Leader highlights a year of progress in the city
Video includes a host of regeneration, jobs and investment achievements
City of Wolverhampton Council Leader, Councillor Brookfield (pictured right), gave his first State of the City address this week.
Part of his speech included this video highlighting how the city has progressed over the last year.
It includes a host of regeneration, jobs and investment achievements. Watch video...
Odeon Luxe cinema lined up for Westside development
Read statement from developer Urban&Civic chief executive
Statement on Westside from Urban&Civic Chief Executive, Nigel Hugill:
I am pleased to confirm that conditional agreements are now in place with all parties, including Odeon who will be bringing their market leading Luxe cinemas to Westside.
Wolverhampton Council have been unstinting in their support for the scheme and, equally, I can publicly reaffirm the commitment of Urban&Civic. The current programme is for opening in the summer of 2022.
It is testament to the economic significance of the scheme and the extent of collaboration that Westside will be one of only a very few major city centre leisure projects to commence construction in the country this year.
Taskforce to give young people new jobs & opportunities
Wolves at Work partners with WMCA on new initiative
Young people in the City of Wolverhampton are set to benefit from more jobs and opportunities thanks to Wolves at Work partnering with the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) on a new taskforce.
Launched by City of Wolverhampton Council Leader, Councillor Ian Brookfield, and Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street, the Youth Opportunities Taskforce will build on the success of Wolves at Work initiatives that have helped more than 5,000 city residents into employment.
Funding from the council and the WMCA will enable Wolves at Work coaches to broaden their social value work with employers in the city to provide further opportunities for local young people through jobs, apprenticeships, in-work support and upskilling. This will include more support through the WMCA’s Construction Gateway – which is helping more local people get into good construction jobs. Read more...
Climate change move to supply renewable energy to New Cross Hospital
City of Wolverhampton Council has announced plans for its first solar farm to be developed to power New Cross Hospital with renewable energy.
The city council has partnered with The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust to deliver clean, green electricity by developing a solar farm at the former Bowman’s Harbour site.
Bowman’s Harbour is an unused landfill site adjacent to an industrial estate located on Planetary Road and is currently subject to anti-social behaviour and fly tipping. Read more...
Businesses find out new ways they can support
Wolverhampton Business Improvement District (BID), City of Wolverhampton Council and Wolverhampton Homes have joined forces to launch the Alternative Giving CIO charity to enable the generous people of the city to donate and support its vulnerable and homeless.
City Business Champions and partner agencies this week gathered in the City Suite, at the Civic Centre, to find out how they can support the charity and help tackle rough sleeping.
It builds on the success of the Alternative Giving Campaign set up by Wolverhampton BID in October 2016, which provides donation points across the city where people can donate small change, ensuring that their money goes direct to service providers and charities that help the homeless in Wolverhampton. Read more...
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