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Tag Archives: Ogley Road
Have you lost a key in Brownhills?
Reader Kevin Price has asked me to post an appeal on the blog – he’s found what appears to be a house key on Ogley Road yesterday evening (Wednesday 14th June 2017).
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff, Wildlife
Tagged 14 June, 2017, Brownhills, found, Kevin Price, key, Lichfield, Lost, missing, New Photos, Ogley Road, Things to do
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Ongoing incident: Accident at Ogley Road/High Street junction in Brownhills
Monday, 13th February 2017, 1:53pm – Traffic is currently backing up in the Brownhills area due to a collision between a lorry and a car at the junction by the former Warreners Arms pub, where Ogley Road meets the High Street.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 13 February, 2017, Accident, Arms, Brownhills, Clayhanger, collision, Events, High Street, Lichfield, Ogley Road, Police, RTA, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Warreners
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Two injured in second Ogley Road crash in ten days
I’m sad to report that yesterday evening (Wednesday 21st December 2016) there was a serious road traffic incident on the Ogley Road near it’s junction with the Lichfield Road at Co-op Corner in Brownhills.
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Tagged 2016, Accident, Ambulance, bloxwich fire, Brownhills, Car, cassualty, co-op, Corner, crash, Facebook, Lichfield, Ogley Road, Police, RTA, smash, Twitter
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Pedestrian injured in collision in Brownhills: can you help find the car please?
Hi folks – there’s been a collision in Brownhills this evening in which a pedestrian has been injured requiring emergency services attention, and it seems the driver of the vehicle involved failed to stop.
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Tagged 14 December, 2016, Accident, Ambulance, Brownhills, Car, crash, Facebook, Lichfield, MacWarreners, Ogley Road, Police, RTA
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Have you lost a bag near Co-op corner in Brownhills?
Reader Paul Evans has been in touch with a bit of an odd one: he found the above bag on the street last Saturday, just by National Tyre in Ogley Road/Chase Road, Brownhills – just at Co-op Corner.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 2016, 8 August, bag, Brownhills, Chase Road, Events, Facebook, found, Lichfield, Lost, Mystery, New Photos, Ogley Road, Paul Evans, Things to do
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Fire at National Tyre in Brownhills this evening
If you’re wondering what all the sirens were in Brownhills early this evening (Thursday, 21st April 2016), there was a fairly large fire broke out at National Tyres, just at Co-op Corner, on the junction of Lichfield Road and Ogley Road.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Express & Star, Local media, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Brownhills, Catshill, Co op corber, Events, Express & Star, Facebook, Fire, Fire Service, Lichfield, Lichfield Road, National Tyres, Ogley Hay, Ogley Road, Refuse, rubbish, tire, Twitter, Walsall
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Car vandalised in Brownhills last Friday: can you help please?
Reader Pete Sutton contacted me through Facebook to ask for help with a vandalism incident that took place on his wife’s car in Chase Road last Friday night (25th March 2016) when a bottle was smashed through the rear windscreen.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2016, 25 March, Brownhills, Car, Chase Road, crime, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, New Photos, Ogley Road, Pete Sutton, Police, Smashed, Theft, Things to do, Vandalism, window
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Bicycle thieves active in Brownhills: have you seen this bikes?
Yet again, it’s my sad duty to report burglaries in Brownhills – two more bikes have been stolen, one from a shed in Ogley Road at 10am on Monday, 9th February 2016.
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Tagged 9 February, bike, Brownhills, Clayhanger, crime, cycle, cycling, Dan beck, Downhill, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, mountain, New Photos, Ogley Road, Pink, Police, Samantha Roberts, Shed, Stolen, Theft, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism, white
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Warning – Ogley Road partially closed at High Street junction from next Monday
This is important folks – from next Monday (7th September 2015) Ogley Road at it’s junction with High Street, Brownhills just by the old Warreners Arms will be partially closed for gas main works.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2015, 7 September, Balfour Beatty, Brownhills, Closure, control, Councillor, delay, Events, Gas main, High Street, hold up, holdup, Jam, Lichfield, Management, Ogley Road, planning, renewal, Steve, traffic, Wade, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Has anyone seen Sox the cat?
