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BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Ettingshall flats to get new doors and windows in makeover
Plans have been approved for the makeover of three blocks of flats in Wolverhampton to improve their energy efficiency and Homes said the scheme, on Boydon Close, Ettingshall, would add external and cavity-wall insulation, plus new doors and homes will benefit from the improvements, partly funded by the government's Social Housing Decarbonisation of Wolverhampton planners said the scheme would "enhance the character and appearance of the buildings and area". Planning documents submitted for the scheme said that the buildings, off Ettingshall Road, dated back to the 1950s or the windows had been double-glazed with uPVC units at some point, it was unknown when and the windows were in need of replacement, they added. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
New flats approved amid Heath Town regeneration push
Plans have been approved for more than 30 new council homes to be built on the site of a former pub in scheme for Heath Town is part of a second phase of regeneration in the area that could see up to 120 new council homes being built across five sites, the City of Wolverhampton Council proposals put forward by Keon Homes on behalf of the council included 32 one and two-bedroom apartments where the Duke of York pub once regeneration of Heath Town was helping "increase the number of good homes in well-connected neighbourhoods across the city", the council said. The new development, facing Wednesfield Road, Tremont Street and Inkerman Street, will include wheelchair accessible ground floor Town: 'Families can enjoy this estate once again'It follows 40 new council houses being built on Hobgate Road and one site on Tithe Croft, off Chervil had been extensive demolition work in the area, the council said, with vacant buildings removed and existing residential blocks improved, with three new play areas and a football pitch being created."One of our key priorities is to increase the number of good homes in well-connected neighbourhoods across the city," said Steve Evans, deputy council leader and cabinet member for housing."The regeneration of Heath Town is helping achieve that and it is heartening to see how it is changing the lives of families for the better."Planning approval now means we can kick-start the next phase of our transformation of the estate, which is being built on the strong sense of community at Heath Town, where we have delivered improvements and new homes the residents can be proud of." Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
07-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Flats and homes plan approved for former Chubb bowling green site
Plans to build new homes and flats on one of the final remaining parts of a historical Wolverhampton factory have been former bowling green at the now demolished Gunnebo site in Woden Road in Heath Town was home to Chubbs Safes before the company was sold nearly 25 years to build housing on the land in 2019 were turned down, but City of Wolverhampton Council said the applicant had demonstrated there was no longer a need for the facility at the than 100 homes have already been built on the factory site in recent years and the new application is for six new homes and nine apartments, according to the application by Gunnebo Safe Storage UK. According to the application, City of Wolverhampton Council had approached Gunnebo in 2022 over plans to turn the former bowling green into a skate park as part of legacy work for that year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, following a peak in the work never got off the ground and the site stayed empty. A year later the council said the patch of grass was still not being used, the site was "redundant" and there was no interest from either the local authority or the local community in using it for sport. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
03-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Wolverhampton smoking scheme extended after first year success
A smoking programme which helped 135 people quit in its first year in a city has been extended for 12 to Stop in Wolverhampton provides free vaping kits and support around smoker's behaviour to help them give up the by the City of Wolverhampton Council in 2024, the programme ran over a 12-week period with weekly check-in sessions at community scheme is supported by the government as part of ministers' commitment to make the country smoke-free by 2030. Among the sites used for the programme were the city's eight family hubs and Central and Warstones Obaida Ahmed said: "Nicotine vaping is substantially less harmful than smoking and is also one of the most effective tools for quitting."He said it was "fantastic" that 135 people were helped by the scheme. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
02-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Clearance work complete at Wolverhampton development site
Work to clear a site for hundreds of new homes in Wolverhampton has been completed, as groundworks for the development of Wolverhampton Council said the Canalside South development would provide 530 homes in what it called a "massive investment and boost to confidence" for the development is on the site of former industrial and canal buildings including a former British Steel plant, bringing back into use land which has been unused for more than 15 Park councillor Chris Burden said it would provide "good homes in good places for local people". The 17.5-acre site will include a variety of homes from flats to three-bedroom townhouses, plus open spaces and commercial businesses. Burden, the council's cabinet member for development, said: "We're looking forward to this scheme being delivered, bringing new homes next to bus, train and tram infrastructure."The development will be completed in three phases, with the first 150 homes expected to be ready in about two final units are not due for completion until autumn 2031. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
