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Four Wolves men figured as Wales beat Iceland 1-0 in a friendly in Reykjavik last night.
Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey made some fine saves as he kept a clean sheet and there was a first full cap for new signing Sam Vokes (pictured) who went on as a substitute replacing another Molineux striker, Freddy Eastwood, shortly after the interval.
The fourth member of the Wolves quartet was midfielder Dave Edwards who played for just over an hour before he was substituted. Manchester City's Ched Evans won the game for the Welsh when he backheeled the ball home on the stroke of half-time.
For this evening's friendly between the Republic of Ireland and Colombia at Fulham's Craven Cottage, Andy Keogh and Kevin Foley are expected to be on the bench.
Wolves have today announced a community led partnership with Indian Premier League side, JCT Football Club (www.jctfootball.com). Jez Moxey and First Team Coach, Terry Connor, toured JCT FC’s new stadium site and training ground in Horshiarpur, Punjab, before Terry took a short training session with JCT FC’s youth team squad.
Jez Moxey then attended a press conference with Samir Thapar, president of JCT FC, to unveil the new partnership in front of India’s national media and top officials from the Indian Football Federation. Also in attendance was Pat McFadden MP, the driving force behind the Wolverhampton-India Project which has played a key role in creating the link between the two clubs.
The agreement will see exchange visits between the two clubs’ academy staff. They will also share best practice on a range of matters from community involvement and development through to club administration.
Today’s announcement forms an important part of the Wolverhampton-India partnership, a collaboration of businesses, education and public sector bodies in Wolverhampton. The creator of the initiative is Wolverhampton-based MP, Pat McFadden, and the participants include: Wolverhampton University and College, Wolverhampton City Council, Wolverhampton Schools, the Wolverhampton Development Company. A delegation of high-level representatives from each organisation, UK Trade and Investment and the Chambers of Commerce is in India this week to progress the project.
Harrow Estates plc has been granted outline planning permission by Manchester City Council for the development of a 44 acre (17.58 ha) site in Openshaw West, east Manchester. To be known as Dreyfus Village, the residential-led scheme, predominately designed for families, will encompass 1,100 residential units and approximately 8,000 sq ft (743 sq m) of commercial space, including offices, retail and leisure facilities with a communal space and events area at its heart.
Urban regeneration company, New East Manchester will now work with regeneration specialists, Harrow Estates, and architects Taylor Young in partnership with the local community, to develop the masterplan.
The brownfield site, acquired by Harrow Estates following a competitive bidding process, was last occupied by CIBA and has been in use for chemical production since the 1870s. It falls within the New East Manchester regeneration area and Harrow Estates has been working closely with New East Manchester and other key stakeholders to develop a technical and design response that encompasses environmental statements, including water resources and flood risk assessment, as well as social and economic impact, archaeological and historic assessments, planning policy, design and access, transport, ecology, noise and air quality.
The Duke of Gloucester was guest of honour at the unveiling of Molineux's new study centre today.
His Royal Highness, accompanied by Wolves’ chief executive Jez Moxey, met local school children using the facility before enjoying lunch with members of the Football in the Community team and local dignitaries.
The Bridgemere Group today announced the recent appointment of Richard Pike as Group Operations and Finance Director of Bridgemere UK plc. Following the appointment of Greg Locke as Chief Executive, this additional role further strengthens the company’s senior management team. Richard will be responsible for all financial operations of the Bridgemere Group and ensure the strategic direction taken achieves profitable growth.
Previously Richard has held a variety of corporate and operational finance roles in Scapa Group plc, Pilkington plc and most recently at Manchester Airports Group plc where he was Group Finance Director. Richard brings considerable multi sector and international experience in acquisitions, joint ventures and disposals. Throughout his career he has driven continuous improvement and restructuring plans to help increase business profitability and has refinanced over £1 billion of debt facilities.