Earlier this week we received an anonymous email regarding the rival 559 Bus Service that Diamond Buses have launched between Ashmore Park and Wolverhampton (via Wednesfield).

Bus wars have broken out in Ashmore Park! Since the beginning of May, Diamond Bus has launched a rival service to National Express West Midlands on the 559 route between Ashmore Park and Wolverhampton. The new service runs every 10 minutes throughout the day and evening 7 days a week, with a set of newer single deck vehicles.

This has prompted National Express West Midlands to launch an attempt to kill off the rival service by increasing its own frequency on the route. There is now a combined total of 18 buses an hour during the day, and a bus at least every 7 minutes on evenings and Sundays!

Diamond offer pensioners with passes the chance to travel for just £1 before 0930 instead of the full fare.

National Express have now launched a £2.50 return fare on the route…

This new competition between operators can only be a good thing for local bus users and with 18 buses an hour the route must now be one of the most frequent across the city. National Express West Mids 559 Timetable Diamond Buses 559 Timetable

On Thursday 5th May, 2011 local elections are being held across the UK with seats up for grabs in 279 local authorities across England, including Wolverhampton.

As usual, Wednesfield is split into North and South wards. Some polling station locations have changed this year, so please check where you local polling station is located.

Wednesfield North – Local Election Candidates

Tania DAVIES  (Conservative Party)
Rita Teressa POTTER (Labour Party) (currently elected)

Wednesfield South – Local Election Candidates

Peter William DOBB (Conservative Party) (currently elected)
Bhupinder Singh GAKHAL  (Labour Party)
Oliver Roy WILLIAMS (Liberal Democrats)

The Alternative Vote (AV) Referendum

As well as voting for local candidates you will be able to vote in a UK-wide referendum (the first since 1975), where voters are being asked whether they want to keep the current “first-past-the-post” system for electing MPs or switch to the “Alternative Vote (AV)” system. Find out what the Alternative Vote (AV) is on the BBC News website.

Get features and analysis, along with election results from BBC News.

Police are appealing for witnesses in an attempt to identify five suspects in the recent Duke Street assault in Wednesfield.

Detectives will revisit Duke Street, near Pinfold Gardens  late tomorrow night and into the early hours of Sunday morning two weeks after a 34-year-old man was seriously assaulted, in attempt to identify potential witnesses.

Two men, aged 20 and 21, were arrested on 6 April in connection with the inquiry and bailed pending further inquiries. Officers will be at the crime scene, where they will be handing out leaflets containing CCTV images of five additional people they want to speak to in connection with investigation.

All five are being treated as suspects at this stage.

Detective Constable Jim Connell, from Force CID, said: “The identities of the three men and two women in these CCTV images are crucial to this investigation.

“I would urge anyone who has any information about who these people are, or indeed anyone who may have witnessed the incident, to contact us as soon as possible.”

Anyone with information should contact DC Jim Connell at Force CID on 0345 113 5000 (ext 7889 6481).

The three men and two women are all being treated as suspects at this time. (Click the photo to see a larger version)

The three men and two women are all being treated as suspects at this time. (Click the photo to see a larger version)

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As 2010 draws to a close we’re pleased to be able to launch a FREE WV11.co.uk mobile app for both iPhone, iPod Touch and Android users.

You can now access all the latest WV11.co.uk news and information via our free app, which also includes photos, videos, jobs in WV11, links to our Facebook and Twitter pages and the ability to send news stories to us.

To download the free WV11 mobile app for your iPhone, iPod or Android device, please visit our mobile apps page.

WV11.co.uk  is a website dedicated to local news and events in and around the community of 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.

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

James

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!

Steph

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!

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…

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 our forum.
• 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!