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Changes to Wolverhampton city centre bus stop locations

As of Easter Sunday (4th April) Wolverhampton bus station will be closed for 15 months whilst it is completely redeveloped into a ‘state-of-the-art passenger facility’. This means that all city centre buses will be leaving from temporary stops whilst the station is redeveloped.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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