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04 August 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Ashmore Park garages saga drags on

Six months after WV11.co.uk first raised the issue, the fate of a set of derelict garages in Ashmore Park continues to drag on after the local Tenants and Residents Association launched a petition against demolition.

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21 June 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Pick-your-own season starts at Essington Fruit Farm

We’ve just spotted in the Essington Fruit Farm Newsletter:
At last the pick-your-own season has started!
We have lots of lovely strawberries, the recent rains have swollen them nicely and plenty are now ripening up. Other fruit crops will soon follow: gooseberries may be picked now but will benefit from a week or two to grow some [...]

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22 April 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Legal action over derelict garages in Ashmore Park

Following our news stories in February and March which highlighted problems with a set of derelict garages in Ashmore Park, we can now reveal that Wolverhampton Homes (the organisation, which manages Wolverhampton City Council’s homes, shops and garages) is taking legal action against a former tenant who is refusing to vacate the garages on Griffiths Drive.

Once the tenant has been evicted the garages will be demolished and it is hoped that the site can be used to create additional free parking for local residents and shoppers.

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10 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Just For Pets opens at Bentley Bridge on 25th March

The new Just For Pets store at Bentley Bridge Retail Park is due to open on Thursday 25th March according to the Express and Star.
If you’re interested job vacancies, we suggest visiting the careers page on the Just For Pets website.

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05 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Success at Bentley Bridge after 5 years of struggle

The Express and Star looks at the current success of Wednesfield’s Bentley Bridge Retail Park in this recent article.
As previously reported, national chain Cosmo is due to open it’s new Pan Asian restaurant next month which will serve food from China, Japan and Mongolia, creating 38 jobs.
JD Sports is also rumoured to be on the [...]

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04 February 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Selling Porkies

As you are all probably aware the 4 year long legal wrangle between Dave Price, of David Price butchers of Ashmore Park, and Wolverhampton Homes over the sale of hot pork baps from his shop has been settled, with Wolverhampton Homes deciding to relent in their pursuit of a court hearing and dropping the case [...]

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08 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Local Headlines w/c 4th January 2010

Essington IVF couple’s baby joy this Christmas
Birmingham Mail – 1st January 2010
Sauce will curry favour with Jan
Birmingham Mail – 4th January 2010
Man held after chase
Express & Star – 5th January 2010
Jobs axed at Cardboard factory
Express & Star – 7th January 2010
Speeder caught 13 times at same spot
Express & Star – 8th January 2010
Defrosting car taken [...]

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