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Useful recycling advice for the Christmas period

Christmas is fast approaching which means in a few days time many of us will have piles of wrapping paper, cardboard packaging and maybe even the odd wine bottle or beer can lying around waiting to be disposed of. Whilst Wolverhampton City Council has taken steps to make kerbside recycling relatively easy for residents, it […]

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Have your say…

There are lots of things going on in our area and we don’t have to just sit back and let them happen, as residents we are entitled to have a say. The council acknowledge this by holding consultations where we are invited to give our opinions on things that matter to us and are happening […]

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What day does your recycling go out?

If like me, you regularly forget which week you need to put your roadside recycling out for collection, you can now contact City Direct on 01902 551155 and request a calendar specifically for your street/household. How useful! If any residents of WV11 wish to find out their recycling and waste collection days/dates they can contact […]

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Discount Food Store replaces Wednesfield’s Woolworths

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. […]

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Christmas Lights – Details Confirmed

As previously revealed by WV11, former ‘The Apprentice’ runner up and Wednesfield native Ruth Badger will return to her hometown to switch on the Christmas lights in Wednesfield this year. The event is set to take place on Friday 27th November 2009, and will begin at 3:30pm with the lights being switched on at 4:30pm. […]

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Rent decrease for Wolverhampton Homes tenants

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%. […]

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Football: Wednesfield FC 2 – 2 Bloxwich Utd AFC

Wednesfield FC were held to a 2-2 draw with Bloxwich Utd AFC in the WMRL Premier Division at The Cottage Ground on Saturday 15th. The Cottagers’ next WMRL match is away against the Wolverhampton Casuals (map) on Tuesday 15th. Kick off is at 7:45pm. We’d love to get the scores or a match report from […]

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