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Phil Bateman gets what’s coming to him (a bus pass!)

Wednesfield resident and former Mayor of Wolverhampton Phil Bateman finally got what was coming to him this week when National Express staff unveiled a 22ft Happy Birthday advert on a bus. The advert included the free bus pass which Phil, who has worked in the public transport sector for the past 20 years will be […]

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Calling all Wednesfield musicians!

Local resident Adam recently contact WV11 about the possibility of putting on live music events somewhere in Wednesfield. Adam is keen to try and build a local music scene in Wednesfield that caters to both young and old musicians alike; his idea is to stage a local ‘battle of the bands’ type event with contestants […]

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Derelict garages take a step closer to demolition

WV11 recently reported on the fate of a set of derelict garages which border Ashmore Park and Wednesfield Aces Cycle Speedway Club after reporting the problem on Fix My Street.

Since our original article, the story has been picked up by local paper the Express & Star and today we were contacted by Wolverhampton Homes who told us that vacation notices have been served to the two remaining tenants. These orders are due to expire on the 25th March and once this has happened a demolition order will follow.

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Weight Watchers Meetings

If after a couple of months of 2010 you’re still struggling to shed those extra Christmas pounds and are looking for a way of losing weight, why not try the local Weight Watchers club? Local Weight Watchers meetings: Wednesfield Every Monday 5.45pm Community Centre, Alfred Squire Road, WV11 1XU Ashmore Park Every Wednesday 5.30pm & […]

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549 bus route to service New Cross & Walsall Manor Hospitals

As reported in the Express and Star today, a new bus route is set to begin running next week that links two of the regions main hospitals.

The 549 bus service will take passengers between Walsall Manor Hospital and New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.

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Introducing the Rotary Club of Wednesfield

Recently we were contacted by David Johns, Secretary of the Rotary club of Wednesfield. David has provided us with some information on the the Club for WV11 reader: The club meets at 6.15pm for 6.30pm at Linden House, Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton. Anyone who wishes to visit us and enjoy a meal in convivial company and […]

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Wolverhampton Homes wins national award

Wolverhampton Homes which manages 23,500 properties including 1,800 leaseholds on behalf of Wolverhampton City Council recently scooped a national award for engaging with tenants. The £400 million Decent Homes programme won the National Housing Maintenance Forum’s ‘Best at Meeting Residents’ Needs’ award. The judges praised the time, energy and effort Wolverhampton Homes had put in to […]

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