In June the government announced that it was scrapping the Free Swimming scheme for under 16 and over 60′s as part of government cuts, BUT there is good news for Wednesfield residents. Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust has announced that due to the success of the scheme in Wolverhampton it would continue to fund swim sessions [...]
Archive | August, 2010
St Alban’s C of E Primary School delays reopening for Autumn Term
As mentioned recently on our Facebook page, St Alban’s C of E Primary School in Ashmore Park has been forced to delay reopening for the Autumn Term due to building work over running. The school has undergone a much needed refurbishment over the summer and the work has meant that the new term will now [...]
Armed Police seek sword wielding man in Essington
Armed Police descended on Essington early this morning after reports of a security guard being threatened by a man armed with what has been described as a machete or samurai sword.
Wednesfield News for 24th August
These links are either news stories we’ve spotted elsewhere or articles that we think our readers may find of interest. Emma Reynolds congratulates Wolverhampton BSF on schools success – Emma met with Tim Westwood and Gerard Stone from Wolverhampton Building Schools for the Future this week to congratulate them on successfully securing the funding to [...]
Police encourage vigilance following distraction burglaries
Police in Wolverhampton are urging residents to be vigilant following a number of distraction burglaries in the region. Between 14 July and 6 August 2010, there were a total of six distraction burglaries reported in the Ashmore Park, Pennfields, Bradley, Lanesfield and Goldthorn Park areas. In three of the six incidents, offenders claimed to be [...]
Six Short Steps to Weight Loss Success (Part 2)
Step Four: Reward Yourself! Have you set a goal to go out walking five times this week and achieved it? Great, reward yourself… Did you want to avoid eating any puddings this week and achieved it? Great, then reward yourself! Here’s a list of potential gifts to get you started, why not add your own: [...]
Six Short Steps to Weight Loss Success (Part 1)
Earlier this week we introduced local NHS health trainer John Russell who is going to be contributing to WV11.co.uk with tips on health and fitness. This post if the first of two this week covering John’s “Six Short Steps to Weight Loss Success” – today we’ll cover steps 1-3, with 4-6 following later in the [...]
