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08 March 2010 ~ 1 Comment

What are your views on school parking?

Does your child’s school have a problem with parking? Do parents insist on parking dangerously close to the school entrance, despite double yellow lines, signage and pleas from the school? Perhaps you’re a resident who is sick of your drive being blocked by cars at school time?
Or maybe you’re a parent who thinks that schools [...]

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04 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

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 entitled [...]

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24 February 2010 ~ 3 Comments

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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19 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Double yellow lines coming to New Cross Hospital

Following on from our Parking Crackdown story in November, it now looks certain that double yellow lines will be painted outside New Cross Hospital in order to ease congestion caused by hospital visitors parking in the road.
The lines are set to be painted opposite the main entrance to the hospital on Wolverhampton Road and stretch [...]

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18 December 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Bentley Canal – Past and Present

Blogger ‘Captain Ahab’ has written an in depth post about Bentley Canal which passes through Wednesfield.
The blog post not only contains a detailed history of the Canal and it’s origins, but also includes ‘then and now’ photos of the Canal from 1992 before much of the re-development work in the area began.
One such photo shows [...]

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15 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

How to: Report a damaged bus shelter

How to: Report a damaged bus shelter

If a bus shelter you use is damaged or has a fault, such as the lighting not working, damage to seats, or timetables missing, you can report the problem to Network West Midlands who will then pass the fault onto the agency responsible for maintenance of the shelter.
Make sure you take a note of the [...]

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