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Ellie Remington found safe and well

Posted on February 29, 2016 by BrownhillsBob

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West Midlands Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of teenager Ellie Remington, who has been missing from her home in Walsall since the 20th February 2016, and are appealing for the public’s help in finding her.

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Warning to dog walkers as possible bait found in Clayhanger

Posted on February 2, 2016 by BrownhillsBob

Further to the horrid story of Meg, the dog believed to have been poisoned after eating doctored bait on Clayhanger Common that I featured here at the weekend, I have just received this very worrying message from reader Wendy, who was walking her dog in Clayhanger this morning (Tuesday 2nd February 2016) and found something of great concern.

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Local dog walkers beware!

Posted on January 30, 2016 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve been contacted by a number of people who’ve pointed out the following, very worrying story from Clayhanger – a local lady walking her dog on Clayhanger Common believes her beloved pet ate poisoned meat whilst being walked there and is warning other dog lovers to beware. Continue reading →

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If only there was an online archive…

Posted on January 17, 2016 by BrownhillsBob

Nearly two years ago, in March 2014, I featured a rather remarkable image here supplied by Chris Leggett of the Express & Star, which he had released as an example of the remarkable stuff to be found hidden in the newspapers archive, which the paper is still in the process of bidding for funding to put online.
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Flat fire in Walsall Wood yesterday evening

Posted on January 10, 2016 by BrownhillsBob

Sad to report a flat fire occurred yesterday evening (Saturday, 9th January 2016) – apparently in King Street, Walsall Wood.
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House fire in Cedar Avenue, Brownhills today

Posted on December 15, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Sad to report a house fire occurred late this morning (Tuesday 15th December 2015) in Cedar Road, Brownhills.

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Road accident on Lichfield Road, Shire Oak – can you help?

Posted on October 25, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Yesterday afternoon (Saturday, 24th October 2015), there was a serious accident on the A461 Lichfield Road, Sandhills, north east of Shire Oak – I believe the incident to have been around the Cartersfield Lane junction.
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Missing Rushall girl found safe and well

Posted on October 10, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Walsall Police Response unit report on twitter that Crystal has been found safe and well.

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House fire in Vernon Avenue last night

Posted on October 4, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Sad to report a house fire occurred in the early hours of this morning (Sunday, 4th October 2015) in Vernon Avenue, central Brownhills.

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Police appeal for witnesses to Shelfield collision

Posted on August 6, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Yesterday (Wednesday 5th August 2015) there was a nasty traffic accident at the Spring Cottage junction on the A461 Lichfield Road at Shelfield, in which an elderly lady was seriously hurt.

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Don’t bank on it

Posted on July 30, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Many of you have asked me for updates on the situation with Ravens Court, the decaying, derelict shopping precinct that lies deserted in the centre of Brownhills – you’ll remember that way back in November 2014, Walsall Council issued an ultimatum to the owners that if they didn’t submit a planning application within six months, they’d initiate legal proceedings to force the landlords to tidy it up.

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Get some Iron, man – road closure details for Sunday

Posted on June 12, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

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Urgent police appeal: Please help find Bloxwich teenager

Posted on June 8, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

West Midlands Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of teenager Ashley Harris, who has gone missing from his home in Bloxwich, Walsall, and are appealing for the public’s help in finding him.

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Great news – Walsall teenager Jaspreet Khun Khun found safe and well

Posted on May 31, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Great news from West Midlands Police – missing Walsall teenager Jaspreet Khun Khun from Park Hall been found safe and well.11334102_10153435115082474_4185445262709260224_o Continue reading →

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Urgent police appeal: Please help find missing Walsall lad

Posted on May 30, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

West Midlands Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of teenager Jaspreet Khun Khun, who has gone missing from his home in Park Hall, Walsall, and are appealing for the public’s help in finding him.

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Great news – missing Walsall teenager found safe and well

Posted on May 22, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Thanks for all your shares, retweets and reblogs – missing Walsall teenager Ellie Remington has been found safe and well – great news for all concerned.
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Urgent police appeal: Please help find missing Walsall teenager

Posted on May 21, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

West Midlands Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of teenager Ellie Remington who has gone missing from her home in Walsall, and are appealing for the public’s help in finding her.

