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#365DaysOfBiking- May 20th - On my way home tonight, I hopped onto the canal... May 20, 2013
- May 20th - A small result. The bike racks at Birmingham New... May 20, 2013
- May 19th - Up on the north heath at Chasewater, something rather... May 19, 2013
- May 19th - A busy day at Chasewater. Linda Mason had posted some... May 19, 2013
- May 18th - A late evening run to the supermarket, and one of the... May 19, 2013
- May 18th - I’m hoping a linesman or electrical engineer... May 19, 2013
- May 17th - Interesting to note that the Wakeboarding company who... May 18, 2013
- May 17th - Spring wends onward, despite somewhat indifferent... May 18, 2013
- May 16th - Spring is here, too, at the verges, hedgerows and... May 17, 2013
- May 16th - A day without rain, for me at least, and quite... May 17, 2013
- May 15th - It was a dreadful commute on the way to the station... May 15, 2013
- May 15th - Today, I went to Redditch for the first time in more... May 15, 2013
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Bad weather, school closures, travel info…
As ever, snow has fallen, and everything grinds to a halt – so here’s a list of resources to find out about school closures, council services, travel, local news and weather
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Tagged bad weather, Brownhills, Clayhanger, Closure, council services, Express & Star, ice, list, London Midland, National Express, School, Schools closure, Snow, The YamYam, travel info, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Weather, Walsall Wood, Winter, WS7 weather
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An epic battle unfolds
Well, The Wood lads did well yesterday, and held the posh chaps from Geurnsey to a 0-0 draw after 120 minutes of what was, by all accounts, tense, entertaining football. Our roving sports correspondent, young David Evans, had this to say:
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 0-0, Brownhills, David Evans, draw, Events, football, Footes Lane, Footy, Geurnsey, local blogs, match, New Photos, Oak Park, result, score, soccer, The YamYam, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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Reading allowed
It’s about time I gave some other bloggers a plug again. There’s a wealth of good stuff out there, and I do like to share the posts of those I read and enjoy. For the best in local stuff, always take a punt over to the YamYam for Walsall, or any of its sister sites, The Staffie, The Brummie etc. – just check the ‘beyond’ tab in the menu bar.
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Dave Moore, Derelict, Hanch Tunnel, Kate, Lichfield, Lichfield Lore, local blogs, Local History, Lucy Wood, Morturn, planning, Real Ale red wine, Redevelopment, Staffordshire, Staffordshirebred, Surge Sack, Susan MArie Ward, The YamYam, Things to do, Trevor Bond, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Something to build upon
Just a quick note to point out that I’ve had a fantastic response to my musings on the subject of the BOAK fire, and my desire to channel some of the creative anger abounding in the online community into something … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged arson, BOAK, Brownhills, Cheap tat, Clayhanger, Cycle rides, cycling, Derelict, Events, heritage, Jabez Cliff, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, New Photos, planning, Politics, Pubs, Redevelopment, The Plastic Hippo, The YamYam, Twitter, Urbext, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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After the fire had gone out – an appeal
Last Friday evening, I came back home via Walsall at around 7:30pm. On the way through what was a very weary, against the wind journey, I popped down to take a shufty at what was left of the BOAK building, … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Churches, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged arson, BOAK, Brownhills, Cheap tat, Clayhanger, Cycle rides, cycling, Derelict, Events, heritage, Jabez Cliff, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, New Photos, planning, Politics, Pubs, Redevelopment, The Plastic Hippo, The YamYam, Twitter, Urbext, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Rubbish service?
Following the furore on social media over the last week, Dan Slee, press officer at Walsall Council offered the following press statement on the question of the controversial recycling leaflets currently being distributed to homes in Walsall Borough. I’ll let … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Aldridge, Brownhills, Casepack, changes, Cheap tat, Common people, Facebook, Greenstar, Jayne Howarth, Leaflet, Leicester, local blogs, Local politics, Paul Daniel, Press Office, press release, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, Silly, Social media, The YamYam, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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I do refuse
For a week or so now, new recycling guidance leaflets have been delivered to residents of Walsall Borough by the council. There has been a degree of justified concern expressed that the authority appear to have limited the range of … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, changes, Cheap tat, Common people, Facebook, Jayne Howarth, Leaflet, local blogs, Local politics, Paul Daniel, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, Silly, Social media, The YamYam, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Resolution for Aiden
I’m pleased to say that the sad case of Aiden McHaffie, covered here several times, seems to have reached a satisfactory resolution with apologies and other remedial action from West Midlands Police. Aiden himself wrote about it on his blog last … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Accident, Adrian Goldberg, Aiden McHaffie, cycle safety, cyclesafe, cycling, Facebook, injustice, Linda Mason, local blogs, Marcus Beale, police failure, Radio WM, Shaun Russell, Shuan Russell, Silly, The YamYam, Twitter, West Midlands Ambulance Service, West Midlands Police, WMAS
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Still no justice from Aiden: Protect your arse and serve nobody
I note with some concern that fellow cyclists Aiden Mchaffee and Linda Mason are still struggling to get any action out of West Midlands Police following Aiden’s dreadful accident in Birmingham last March. Aiden has been regularly blogging events, and regular … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Accident, Adrian Goldberg, Aiden McHaffie, cycle safety, cyclesafe, cycling, Facebook, injustice, Linda Mason, local blogs, Marcus Beale, police failure, Radio WM, Shaun Russell, Shuan Russell, Silly, The YamYam, Twitter, West Midlands Ambulance Service, West Midlands Police, WMAS
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Effecting a change? Your vote counts, don’t waste it.
Just a short note to jog people’s memories today. Today is the day of the local council elections, in which those of us in Walsall (and many other places) get to vote for our local councils. Here in Walsall, it looks … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged ballot, Brownhills, Cheap tat, Clayhanger, Election, local blogs, Local politics, Mike Bird, Politics, Social Services, The Plastic Hippo, The YamYam, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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