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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Hmmm. I wasn’t going to mention this…
MP’s expenses – that’s what we’re all supposed to be outraged about. I take the view that since the net is already alive with the righteously indignant, preparing their digital pitchforks and flaming torches for the next popular uprising, then … Continue reading
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Tagged Minor Technicality, Podcasts, Politics
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This is just too wonderful for words…
I wish I’d thought of this… somebody has waaaay too much time ot heir hands… From today’s Metro – memorial benches as a subversive act How cool are these?
Consigned to myth no more!
I don’t often trawl flickr – it’s fascinating, to be sure, but it eats hours of time without you knowing it. I was looking for something else – wwilfing[1] in fact – when I came upon this delightful record of … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Just plain daft, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Brownhills, Cheap tat, Silly, Strange Notices
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Tesco development – anyone got any hard information?
Just a quick question to readers who may be better informed than I – there’s currently a rumour circulating that the Tesco store redevelopment in Brownhills has been indefinitely postponed. Is this true, or is it hokum? An application was … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Local politics, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, planning, Redevelopment, Tesco
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Crikey! They know where we live after all…
I noted an engaging article buried in the back of last Saturday’s Express and Star (23rd May 2009) – as usual for any interesting Brownhills story, there’s no online version, so I’ve OCR’d the text below: “Visions of housing complex … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, planning, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, WHG
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Pictures from Hints Open Gardens yesterday
Another fleeting update before heading out for a ride – as I blogged yesterday, Hints Open Gardens and Flower Festival is a cracking day out for anyone who loves the English countryside and beautiful gardens. I’ve just uploaded these photos … Continue reading
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If you’re at a loose end this weekend…
If you’re looking for something to do today, and fancy an event that’s gentle, genteel and quintessentially British, you could do much worse than visit Hints Open gardens and Flower festival, at the pretty little village of Hints, on the … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fun stuff to see and do
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Strange days indeed
Sometimes, you think you know the course a series of events are going to take. Sometimes you’re so confident, that when fate takes a hand and completely rearranges the furniture, you can’t quite believe it. Today was like that. Fate … Continue reading
Walsall Council descends into farce – that didn’t take long.
Just a quick post. From a new entry on his blog tonight, Councillor Mike Flower seems to have had quite an unpleasant council meeting this evening. Councillor Ian Shires also comments on it in his blog – it looks like … Continue reading
Posted in Local politics, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Mike Bird, Walsall Council
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Shire Oak’s buried secret…
More precisely, everything I can find out about Shire Oak Reservoir. When I was a teenager, I used to pass the unassuming green embankment by the lights at Shire Oak without much thought. Everybody knew that there was a reservoir … Continue reading
A smile on a wet afternoon…
5:00pm, Staurday. Wet, knackered and muddy after a desperate walk. Coming back over the Pier Street bridge, the rain and sun collided, spawning a weak, shallow but wonderfully cheering rainbow. Sometimes, even showery, blustery Saturdays have their own reward.
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The ongoing shambles that is social care in Walsall
BBC NEWS | England | ‘Call cramming’ at care company. I saw this report on Midlands Today this evening. Yet again, homecare services for some of the most vulnerable people in Walsall have been found to be inadequate. When will … Continue reading
Planning permission granted for Walsall Wood Mining Memorial
Whilst browsing the twatter feed of Councillor Mike ‘Burger Boy’ Flower, I notice that planning permission has now been granted for the proposed pithead sculpture on Oak Park playing field. As positive as I generally am about public artworks, I … Continue reading
Posted in Local politics, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills Miner, Local History, Walsall Council
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Cannabis plants seized in police raid on farm
Cannabis plants seized in police raid on farm. (Lichfield Mercury) I wonder if it was a joint operation? Seriously, it just goes to show – I’ve cycled past that farm regularly and never noticed a thing. I love the link … Continue reading
Things that happen when you’re not looking…
Over the weekend, while I wasn’t paying attention, the very first photo I uploaded to Panoramio crossed the 1000 hit barrier. Now, I know that’s not a huge achievement, but it made me smile. Self indulgently. Just a little bit. … Continue reading
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Some weekend shots added to Panoramio
Didn’t get out much this weekend – due to a maintenance disaster during the week, the trusty steed was out of action Saturday while I fettled a repair and got up to various jobs about the house – still, the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Panoramio updates, Wildlife
Tagged Chasewater, Hopwas, Shire Oak Park, Shire Oak Reservoir, Whitemoor Haye, Wildlife
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Chasewater dam needs £2.5 million safety repairs
Chasewater dam needs £2.5 million safety repairs. This may be why the water level is so low…
Posted in Chasewater, Spotted whilst browsing the web
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Turning turtle – highly unusual wildlife at Chasewater
Whilst bimbling around Chasewater this afternoon, trying out the bike after a spot of maintenance, I noticed this unlikely fellow basking in the sun, in the little pool on the Anglesey Basin side of the dam… I guess he/she must … Continue reading
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Mike Bird elected leader of Walsall Council…
Cllr Mike Flower (cllrmikeflower) on Twitter. From Mike ‘Burger Boy’ Flower’s twatter feed, Councillor Mike Bird has been elected leader of the council, with Adrian Andrew (the man responsible for the highly popular ring road expansion) as deputy… judging by … Continue reading
Brownhills Market not quite doomed?
I spotted an article tonight on the front page of the Walsall Express and Star – unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be available online, so I’ve scanned it below, mistakes and all: in it, I assume that the reference to … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Local politics, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills Market, Doug Birch, John Bird, Tesco Development
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The Pubs We’ve Lost
I thought it was about time I recorded some of the remaining closed pubs of Brownhills, and here they are: I guess the whole BrownhillsBob thing started as a result of my frustration at the fate of the former Warreners … Continue reading
New Brownhills stuff added to Panoramio
Due to the customary bank holiday Monday weather, today I decided to venture on a trip round Brownhills with the camera; as summer comes locally concentrated trips get rarer and I tend to photograph further afield. I hadn’t really been … Continue reading
A ride into the Peak District…
Just added 18 new photos to Panoramio, from a ride out into the Peak District on Saturday. .. I notice this year seems to be an excellent year for dandelions – many of the yellow fields are not oilseed rape … Continue reading
Tuesday fun – Walsall Council and interesting statistics | Political Penguin
Tuesday fun – Walsall Council and interesting statistics | Political Penguin. Excellent stuff…
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