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Our guest blogger writes about how the Express and Star’s biased stories are costing tax payers money.

If you’d like to find out more about the new food recycling bins that residents in Wolverhampton will be given in January 2011, head to Long Knowle community centre on Monday 22nd November between 11am and 2pm.

Over 20 members of staff were evacuated from the Corus Steel plant in Wednesfield last night after a major fire destroyed a sheet blasting machine. Six fire crews attended the blaze around 8pm and one crew from Fallings Park remained at the scene until the following morning. No injuries were reported. Read the full story [...]

WV11-born former ‘Apprentice’ runner up Ruth Badger returns to Wednesfield to switch on the Christmas lights on Friday 27th November. The event begins at 3:30pm with the lights being switched on at around 4:30pm. Is it time to put your decorations up?

If like me, you regularly forget which week you need to put your roadside recycling out for collection, you can now contact City Direct on 01902 551155 and request a calendar specifically for your street/household. How useful! If any residents of WV11 wish to find out their recycling and waste collection days/dates they can contact [...]

“Sparrow” by Kvjrkrao. We were recently sent a Tweet on Twitter (or perhaps it was a Chirp!?) by the West Midlands Bird Club asking us if any of our readers had spotted any interesting birds. The club, who’s Twitter profile says they have been “Serving birdwatchers & ornithologists in the four English counties of Staffordshire, [...]

As previously revealed by WV11, former ‘The Apprentice’ runner up and Wednesfield native Ruth Badger will return to her hometown to switch on the Christmas lights in Wednesfield this year. The event is set to take place on Friday 27th November 2009, and will begin at 3:30pm with the lights being switched on at 4:30pm. [...]