Here’s an urgent appeal for a lost cat that’s come in from reader Melissa Jade, via twitter – she’s lost Sox from Springhill Road in Brownhills – he disappeared on Tuesday 13th January 2015, and it’s not like him to roam.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Interesting photos, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2015, appeal, black and white, Brownhills, cat, Catshill, Lichfield, Lost, Melissa Jade, New Photos, Ogley Road, Road, Sox, Springhill Road, Things to do
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Car accident in Brownhills on Saturday afternoon
There’s been some interest in a car accident that occurred on Saturday afternoon in Brownhills – official detail is scant and somewhat contradictory, but yesterday evening I spotted this press release from West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS).
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 19 July, 2014, Accident, Air ambulance, Brownhills, CFR, collision, crash, Events, Lichfield, Ogley Road, paramedic support, RTA, Twitter, West Midlands Ambulance Service, WMAS
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Did anyone see a car accident in Ogley Road on Saturday, please?
I’ve just had this enquiry in from long time reader and friend of the blog Scott Littleton – who’s had a bit of bad luck last weekend – It seems that on Saturday afternoon last (28th June 2014) a mystery car collided with Scott’s and fled the scene.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2014, 28th July, Accident, Brownhills, Clayhanger, collision, Events, fail to report, failed to report, Fiesta, green, Insurance, Lichfield, Ogley Road, Police, Red, red car, RTA, Scott litlleton, Small Hatchback, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Wood
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The Lost City
No, not the infamous and somewhat notorious housing estate in Tipton, but Brownhills. These photos are postcards currently for sale on everyone’s favourite tat bazaar, eBay, interestingly, all the way from a seller in Australia. Both cards are used, and … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, planning, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 1920's, 20s, Austrailia, Avenues, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chase Road, estate, First Avenue, Garden City, Lichfield Road, Local History, New Photos, Ogley Road, planning, Postcard, Redevelopment, Second Avenue, Staffordshire, Third Avenue
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It’s time to let go…
I suspect this post will meet with some derision or controversy, but I’ve been mulling it over for four or five months now, and the issue has just come to the fore again. A very short article in this week’s … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, Panoramio photo discussions, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged apartments, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Derelict, Events, Express & Star, Facebook, flats, Local History, Local politics, MacWarreners, madonalds, Ogley Road, Panoramio, planning, Pubs, Redevelopment, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Warreners Arms
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Tragic crash on the A5 last night
Last night (Friday, 17th June 2011) there was a bad accident at the junction of the B5011 Chase Road and the A5 watling Street in Newtown, Brownhills. The accident was between a heavy goods vehicle and a Kia Ri0, two … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Local Blogs, Local media, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged A5, Accident, b5011, Brownhills, Car Crash, Chase Road, Chasewtown, crash, death, fatal accident, Fatality, Hammerwich, HGV, June 17th, Kia, Lichfield Blog, Lichfield Live, local blogs, Lorry, News, Newtown, Ogley Road, Social media, Staffordshire, Watling Street
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Persistence of memory
Yesterday, whilst wandering past the former Warreners Arms pub, I stopped to look at the old inn. The condition of this landmark building continues to degrade, and the busy car wash formerly operating there now seems to have closed. I … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Abraham Greenhough, Brownhills, Brownhills High Street, Brownhills local history, Car Wash, Derelict, Dicky Dorsett, F Kerr, G Hammonds, Graffiti, H Seedhouse, Harry Woodhouse, J Hammonds, J Humphries, JH Owen, Local History, McWarreners, New Photos, Ogley Road, old grafitti, Pubs, Redevelopment, Riar Hicklin, Sue Lote, Vandalism, W Dorsett, W Owen, Warreners Arms
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