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About Us

WV11.co.uk  is an award-winning website dedicated to covering community news and events in and around Wednesfield, Wolverhampton. (WV11 refers to the postal code of the area).

The site was founded in July 2009 by local residents James Clarke and Steph Jennings who run the site on a voluntary basis. In October 2011 local radio station 107.7 The Wolf gave WV11 a ‘Pride of Wolverhampton’ award for services to the local community.

Our aim is to cover as many local news stories and events as possible, but we need your help. Do you know of a story we’ve missed? Or perhaps an event that the local community should to know about? If so, get in touch by emailing us on info@wv11.co.uk or phoning/texting us on 07855 409 319.

The Team

Founder: James

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I have a keen interest in news and current affairs and develop websites for a living. Having moved to Wednesfield a couple of years ago, I was struck by the sense of community in the area and wanted to try and use my skills to do something positive for the community. WV11.co.uk is the result!

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Founder: Steph

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I have lived in Wednesfield most of my life. I moved away briefly but missed the sense of community and so swiftly moved back! I honestly believe Wednesfield has more to offer than many residents often give it credit for and wanted to do something to redress the balance of negativity around where we live. Working for a media company using the internet and social media as a marketing tool I had the skills and passion to help set up WV11.co.uk, so I did!

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If you’d like to find out more about why we started WV11.co.uk, listen to an interview we did with Nick Booth of Podnosh for his BBC Blog below…

Other Contributors:

Andy Fisher: Local resident with a passion for community cohesion who likes holding people to account. (View all posts by Andy)

Sgt  Simon Causer: Police Sergeant for  Wednesfield North and South, as well as part of Fallings Park and periodic contributor to WV11.

Also with thanks to:

Dave Taylor: Local Newspaper Costs Taxpayers Money
Rob Williams: Winter Motoring Tips
Viv Allman-Neal: Wednesfield’s Got Talent

Get Involved!

We need your help to make WV11 a success, and there are several ways you can contribute:

  • Email us information – we’re always eager to hear about local news and events we can cover.
  • Have your say by posting comments on articles, or by joining the discussion on Facebook & Twitter.
  • Add your photos of WV11 and surrounding areas to our Flickr  Group.
  • Join the WV11 team – if you’d like to contribute to the site, drop us an email or call us on 07855 409 319 to discuss your ideas and we’ll most likely welcome you with open arms!

Do you run a local businesses?

As well as offering advertising space to local businesses we are keen to help highlight the small businesses on our doorstep. We can offer you ways to contribute for FREE. Email us or call us on 07855 409 319 to find out more.