‘The Wednesfield Bomber’ Steve Saville unfortunately failed in his attempt to gain a British light-welterweight title at Wolverhamton’s Civic Hall on Friday Night. Saville lost the fight to Syrian-born Yorkshireman Youssef Al Hamadi 96-95 on points, read the full ringside report at The Stirrer.
Author: James Clarke
Co-founder of WV11.co.uk. I live in Wednesfield and am involved in various community groups and associations. I build websites and develop digital marketing strategies for a living. When not writing for WV11 or attending meetings I play drums in my band Arbor Lights. I think Wednesfield is a great place, with a great sense of community and it isn't given the credit it deserves. Hopefully WV11.co.uk goes some way to fixing this!
Community Crusader Irene Dodd has some more information for us – this time it’s about Police Liaison meetings in Ashmore Park. If you want to have your say about crime in the local community or speak to a local bobby, this is the place to do it! “The next Ashmore Park Police Liaison meetings will […]
Wednesfield Medical Centre on Neachells Lane is facing closure after a number of blunders have seen two doctors banned from overseeing immunisations by the General Medical Council (GMC). Whilst the majority of the mistakes appear to have taken place at the Bushbury Medical Centre, both centres which are run by Mrs Valli Grandhi and Dr […]
A 26-year-old former Wednesfield High School pupil has been hailed as a hero after being mentioned in Despatches for risking his life to help move a stricken armoured vehicle coming under mortar, rocket and small arms fire from up to 15 enemy fighters. The incident occurred in February 2009 during Craftsman Martin Banks’s first operational […]
Ashmore Park Choir have recently returned from their Summer break and are looking for new members (especially younger people) to join them. The group currently has around 65 members and is open to anyone who enjoys singing – there are no tests to see how well you can/can’t sing! If you would like to find […]
The Cottagers were held to another draw last night – the goalless stalemate with Wolverhampton Casuals leaves Wednesfield going into their next game away at Bromyard Town (26th Sep) on the back of two draws. The team are currently 8th in the WMRL Premier Division and have a game in hand over 7th placed Bustlehome. […]
Here’s something you don’t hear very often – council tenants will soon be notified of a decrease in their council rent! According to the recent Wolverhampton Homes ‘tenants update’ newsletter, the UK government announced in March this year that the national average guideline for rent increases for 2009/10 would be halved from 6.25% to 3.18%. […]