A planning application has recently been submitted to erect 4 detached bungalows on a garage site in Castlebridge Road, Wednesfield. If you’re likely to be affected by this proposed application you can find details here. You can also find general information on planning applications by visiting the Council’s Planning Online website. View a map of […]
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The former Mecca Bingo hall on Wednesfield Way, which has been derelict for the past 9 years is currently at the centre of a major refurbishment which will see supermarket chain Aldi open a new store around Christmas time. The new development at Bentley Bridge retail park is also set to be home to a […]
Essington Fruit Farm is just down the road from us here in WV11, and in fact although it’s classed as South Staffs, it still has a WV11 prefix. I’m lucky enough to live close enough to be able to cycle over with my little one, we love the place so when I saw an article […]
The construction of Wednesfield’s new £2.3 million community library is now well under way, as you can see from the aerial shot above. The building which is on the new Wednesfield link on Well Lane next to Sainsbury’s is due to open in 2010 and promises to be an excellent new resource for the local […]
Wolverhampton East Police Chief Superintendent Neil Evans has some helpful tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of burglary and opportunist crime during the summer months. Simple low cost measures can help reduce the chances of becoming a burglary victim, particularly the security of garden sheds and garages: Locking away all tools and equipment. […]
Plans by Black Country Reclamation to build a waste disposal incinerator on the site of the former Essington Brickworks on Hobnock Road have been thrown out by Staffordshire County Council. Essington parish council objected to the plans, claiming it would be a “blight on the greenbelt and increase in traffic” so understandably they are happy […]
A Wednesfield school worker and her husband have had a narrow escape on holiday in Majorca, when a Police patrol car parked just 600 yards from their hotel was blown up by Basque separatist group Eta. Source: Express & Star