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1 Dec p. 2 Old graves plots may be re-used ... Holy Trinity Church to reuse unmarked graves more than 50 years old; p. 1 Varsity workers agree to quit jobs - 150 staff at Wolverhampton Univeristy apply for voluntary redundancy.
2 Dec p. 1 Casinos saved in takeover - Rubicon casino saved from closure in takeover deal; p. 5 Council spent 200k ... 200, 000 spent on Willenhall leisure centre; p. 10 Meals price rise ... council raise price of meals on wheels; p. 16 Old pub to be home ... Monkey House pub in Parkfields to be turned into home for disabled adults; p. 18 Worship fear on sale of family centre ... Concerns over Family Centre for sale for redevelopment.
3 Dec p. 11 Subway to close ... 5 million to be spent improving Penn Road island; p. 19 Leisure plan now in doubt - Proposed redevelopment of of Metal castings factory off Penn Road in doubt; p. 21 Boss aims to improve town's troubled image - Bilston appoint town centre manager to attract more visitors and businesses.
4 Dec p. 7 Bus lane faces axe ... Bus lane on Stafford street could be ripped out after review ordered; p. 10 Work on 3.5m station ... Work to begin on new Bilston police station; p. 41 Sale of land ... Possible widening of Tettenhall road at junction with Lower Street.
5 Dec p. 15 Feasibility study on bridge ... Feasibility study of yellow bridge and road in Wolverhampton launched; p. 16 Climbing a mountain of work - Derelict Compton Park swimming pool reopened as climbing centre.
7 Dec p. 1 Delight as 7.5m plan ... Hotel complex plans move closer to reality; p. 4 500k improvement plan to cut accidents - Planned improvements for pedistrian safety in Chapel Ash; p. 5 Polica station reopens doors - Tettenhall police station reopens after 10 years; p. 12 Contracts exchange over 5m surgeries - Plans for anew health centre in Heath Town on site of Duke of York pub.
8 Dec p. 1 & p. 10 Council pulls plug on funds - Nine voluntary organisations will lose funding from March as part of Council cut backs; p. 15 Pub earmarked for new city care home - Planning permission granted to turn Prestwood Arms in Wednesfield into care home.
9 Dec p. 1 & p. 19 School will shut in 2010 - Priory Green Primary school in Pendeford to close August 2010; p. 5 Councillors warned on public vote move - Councillors to hear outcome of failed 18m Axon deal in private; p. 7 Council judged as adequate ... Government checks reveal Wolverhampton City Council performing adequately.
10 Dec p. 1 Sainsbury's to resume battle - Sainsbury's and Tesco's to return to court in New Year over Raglan Street site; p. 5 Removal signs end of era - Cole's of Bilston is taken over by Welsh firm Leekes; p. 6 Health centre delight - Plans to open 5m health centre on site of Duke of York pub welcomed.
11 Dec p. 37 Empty building may become youth base - Five buildings in city are being considered for new youth centre.
12 Dec p. 6 Military man to lead council in 2010 - Simon Warrenm a former executive at Nato, is to become new Chief Executive of Wolverhampton City Council.
14 Dec p. 1 Chapel Ash roundabout next in line ... Chael Ash roundabout to be remodelled in bid to reduce number of accidents; p. 1 31.5m for steel park - The current home of Corus UK has been sold to an unnamed buyer; p. 7 City population set for major change - Report on changes in the city population and predictions that the population will be one third ethnic minority by 2026; p. 11 City meal price rises stick in PM's throat - controversy over changes to the care of the elderly and disabled in Wolverhampton including price rises for meals on wheels; p. 15 Petition boosts move to save tourist base - Campaign to save Wolverhampton's Visitor Information Centre boosted by petition.
15 Dec p. 1 & p. 6 Bungle to cost 7.1m - Failed Axon deal to cost council 7.1m in pay - off.
16 Dec p. 4 Mixed-sex wards to go ... NHS aim to remove all mixed sex-wards in West Midlands hospitals including two in Wolverhampton; p. 7 Plan to cut day centre workers token pay - Council considering cutting theraputic allowances for people with learning disabilities who work in day centres; p. 12 Speed limits to be slowed ... Six Wolverhampton roads will have speed limits cut to 20mph as part of new road safety measures; p. 15 Canal pollution ... Angling clubs affected by pollution of two Wolverhampton canals do not need to pay rent.
17 Dec p. 1 & p. 6 Axon wins millions ... Taxpayers money will be used to pay compensation to Axon after the City Council pulled out of a contract; p. 6 Protesters hit at centre closure plan - Campaigners try to stop closure of Ekta day centre for elderly Asian people; p. 6 Strategy ofr 2026 passed unanimously - Wolverhampton Councillors voted on how the area should look in 2026;
18 Dec p. 18 No City Ties Vow for Axon Deal Inquiry.
19 Dec p. 4 New Archive Boss Appointed - Heidi McIntosh to become new city archivist; p. 13 Preacher Ezra Dies - Ezra Dryden, popular city centre street preacher, dies at age of 82.
21 Dec p. 4 Valuable Statuette Stolen... from The Old Stag's Head pub, Penn Common.
22 Dec p. Schools revamp work ... 370M transformation of Wolverhampton Schools takes step forward; Petition to block 24hr city store - Objections made against plans for store on Broad Street.
24 Dec p. 19 7,500 sign up for meals on wheels battle - Petition against price rises for meals on wheels; p. 20 Double delight for city ... Trinity C of E Primary school wins Excellence Award; p. 37 City safety scheme ... Banning cars from city centre sees 50% drop in incidents.
26 Dec p. 14 New city church with links to Jewish past - former synagogue refurbished and opened as christian church on Fryer Street; p. 25 City eyesore cottage may be flattened - Historic cottage on Goldthorn Hill may be demolished.
28 Dec p. 14 Golfers swing by to refurbish club - Penn Golf Club under goes 40,000 refurbishment.
29 Dec p. 4 Civic Society hits back ... Wolverhampton listed as 5th worst city in world by Lonely Planet; p. 5 Top finance team to rescue Summer Row - Firm of consultants to be appointed to get Summer Row shopping centre back on track.
30 Dec p. 6. Hope of 60 jobs ... Plans to transform pub into care home will create jobs; p. 15 Music man Dread Lester dies at 54 - Leading Wolverhampton musician and youth worker dies; p. 25 Action call over eyesore pub site - Site of Black Horse pub in Parkfields.
31 Dec p. 10 Store giant objects ... Morrisons object to Aldi plans to build new store as part of the 150m development of Goodyear site; p. 16 Estate transformation ... 5m redevelopment of Lunt estate in Bilston to begin.
Original at Blue 113 | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Archives | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Archives | Subjects: | Newspapers canals Canals | Temporal: | Dec 2009 | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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