for people without symptoms of the virus – has opened at Pendeford Library.

The first pupils have received rapid Covid-19 tests in the city's schools.

A multi-million pound regeneration of Birmingham’s city centre – which includes bringing the ‘Floozie in the Jacuzzi’ back to life as a fountain – is set to be approved by Cabinet next week.

One-off grants of £10,000 will be paid to 421 hospitality and leisure businesses across Birmingham which have previously missed out on Government support or require emergency intervention to protect jobs.

Relatives or friends of a woman who passed away recently are being asked to get in touch with the City of Wolverhampton Council so that her funeral can be arranged.

Councils in the Black Country will return to the High Court on Wednesday 27 January to seek the renewal of a ground-breaking injunction banning car cruising in the region for a further three years.

An historic Tamworth charity fund which was set up to help improve the lives of local residents is inviting individuals and organisations to apply for a share of this year’s £5,000 pot

A third Covid-19 rapid test centre – to check whether people without symptoms have the virus or not – has opened in Wolverhampton today (Friday 8 January).

The roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine is continuing in Wolverhampton – with people urged to get theirs as soon as they are invited to do so.

School age children who missed their free flu vaccination during the autumn are invited to get it at one of a number of catch up clinics being held this month.

As latest figures show over 2,300 people in Wolverhampton tested positive for Covid-19 last week, health and police chiefs are calling on residents to stay home during the national lockdown – and to take extreme care if they must go out.

Over two thirds of people in the West Midlands have vowed to make healthier lifestyle changes in 2021 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey.

A third Covid-19 rapid test centre – to check whether people without symptoms have the virus or not – opens in Wolverhampton on Friday (8 January).

People in Wolverhampton are being urged to do all they can to stop the spread of Covid-19 amid a dramatic rise in the number of coronavirus patients being admitted to hospital.

West Midlands council leaders are calling on supermarkets and businesses that remain open during this national lockdown to step-up their Covid-19 safety measures to help combat the surge of infections

Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children has been chosen as the charity which will benefit from River Island’s festive fundraising this year, meaning a huge boost to families needing specialist equipment across the UK.

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A new charity shop has officially opened its doors in the city centre.