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01 September 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Have your say on Wednesfield’s future school designs

Parents, pupils, residents and the general public are being invited to have their say on designs for Coppice Performing Arts School, Wednesfield High School and The Braybrook Centre, which are due to be refurbished as part of Wolverhampton City Council’s £300m Building Schools for the Future programme by 2013.
People will be able to see displays showing [...]

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31 August 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Free Swimming Extension for Under 16’s and over 60’s

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 until [...]

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25 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

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 begin [...]

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25 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

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.

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24 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

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 build [...]

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24 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

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 from the [...]

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20 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

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:
· A Book, CD [...]

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