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A signed Wolves football and shirt are being auctioned by the University of Wolverhampton Students’ Union to help fellow students in Ukraine. The ball is signed by players from the 2022/23 season and the shirt is from a game against Bristol City in January 2014, which Wolves won 3-1. They went on to win the League that season and were promoted to the Championship. The auction is to raise money for students at the Nizhyn Mykola Gogol State University (NMGSU) in Ukraine – who are big Wolves fans. This comes months after the University of Wolverhampton twinned with the university, […]

Former Wolves stars will be taking part in a charity match as part of a big community fun day to raise money for Acorns Children’s Hospice. Wolves All Stars are captained by Jody Craddock and managed by Mel Eves, who played over 200 games for Wolves including in the 1980 League Cup Final victory at Wembley. The teams incudes players such as Karl Henry, Dave Edwards, Michael Kightly and Kevin Foley and will be up against AFC Wulfrunians at the event in July. Danielle Cashmore, from AFC Wulfrunians, said she hoped to see hundreds of people at the family fun

Eight charities will be taking part in a giant ‘walkathon’ through Birmingham’s Cannon Hill Park to celebrate inclusion and raise money for people with disabilities. Wheel’n’Walk 2023 will take place on Sunday, June 25, starting at 11am, raising money for Cerebral Palsy Midlands. Joining CPM for the event will be Birmingham Phab Camps, Resources for Autism, Together Minds CIC with Noah’s Star charity, SEND Socials CIC, Headway Birmingham & Solihull, CASBA Advocacy and NICE Charity UK (Conductive Education). Sarah Lilly, Cerebral Palsy Midlands development officer, said: “We all do our own individual fundraising as a sponsored walk, but we all

Retired and older workers can boost their income by sharing their expertise with the next generation – keeping active through a new career mentoring platform.  Hailed as the equivalent for career mentoring as Airbnb is for holiday lets and Uber is for self-employed drivers, Career Navig8r restores a sense of purpose for people who have stopped doing a job they love.  Career Navig8r aims to give people a ‘career encore’, providing a sense of purpose post-retirement and ensuring their experience is used to help someone else.  Founder Ken Glynn, of Bettystown, County Meath, in Ireland, says he’d seen his dad

Students’ Union awards to honour outstanding achievements The 12th annual Wolverhampton University Students’ Union awards are set for this week – and they are bigger than ever. The glitzy event is due to take place on Thursday, May 18, at the Molineux stadium’s Hayward Suite. A new category this year is Outstanding Contribution to the Student Community Experience, which recognises an external organisation that has helped improve life for students in Wolverhampton, especially in light of the cost of living crisis. The shortlist for Placement Provider of the Year features two local primary schools – Highfields and Northwood Park –

A finance firm based in the south east of England has landed two awards at a prestigious nationwide ceremony. GSI Group was named one of the best financial advisers to work for and senior paraplanner Catherine Pappoe was named Paraplanner of the Year in the Professional Adviser Awards held on Tuesday, April 25, in London. The firm, which has offices in Westerham, Kent, and Camberley in Surrey, was also a finalist in the Adviser Firm of the Year, South East category. The awards celebrate excellence in retail financial services and over 400 representatives from the financial services industry attended the ceremony at

A groundbreaking Wolverhampton student nurse is appealing to more South Asian women to join her in the profession after being named a finalist in a leading UK awards scheme. Shahnaz Akhter, 50, who is in her third year of a mental health nursing degree at the University of Wolverhampton, has been shortlisted as Student Nurse of the Year in the Nursing Times awards, to be held in London later this month. With just 1.5 per cent of UK nurses being Muslim and 0.5 per cent being of South Asian heritage, Shahnaz is the only Muslim woman on her course and

Adventurous fundraisers are being sought to climb a London landmark in aid of a West Midlands charity. Smile for Joel is searching for individuals to sign up to climb the 52m O2 Arena in May. The charity was formed by Suzy Evans and her son Owen after the 2015 Tunisian terror attack, where three members of of their family were killed. Smile for Joel provides support for families affected by murder and terrorism and raises awareness for safe travel abroad – recently through its official partnership with the government Travel Aware scheme – as well as supporting the UK’s counter-terrorism

A long-standing Wolverhampton football club is looking to nurture the next generation of players with the launch of a youth academy. AFC Wulfrunians is inviting young players from U7s to U13s, boys and girls, to attend academy trials day from 9am to 4pm on Saturday, April 29. The sessions will be run by coach Jake Webb along with other UEFA B qualified coaches ensuring every child can reach their full potential. Club director Matt Clayton said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for young players to become part of this historic family club, get fit, learn some skills and have lots

Young referees across the UK are being offered a helping hand through a new fund set up in memory of Joel Richards, who was killed in a terrorist attack aged just 19. Joel was a promising referee with his sights set on the Premier League, but his journey was cut short when he, his grandfather Pat and uncle Adrian were killed in the 2015 Tunisia beach attack. His younger brother Owen, who survived the attack, and his mother Suzy, from Wednesbury, in the West Midlands, went on to set up the Smile For Joel charity in his memory, helping families