State Bank of India to open branch in Wolverhampton

A new branch of the State Bank of India is to open in Wolverhampton once suitable premises can be found in the city centre.

City council Leader, Councillor Neville Patten and Interim Chief Executive, Steve Boyes, welcomed the State Bank of India’s Regional Head and Chief Executive Officer of UK operations, Mr Rajnish Kumar, to Wolverhampton for a fact finding visit.

Work begins on multi-million pound Bilston leisure centre 

Work has now begun on a new £14.9million Bilston Leisure Centre. Councillors joined contractor Shepherd Construction on Monday March 15, 2010 to cut the first sod on the site of the state-of-the-art facility.

The striking building, located on former brownfield land off the Black Country Route, will replace the existing leisure centre on Prouds Lane and is due to open in 2011, with the creation of 33 full-time jobs.