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It must be election time

Posted on April 17, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

A news story drifted into my feed in the last couple of days, which was also flagged up to me by top local history bloke Clive Roberts and the young David Evans: it seems that Brownhills High Street may well be in receipt of £125,000 of safety improvements, including hump crossings and high-grip surfaces.
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Tick tock

Posted on February 24, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

This is just a reminder and a request – it’s been three months to the day since the dynamic duo of UKIPs Brownhills Councillor Steve Craddock and his best mate and Walsall Conservative former Regeneration head-honcho Adrian Andrew claimed to have brought home the bacon and hammered out some progress on the redevelopment of Ravens Court.

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Clayhanger skate park gathers support

Posted on February 7, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

A few weeks ago, I featured the deeply impressive letter written by the (then) eleven-year old Matty Keating from Clayhanger, who is appealing for help to get a skate park for Clayhanger.

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Light entertainment

Posted on January 7, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll probably realise by now that Brownhills is the subject of some media controversy at the moment – a story emerging here via the Express & Star and syndicated out to the wider daily papers has caused outrage and recrimination.
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Pensioner dies following Brownhills collision

Posted on December 19, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

The Express & Star is now carrying the sad news that the elderly gentleman who was involved in the road traffic collision in Brownhills this morning has sadly passed away.

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Brownhills High Street Accident – West Midlands Ambulance Service statement

Posted on December 19, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

West Midlands Ambulance Service have issued the following statement in regard to the serious incident today (Friday, 19th December 2014) on Brownhills High Street near to the Church Road junction when an elderly man had been in collision with a tipper lorry.
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Road accident in Brownhills High Street

Posted on December 19, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

I’m getting mixed reports of a serious road traffic accident in Brownhills High Street, which is currently blocked off. Continue reading →

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The state that we are in

Posted on December 18, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

I’m pleased to note that despite the celebratory tones of a report in the Express & Star a couple of weeks ago, Walsall Council are reinforcing the hard line taken on the owners of the derelict eyesore in the middle of Brownhills, Ravens Court, with a strongly worded press release issued a couple of days ago.

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Frozen Charity Christmas Party this afternoon in memory of Jamey Coleman

Posted on December 7, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

I’m indebted to the Walsall Advertiser for reminding me that this afternoon you can meet Anna and Elsa from Frozen and really let it go at a Frozen Christmas Party in aid of the Headway Charity, in memory of Brownhills hit and run victim Jamey Coleman.
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Magic beans

Posted on December 4, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Well, it seems congratulations are in order – Steve Craddock, UKIP councillor for Brownhills and the man whose holiday was more important than political control of a borough governing 269,000 people – has apparently brought us the bacon. Or it … Continue reading →

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Hednesford Road hit and run: John Thomason sentenced

Posted on November 21, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

At 12:50am, Sunday 10th August 2014, there was a hit and run incident in Brownhills West, in which a white van hit two men on the pavement – it caused quite a stir locally as many readers will no doubt recall.

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Jessica Labon found safe and well

Posted on November 9, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Just this second heard that Jessica Labon has been found safe and well – stay tuned please, that’s all the info I have for now.
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Urgent: Please help find missing Brownhills teenager

Posted on November 8, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

An urgent appeal has come in from local dad Ian Labon, whose daughter Jessica has not been seen since yesterday morning (Friday, 7th November 2014) – West Midlands Police are involved, and I’m asking all readers to keep a look out and if they know where Jessica is, to please ask her to contact her parents.

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Cyclist hurt in Brownhills incident

Posted on September 16, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Earlier this evening (Tuesday, 16th September 2014) there appears to have been an accident involving a cyclist on the Chester Road, Shire Oak, between the Friezland Lane junction and Anchor Bridge.

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You can’t trust all you read in the paper…

Posted on August 21, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Whew – panic over Yesterday, following a report in the Express & Star, I wrote of my concern that the old leisure centre at Oak Park in Walsall Wood would be demolished before a new one was built to replace it.
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Demolition, man?

Posted on August 21, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

There was an interesting report in Monday’s Express & Star (18th August 2014) which points out the project to replace Oak Park leisure centre in Walsall Wood and the similar facility in Bloxwich is to start ‘next month’.

