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Press releases - August 2007

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Gary offers top tips to aspiring musicians - 31 Aug
	A music tutor who has worked alongside the likes of The Prodigy and 808 State is leading a course for Wolverhampton City Council’s Adult Education

New leisure centre proves a splash hit - 29 Aug
	Wolverhampton’s newest fitness centre is in prime health – with visitor numbers exceeding all expectations

Healthy walking challenge for Wolverhampton firms - 29 Aug
	Could you and your employees walk 10,000 steps a day? This October the West Midlands Regional TravelWise Group is challenging companies to walk from t

Young sports stars shine - 24 Aug
	A total of 40 young people took to the track and field for an athletics course in Wolverhampton

Wetland wildlife guided walk at Smestow Valley local nature reserve - 24 Aug
	Local residents are invited to join the ranger at Smestow Valley Local Nature Reserve next Thursday (August 30th) for a guided walk.

Annual electric blanket safety checks - 23 Aug
	Wolverhampton residents are being urged to check their electric blankets before they start using them again this winter in a bed to reduce the number of fires and injuries caused by worn and faulty blankets.

Fostering team get ready for marathon cycling effort - 23 Aug
	Staff from Wolverhampton City Council will be stepping up a gear when they take part in the city marathon

Exhibition explores how trade shaped Bilston - 22 Aug
	Wolverhampton City Council archives staff are putting the finishing touches to a fascinating exhibition exploring how the history of Bilston has been

Bins collected as normal on late summer bank holiday Monday, 27 August - 20 Aug
	Wolverhampton City Council will be collecting domestic refuse, dry recyclables, green and commercial waste as usual on Late Summer Bank Holiday (Monday, August 27th).

£30m boost for care and health project - 20 Aug
	A ground-breaking scheme to bring health and social care closer to home for the people of Wolverhampton has been given a £30million boost by the Treasury

Bantock scoops another award - 17 Aug
	Wolverhampton’s Bantock House Museum has scooped its second national award of the summer.

Visually impaired open day at Wolverhampton library - 16 Aug
	Wolverhampton libraries are inviting their borrowers to help them improve the services on offer.

Consultation on Waste Management Strategy - 16 Aug
	Wolverhampton residents are being invited to share their views on a draft document which outlines plans for managing the city’s waste in the next two decades.

Maltings Woodcraft opens - 15 Aug
	A woodworking enterprise which helps people with physical and sensory disabilities learn new skills and gain employment opened this week

City dairy fined £10,000 - 14 Aug
	A Wolverhampton dairy which persistently overloaded its delivery wagons has been fined £10,000 by city Magistrates at a hearing held today, Tuesday, August 14th

Commedian Alan Carr presents his Wednesday night project - 14 Aug
	Alan Carr, award-winning comedian and presenter of Channel 4’s The Friday Night Project, will bring his stand-up show to Wolverhampton this autumn.

Council targets sticky problem - 14 Aug
	Wolverhampton City Council is tackling the sticky problem of chewing gum discarded on our streets with a range of initiatives in the coming months

David in race to raise charity cash - 14 Aug
	A Wolverhampton City Council worker is preparing to get on his bike to raise money for cancer charities – in memory of his mother and sister-in-law

Continued commitment to a weekly domestic refuse collection service - 13 Aug
	Wolverhampton City Council has today confirmed its commitment to a weekly domestic refuse collection service following a misleading article printed on the front page of the Express and Star on Saturday, 11 August 2007

Travelwise celebrity lookalikes appeal - 13 Aug
	celebrity lookalikes in Wolverhampton are being urged to enter a competition to be the face of a new advertising campaign

Open day aims to dispel cremation myths - 13 Aug
	An open day is being held at Bushbury Crematorium next month.

£1.5m respite centre opens - 10 Aug
	A new £1.5m ‘home away from home’ for adults with a learning disability has officially opened

Wolverhampton Development Company chief executive appointed - 9 Aug
	Wolverhampton City Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Catchpole as the chief executive of the new Wolverhampton Development Company.

Craftsmen turn their hand to new venture - 9 Aug
	Woodworkers are turning over a new leaf with the launch of a social enterprise which aims to help disabled people gain employment.

Neighbourhood partnership helps to cut crime - 8 Aug
	Crime in Bilston North has been cut by nearly 50 per cent in the 12 months since the area’s neighbourhood partnership was set up to improve links between residents and local agencies

Londonderry exchange trip - 8 Aug
	A group of 10 young people from Wolverhampton have set off to Northern Ireland on the second leg of an action-packed youth exchange programme.

Local talent to be showcased at Krash birthday event - 8 Aug
	Wolverhampton bands could be spotted by record label executives at an event to celebrate the first birthday of a magazine produced by young people wit

Darts superstars follow boxers into Civic Hall - 6 Aug
	World class sport is topping the bill at Wolverhampton Civic Hall

Carers find `me time’ through art - 6 Aug
	Carers from across Wolverhampton are using art as a way to relax away from the stresses of their day to day lives

Planning for the future - 3 Aug
	Wolverhampton City Council is proposing to introduce measures which will help to reduce the negative effects on the environment generated by large-scale building developments

Past masters wanted for history show - 3 Aug
	Historians are preparing to reveal secrets from Wolverhampton’s past at the second Local History Symposium.

Licensing review hearing, Duke of York, Wednesfield Road - 2 Aug
	Wolverhampton City Council Licensing Sub Committee yesterday significantly modified the premises licence for the Duke of York public house in Wednesfield Road, Wolverhampton.

New guide to Wolverhampton attracts attention - 2 Aug
	A new-look visitor guide to Wolverhampton is out now.

Moving the goalposts - 1 Aug
	Sports clubs in Wolverhampton have less than two weeks left to bid for grants of up to £5,000 to help them set up sessions in other parts of the city.

Market review under discussion - 1 Aug
	The current situation at Wolverhampton city centre’s indoor and outdoor markets will be discussed at a meeting between traders and council officers tonight (WED AUG 1). The private meeting will take place at the Civic Centre and all traders have been invited.

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