What’s On In Wolverhampton News and Events
Civic Service blends tradition and innovation
The annual Civic Service in Wolverhampton on Wednesday (30 September, 2026) brought together civic leaders, community representatives and residents at St Peter’s Church as the Mayor and councillors formally renewed their commitment to serving the city and its people. Wolverhampton City of Council I News…
Council demands road closure costs from owners after Upper Villiers Street fire
The City of Wolverhampton Council is ramping up enforcement to recover unpaid money from the owners of the former Sunbeam buildings. Wolverhampton City of Council I News…
Get your applications in for Bilston Carnival parade
Community groups, organisations and individuals are being encouraged to get their applications in for the Bilston Carnival parade and help make it a truly bostin’ celebration. Wolverhampton City of Council I News…
City invites communities to celebrate everyday histories at Heritage Open Days 2026
England’s largest community led festival of history and culture is set to return to Wolverhampton for the first time in over a decade. Wolverhampton City of Council I News…
Fresh, vibrant food and drink ‘box space’ planned for Wolverhampton city centre
Wolverhampton is a step closer to getting an exciting new destination for food, drink and socialising, after the council confirmed it was set to start the search for an operator to deliver a major new ‘box space’ venue in the heart of the city. Wolverhampton City of Council I News…
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The Sun Wolverhampton
- 18 ‘illegal workers’ arrested in immigration raid on DPD delivery depot in crackdown on parcel workers
by Bruno Brown on October 5, 2026 at 8:56 amEIGHTEEN workers have been arrested in an immigration bust at a busy DPD delivery depot. The staff were detained on suspicion of immigration offences during the crackdown on illegal working in the parcel delivery sector. Officers swooped at DPD’s site in Dudley Port, Wolverhampton, on Tuesday, September 29. Footage circulating widely on social media appears...
- Family’s heartbreaking plea over canal bike mystery after dad found on school field by girl, 11, with fatal head injury
by Jordan Farrell on September 17, 2026 at 8:05 pmTHE family of a dad who was found fatally injured on the grounds of a school have made a heartbreaking plea after his e-bike was found in a canal. Neil Thompson - known as Chuck - was discovered at Smestow Academy in Wolverhampton by an 11-year-old girl earlier this year as she prepared for a...
- Rare WASP spider ‘as big as a credit card’ is starting to spread in England – as new string of sightings recorded
by Allan Glen on September 15, 2026 at 4:23 pmA GIANT wasp spider that can camouflage itself has started to spread across England. The rare spider with a wasp-like body has been found more than 100 miles from its usual habitat. Conservationists believe the distinctive insects are now spreading across the country and have urged Brits to be on the look out. The unusual...
- Epic Wolverhampton Wanderers-themed boozer wins Pub Shed of the Year award leaving owners ‘gobsmacked’
by Nick Parker on August 25, 2026 at 9:24 pmA COUPLE have won Pub Shed of the Year for their Wolverhampton Wanderers- themed boozer. Tina and Rich Hibbs have spent £25,000 over eight years crafting the backyard bolthole. Packed with Wolves shirts and memorabilia, it boasts a bar with draught lager and cider, TV, Pac-Man machine and beer garden. Baker Tina, 48, of Rugeley,...
- Mystery over death of dad found with head injury on school field by girl, 11, after CCTV of final moments went dark
by Holly Christodoulou on August 19, 2026 at 1:01 pmTHE death of a dad found by an 11-year-old girl on a school field remains a mystery after CCTV of his final moments went dark, an inquest heard. Neil Thompson, 45, was discovered at Smestow Academy in Wolverhampton on January 19 this year as the girl got ready to do PE. An inquest heard he...
The Guardian Wolverhampton
- Why we’re giving £100,000 apiece to a horse box gallery, high-street drop-in and Midlands museum
by Henry Ward on September 9, 2026 at 9:00 amCulture is part of how we rebuild communities – these awards by the Freelands foundation recognise organisations promoting creativity and opportunity at grassroots levelIf politicians are serious about rebuilding our communities, they need to recognise that art and creativity are not the finishing touches. They are part of the foundations.Andy Burnham recently said that culture is too often dismissed as a distraction, a “nice to have”. Yet, as he put it, “it’s about making sense of […]
- Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the final day of the season
by Guardian sport on May 22, 2026 at 12:00 amArsenal’s party heading south, fights for Europe – and survival – and London taxpayers cheering on West HamPremier League top scorers: the latest standingsLast week’s costly defeat at Leeds means Brighton must overcome Manchester United on the final day to ensure they secure a place in Europe for the second time in their history. The good news is that Michael Carrick’s side have nothing to play for and United have a wretched record at the Amex, losing in three of their past four […]
- Aaron Rai’s US PGA win inspires golf’s next generation in Wolverhampton
by Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent on May 18, 2026 at 8:18 pmChampion’s childhood coach recalls his early promise while a six-year-old fan hopes to follow in Rai’s footsteps There was a real buzz and sense of pride at the 3 Hammers golf complex in Wolverhampton, the old stomping grounds of Aaron Rai, who on Sunday became the first Englishman since 1919 to win the US PGA Championship.It was the first major title of the 31-year-old’s career and Rai described it as “truly a dream come true”. Continue reading...
- More than 150 violent offenders granted taxi licences in Midlands city last year
by Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent on April 23, 2026 at 12:00 pmFoI data reveals that 438 people with criminal convictions were given licences in Wolverhampton, UK’s ‘taxi capital’More than 150 people convicted of violent crimes were granted taxi licences last year by Wolverhampton city council, dubbed the UK’s “taxi capital”, data has revealed.The Guardian obtained data via a freedom of information request that revealed 438 people with criminal convictions were last year granted taxi and private hire driver licences by the West Midlands local […]
- ‘Vicious and frenzied’: the fatal attack on Walsall hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte
by Neha Gohil and agency on October 24, 2025 at 4:56 pmDeng Majek followed Whyte to a train station near the hotel where she worked before stabbing her 23 times • Man guilty of murdering hotel worker at Walsall railway stationIt was around 11pm on 20 October 2024 when Rhiannon Skye Whyte, a 27-year-old from Walsall, finished her late shift at the Park Inn hotel in Wolverhampton and made her way to the nearby railway station.Whyte, who cleaned and served food at the hotel housing asylum seekers, had been working there for about three months. […]
