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Drug dealer jailed for 5 years

A Wednesfield drug dealer has been jailed for 5 years and 9 months after being caught in possession of drugs with intent to supply for the third time. Read the full story at The Birmingham Mail.

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Missing Pet: “Peaches” the cat missing in WV11

Missing Cat: “Peaches” We recently spotted local resident Ulla’s plea for help on Twitter after her cat “Peaches” went missing. Peaches, who has recently lost her collar is described as “black with a white neck/chest and quite thin” and was last seen on the weekend of 17th/18th October near Wednesfield High School. If you’ve seen […]

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Coppice Stars on stage at the Grand

Two students from Coppice Performing Arts School here in Wv11 will be taking to the stage of the Grand Theatre tonight with the cast of High School Musical 2. Amber Lloyd, 13 and Amy Goodall, 14  won the opportunity to appear after more than 30 students auditioned from the school  in front of judges that […]

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Musical events this week in WV11

Thursday 22nd October The Royal British Legion Club on Vicarage Road, Wednesfield hosts an evening of music to raise cash for local charities. The event starts at 7:45pm and includes duo ‘Gareth & Hayley’ as well as a disco – there will also be a raffle with a top prize of a weekend break. Tickets […]

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Wednesfield skate park celebrates 1st anniversary (updated)

Watch YouTube footage from ‘The Battle Of the Black Country’ above. It’s been just over a year since Wednesfield’s state-of-the-art skate park ‘Amos Plaza’ was opened and last weekend local skaters celebrated the park’s first anniversary with a event organised by local skate group Gnargore, dubbed “The Battle Of The Black Country”. The event, which […]

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Pair jailed for people trafficking

Two Wednesfield residents were this weekend found guilty of illegally trafficking people into the UK. Deborah Minogue, aged 40, of Lawfred Avenue, Wednesfield, and Towfik Osman, 31, of Othello Road, Wednesfield were both sentenced to three years in prison. Read the full story at the Express & Star.

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Historic Wednesfield: Trap Making

Last week we came across an article about Wednesfield’s history of trap making, so we thought we’d share it on WV11. The Wednesfield area was renowned as the British centre for trap making during the Victorian era and the traps that were made in Wednesfield were exported in huge numbers around the world. Read the […]

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