 Employability training course changing lives
In this edition of re:new we hear from a City of Wolverhampton resident how a partner-led Pathways into Construction employability training course for unemployed people has changed his life.
Darren Hawkins, 27, of Lanesfield, Ben Kedzierski, 22, of
Bilston, and Ileana Petre, aged 47, of Penn Fields, were part of a group that
picked up qualifications from the programme.
Leading construction company, Speller Metcalfe, provided
work placements to all the trainees on the council’s essential repairs and
maintenance works programme at the Civic Centre, known as the Future Space
project. Watch video...
 City to hold first Festival of Food and Drink
City of
Wolverhampton is to hold its inaugural Festival of Food and Drink as the
showpiece event for its ten-day visitor programme in July.
The weekend
festival, being supported by City of Wolverhampton and Wolverhampton BID, will
be staged on Saturday, July 8 (1pm-8pm) and Sunday 9 (12pm-7pm).
It will take place
on Wulfruna Street, the Civic Centre Ceremonial car park, St Peter’s car park
and the pedestrian area outside the University of Wolverhampton’s Ambika Paul
building. Read more...
To claim your FREE ticket, click here...
 Rent with Confidence making its mark in city
City of Wolverhampton Council’s ‘Rent with Confidence’ housing
scheme is making its mark in the private sector.
Almost 650 properties and more than 200 landlords have been
star-rated in the first six months of the programme being officially launched.
It is hoped it will
improve the health and wellbeing of residents, encourage greater customer choice, and gradually raise the bar for the
quality of private sector rented housing in the city. Read more... |
May 25 | Issue 47
Summer demolition works for wider Wolverhampton Interchange area
Work will start
early this summer to demolish an eyesore building as part of City of
Wolverhampton Interchange’s development plans.
The former Mill
Street Garage sits on land next to the old Sack Works off Corn Hill in the city
centre – beside the railway line and facing the canal.
Once the derelict
garage is razed it will enable the removal of the dilapidated roof structure on
the Sack Works and the stabilising of its walls and gables for its future
development. Read more...
City of Wolverhampton is among the top UK cities to raise a family
City of
Wolverhampton is one of the top UK cities to raise a family - that’s according
to MoneySuperMarket’s new index.
The Family Living
Index was created to guide parents – or soon to be parents – looking to
futureproof their next move.
The Index analysed 35 of the UK’s biggest cities against key factors that
impact family life, including local school rankings, access to green space,
likelihood of burglary, house prices, job opportunities and average salary. Read more...
 Public get behind inaugural city WIRE Awards - and voting is still open
More than 2,000 public
votes have been received for Wolverhampton’s ‘Favourite Retailer of the Year’.
The honour is up
for grabs at the city’s first annual Wolverhampton Independent Retail
Excellence (WIRE) Awards on Tuesday, July 18.
And there is still
time to register your vote via the website or by texting WIRE plus the name of your
favourite independent retailer to 60777 (standard network charges may apply). Voting
closes at midnight on Wednesday, June 28.
As well as the
public vote, 147 businesses have made 359 entries across 11 categories for the
WIRE Awards. Read more... |
