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Press releases - April 2007

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Bins collected as normal on May Day Bank Holiday - 30 Apr
	Wolverhampton City Council will be collecting domestic refuse as usual on May Day Bank Holiday (next Monday, May 7th).

Six new 20mph zones created to improve safety - 27 Apr
	Wolverhampton City Council has created a further six 20mph zones across the city to improve road safety.

Taxi marshalling scheme helps thousands of people - 25 Apr
	Wolverhampton’s taxi marshals have helped more than 5,000 visitors to the city centre get home safely since the scheme began six months ago

Small grants for voluntary groups - 25 Apr
	Voluntary and community organisations across the city are invited to apply for funding from Wolverhampton’s successful co-ordinated small grant scheme

What’s on Where Wolverhampton competition winners announced live on community radio - 23 Apr
	Winners of the What’s on Where Wolverhampton questionnaire competition to scoop family theatre tickets will be announced live on Wolverhampton Community Radio this week.

New partnership brings benefits for Wolverhampton Homes' tenants - 23 Apr
	Wolverhampton Homes is working in partnership with the Pension Service in an effort to ensure tenants over the age of 60 have access to all the information they need on benefits and debt.

Spring Vale litter pick - 20 Apr
	Members of Spring Vale Local Neighbourhood Partnership, the Walking for Health group, residents and park rangers will be taking part in a litter pick in the ward next week.

St George's day celebrations at library - 20 Apr
	A Wolverhampton library will celebrate St George’s Day on Monday (APRIL 23) with a literary theme.

Big Dave anti-bullying roadshow - 19 Apr
	Strongman Dave Gaulder will attempt to pull a single decker bus across a Wolverhampton school playground as part of an anti-bullying roadshow.

West Park guided walk - 18 Apr
	City council rangers will lead a free guided walk around Wolverhampton’s historic West Park this Sunday (APRIL 22).

Directory of services for mental health needs - 17 Apr
	A comprehensive directory of services for people with mental health needs in Wolverhampton has been produced.

Warstones fun day - 16 Apr
	A fun day was held in Warstones to give residents the chance to meet local community support groups and look at ways of improving the environment

Kids' Kitchen Network to be launched at special school - 13 Apr
	Experts in the field of healthy food such as Prue Leith, schools, the city council and big name manufacturers will come together at a special event.

Wolverhampton-Londonderry exchange - 11 Apr
	Wolverhampton students have welcomed a group of young people from Northern Ireland to the city as part of an action packed exchange programme.

Library project celebrates in style - 11 Apr
	Wolverhampton Libraries celebrated in style as its ‘Libraries Without Walls’ project reached its finale.

Smokefree information and advice available to businesses - 5 Apr
	Wolverhampton business owners and managers who would like to find out more about how the introduction of new national smokefree legislation this summe

Right to buy bogus callers warning - 5 Apr
	Householders are being warned about bogus callers purporting to be working ‘in conjunction’ with the council.

Easter bird walk at Smestow Valley - 5 Apr
	Rangers at Smestow Valley Local Nature Reserve are leading a ‘Birds of the Valley’ guided walk next Thursday, April 12th, from 9am – 11am.

Reference library to re-open early - 3 Apr
	Wolverhampton Central Library’s reference section will re-open earlier than expected this week as essential maintenance work has been completed.

Childminders celebrate their achievements - 3 Apr
	Twenty childminders have been recognised for their registration and training achievements at a Childminder Celebration Evening in Wolverhampton.

Mayor hosts trio of charity events - 3 Apr
	The Mayor of Wolverhampton, Councillor John Davis, will host a trio of fundraising events over the next fortnight.

Wolverhampton City Council and Akzo Nobel announce remediation partnership - 3 Apr
	Wolverhampton City Council and Akzo Nobel today (Tuesday April 3, 2007) announced a project to destroy carbon disulphide found underground

Bins collected as normal this Easter holiday - 2 Apr
	Wolverhampton City Council will be collecting bins as usual on Good Friday and Easter Monday this year.

Deadline approaches to return Housing Survey - 2 Apr
	Wolverhampton City Council is reminding people that they have until next Wednesday (APRIL 11) to return an important questionnaire about the future of housing in the city. More than 12,000 people have been sent a copy of the Housing Needs Survey.

Wolverhampton City Council helps thousands of school children learn vital road safety skills - 2 Apr
	More than 1,000 Wolverhampton school pupils have received vital road safety training in the first part of a highly appraised scheme organised by the city council.

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