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Pick-your-own season starts at Essington Fruit Farm

James — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:00:50 +0000

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 more, raspberries and currants should be ready by the end of the month.

We also have lots of fresh vegetables ready now: cabbage and broccoli are ready at the moment, with caulis not far behind. We have beetroot, lettuce and sugar peas ready now, with traditional garden peas coming on shortly. Spinach is just starting.

Log on to our website to see our Summer Newsletter!

We look forward to seeing you regularly as you make the most of summer on the farm.

Best wishes from,

Richard, Mary and Will
Essington Fruit Farm

Legal action over derelict garages in Ashmore Park

James — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:30:34 +0000

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.

Mark Henderson, Director of House for Wolverhampton Homes told us:

“Wolverhampton Homes is taking legal action against a former tenant who is refusing to vacate the garages at Griffiths Drive, behind Ashmore Park, in Wolverhampton.

The row of near-derelict garages has been an eyesore for people living and working nearby for three years. During that time Wolverhampton Homes has helped all the previous tenants find new garages to let and served notice that the garages are to be demolished.

We have written to the remaining illegal occupant advising that we are requesting a court order to take possession of the garages. Despite repeated contact and offers to let similar garages just minutes away, the former tenant has not responded.

If the request for a court order is successful, the illegal occupant will be evicted, and the garages will be demolished. It is dependent on the court order when the demolition could take place.

Wolverhampton Homes will consult with local people and businesses about the future use of the site, but one suggestion is to establish free parking spaces for residents and shoppers.”

Wolverhampton Homes is taking legal action against a former tenant who is refusing to vacate the garages at Griffiths Drive, behind Ashmore Park, in Wolverhampton.

The row of near-derelict garages has been an eyesore for people living and working nearby for three years.

During that time Wolverhampton Homes has helped all the previous tenants find new garages to let and served notice that the garages are to be demolished.

The organisation, which manages Wolverhampton City Council’s homes, shops and garages, has written to the remaining illegal occupant advising that it is requesting a court order to take possession of the garages.

Despite repeated contact and offers to let similar garages just minutes away, the former tenant has not responded.

If the request for a court order is successful, the illegal occupant will be evicted, and the garages will be demolished. It is dependent on the court order when the demolition could take place.

Wolverhampton Homes will consult with local people and businesses about the future use of the site, but one suggestion is to establish free parking spaces for residents and shoppers.

Just For Pets opens at Bentley Bridge on 25th March

James — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:28 +0000

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.

Success at Bentley Bridge after 5 years of struggle

James — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:29 +0000

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 verge of snapping up an empty unit on the retail park, bringing more jobs to the area and becoming the 2nd sports retailer on the park.

With other units recently being filled by AMF Bowling Alley, Aldi supermarket, Pure Gym, and Just For Pets (which opens on 25th March), it would seem that Bentley Bridge is finally beginning to live up to it’s potential as a retail park worth leaving the city centre to visit, 5 years after it opened.

Let’s hope this trend continues!

http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/03/big-names-help-bridge-gap-at-retail-park/

Selling Porkies

Steph — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:36:23 +0000

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 against Dave.

We spoke to Dave the day after he heard the news from his solicitors and he was relieved to be able to put the ordeal behind him:

“The support I’ve had from the people of Ashmore Park has been fantastic – I just want to be able to get on with things and earn a living now as it’s been hanging over me for so long. Hopefully now I, along with the other shopkeepers in the precinct can work together to to serve Ashmore Park and the wider community as intended”

Dave went on to tell us of his plans to thank the community that rallied behind him, of which he is a popular long serving member, by selling his now infamous pork baps for a limited period at the reduced price of only £1.

So what are you waiting for – get down to David Price Butchers, 70 Griffiths Drive, Ashmore Park (or for the locals – the bottom shops) to pick yourself up a porky treat!

Local Headlines w/c 4th January 2010

James — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:27:32 +0000

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 in seconds
Express & Star – 8th January 2010

Coppice Performing Arts School are looking for a new head teacher
Wolverhampton.gov.uk – Jan 2010

Featured: Lora Crafts (an exclusive offer for WV11 readers)

Steph — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:00:37 +0000

Down the at the “bottom shops” (anyone local to Ashmore Park will know what that means for everyone else it’s the larger of Ashmore Park’s shopping precincts) is a craft store. When I was little I always knew it as “the wool shop” as that was where my Nan used to get her knitting supplies – and for years it was really called “Prima Crafts”, but not any more….

… In the last few months it has welcomed a new owner Lyndsey Turner and with her comes a new name “Lora Crafts”.

It will still be stocking the wool I remember going in to buy as a child and most of the usual craft related items but Lyndsay will also be hunting down, and stocking, a large range of new lines – and holding classes and regular craft events to show everyone how to get the most out of them.

To celebrate the festive season and to encourage you to get your crafty fingers out Lyndsay is offering all WV11 readers a 10% discount – all you need to do is drop by the shop and mention our website when you make a purchase.

For more information about the shop and its stock, for card tutorials and much more visit Lora Crafts blog www.loracrafts.blogspot.com/

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Discount Food Store replaces Wednesfield’s Woolworths

James — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:30:23 +0000

The shop unit which used to be home to the Wednesfield branch of Woolworths is set to re-open on Tuesday 1st December as a Discount Food store “Bargain Foods”.

The High Street location will offer bargain groceries and frozen foods from the Wolverhampton-based retailer and will be open 9am-5.30pm on weekdays and 10am-4pm on Saturdays.

The shop will be the second new food store to open in Wednesfield this December after Aldi confirmed their new store at Bentley Bridge would open on Thursday 3rd December (See our original article for opening times).

Aldi update: Bentley Bridge store opening date confirmed

James — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:00:37 +0000

According to the store locator on the Aldi website, the new Aldi supermarket at Bentley Bridge in Wednesfield (see original story) is due to open it’s doors on Thursday 3rd December, 2009.

Store opening times:

Monday – Friday: 9.00am – 8.00pm
Saturday: 8.30am – 8.00pm
Sunday: 10.00am – 4.00pm

Opening 3rd December 2009

Store address:

ALDI Bentley Bridge
Wednesfield
Wolverhampton
WV11 1BP

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