Recently we were contacted by Carl Rowntree, a instructor from Lee Matthews Blackbelt Academy who have recently begun Martial Arts classes in Wednesfield. Here’s what Carl had to say: I am writing to introduce the Lee Matthews Blackbelt Academy and to let WV11 readers know that we have just opened a new satellite school in […]
Category: Leisure
Two of Wednesfield’s most popular watering holes have recently been reviewed by the PubBlog. Both the The Vine Inn and The Pyle Cock have a lot of history and remain ‘traditional’ style pubs despite it being 2010… But what we want to know is which of Wednesfield’s pubs is your favourite? Vote in our poll […]
As recently reported in the E&S, a new Pan Asian restaurant is set to open in Wednesfield later this year. Restaurant chain Cosmo which owns 10 branches across the UK plans to open a new restaurant at Bentley Bridge retail park which will serve food from China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, Singapore, Mongolia, India and Vietnam […]
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 […]
Our very own Steph has added a handful more of her photos to the Wednesfield / WV11 photo pool on photo sharing site Flickr recently. We’d love to get some more photos of Wednesfield/WV11 in there, so if you’re a Flickr user why not take a look at our guide on how to add your […]
Photo Source There’s been lots of Wv11 news in the last week or so – here’s a round up… Comic Relief fraudster spared jail Express & Star – 13th November 2009 Cat’s teeth shattered by gun thugs Express & Star – 13th November 2009 Lifeguard cleared over swimming pool drowning of Walsall father This Is […]
“Sparrow” by Kvjrkrao. We were recently sent a Tweet on Twitter (or perhaps it was a Chirp!?) by the West Midlands Bird Club asking us if any of our readers had spotted any interesting birds. The club, who’s Twitter profile says they have been “Serving birdwatchers & ornithologists in the four English counties of Staffordshire, […]