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Police appeal: Please help find missing Walsall Wood teenager

Posted on August 4, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

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Getting the Bird

Posted on April 29, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Two Brownhills community activists lock horns in the Walsall Advertiser letters page over the subject of Ravens Court – the exchange is interesting, and deserves to be read widely.
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Signatures still required on pedestrian crossings for Shire Oak petition

Posted on April 24, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

I’m running this request again for signatures to the online petition for pedestrian crossings in Shire Oak following the sad death of Jack Garrington – if you haven’t signed, please do.

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Pity the poor landlord

Posted on April 18, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Five years ago, when I started this blog, one of the largest looming topics was that of the then proposed new Tesco Store in Brownhills – we’d been through a consultation, and the proposal was to build a large hypermarket fronting the High Street.

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Please sign the petition requesting pedestrian crossings for Shire Oak

Posted on April 15, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Since the tragic, awful death of 12 year old Jack Garrington on the Chester Road, Shire Oak last Thursday, 10th April 2014, many Brownhills folk and parents of kids attending Shire Oak from further afield have not only paid tribute to Jack, but also want to join together to improve road safety in the area.

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Pedestrian Crossings for Shire Oak – a campaign in memory of Jack Garrington

Posted on April 12, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Following the tragic, heart-rending death of 12 year old Jack Garrington on the Chester Road, Shire Oak on Thursday, Brownhills has been in a state of shock – many locals have paid tribute to the young lad, floral tributes have been laid at the scene and it’s fair to say that a perceptible air of sadness has prevailed locally.
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Child dies in Brownhills Road accident – police statement

Posted on April 10, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

This afternoon, Thursday 10th April 2014, there’s been a serious accident involving a child and a lorry in Brownhills – sadly, the 12 year old involved has died at the scene.
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Road accident in Brownhills now

Posted on April 10, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

This afternoon, Thursday 10th April 2014, there’s been aserious accident involving a child and a lorry in Brownhills.

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Jamey Coleman hit and run – police appeal for further information

Posted on April 10, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

West Midlands Police continue their enquiries into the tragic death of local lad Jamey Coleman, who died following a hit and run accident at the junction of the A5 Watling Street and The Parade in the the early hours of Sunday, March 30th, 2014.
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Brownhills fatal hit run – Police issue statement

Posted on March 31, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Following the fatal hit and run incident at the junction of the a5 Watling Street and The Parade in the the early hours of Sunday, March 30th, 2014, there has been huge interest and sympathy from the community – West midlands Police issued the following statement a few minutes ago…
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Fatal hit and run in Brownhills – appeal for help

Posted on March 30, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

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School’s out… or is it?

Posted on March 26, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Due to industrial action by teaching staff, some schools in the area will be closed today, Wednesday 26th March 2014 – to find out the latest information about the status of your school, visit the Walsall Council School Closures webpage here.
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Suspected arson attack in Brownhills last night

Posted on March 23, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

The Express & Star is this morning carrying a story about a suspected arson attack at a ground floor flat in Lindon Road, Brownhills – not sure exactly where, as the only maisonettes I can think of up there are on Brownhills Road, up by Streets Corner.

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Making a splash!

Posted on March 18, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

You readers really are a remarkable bunch – last Friday, I featured a couple of images posted on social media by Chris Leggett of the Express & Star, as part of their bid to gain funding to digitise and open to the public their photo archive – a huge treasury of newspaper images that current exist in print form only.

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The parachutist, the helicopter and the Brownhills daredevil

Posted on March 14, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Last year, I asked readers to show support for the Express & Star in their bid to gain funding to digitise and open to the public their photo archive – a huge treasury of newspaper images that current exist in print form only. 27555892 Continue reading →

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House fire in Brownhills yesterday

Posted on March 14, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

As you may have heard on social media and the local grapevine, there was a house fire in New Road, Brownhills at lunchtime yesterday (13th March 2014).

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Express & Star covers Terrace Restaurant closure

Posted on February 15, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

I note today that the good old Express & Star have covered the closure of The Terrace restaurant in Brownhills that shocked so many last week – in an article unusually more detailed online than in the print edition, the paper reveals folks out of pocket with vouchers and others with prior bookings that are now obviously cancelled. A sad state of affairs indeed.
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