Category Archives: Express & Star

Walsall Wood Library under threat

Posted on October 19, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I notice from Monday’s Express & Star that Walsall council – fresh from their self congratulation over the promise not to close any libraries ‘…in this financial year’, seem to be tentatively floating the idea of moving Walsall Wood’s Library … Continue reading →

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Chasewater: Plugging away

Posted on October 7, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of days, you’ve probably noticed a host of stories about the ‘plug being put back in at Chasewater’ and a lot of self-congratulatory claptrap from the dam team, largely … Continue reading →

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Armed robbery last night in Brownhills?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Apparently, there was a robbery incident in Brownhills last night. Anyone got any information, please? Brownhillsbob at googlemail dot com. Thanks. Added 1:25pm: It was a raid on the commercial scrap yard at Springhill, between Barracks Lane and Lichfield Road. … Continue reading →

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Ticket to raid?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I’m rapidly coming to the conclusion that the parking system in Walsall, and it’s enforcement, is a scam directed at easy targets for maximum profit. Chuckery resident TraceyQ, a well respected, community spirited, long time friend of this blog, who … Continue reading →

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Heavy metal

Posted on September 16, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

As I was cycling to work the other day, I found myself behind a tat-wagon. I normally see two or three of these vehicles on any journey around the Black Country. We all know the kind of thing; a dirty … Continue reading →

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Synchronicity…

Posted on September 10, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

It’s funny how some things coincide. Last Monday (5th September) on my 365daysofbiking Tumblr, I posted a photograph of the now-closed Mango Tree restaurant on the Chester Road, near Stonnall. In a coincidence of extraordinary happenstance, later in the week … Continue reading →

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The madness of King Bird

Posted on August 31, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

If I’m honest, the world-weary citizens of Walsall long ago tired of local politics. Voter turnouts are low at local elections, and fed up of never really seeing any improvements in their local areas despite years of multi-whatever committees, LNP’s, … Continue reading →

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How journalism works part 64c

Posted on August 28, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I couldn’t help but smile the other day when I spotted a column-filler article in the Walsall Express and Star of Wednesday, 24th August 2011. On the editorial page, under an tawdry why-oh-why whine about Sally Bercow and Big Brother … Continue reading →

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On borrowed time…

Posted on August 27, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Since there’s been a welcome focus on the treatment of our local architectural heritage in the days since the Jabez Cliff fire in Walsall, I thought I’d once again delve into the urban exploration community and their activities in Walsall. … Continue reading →

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Hide and seek

Posted on August 20, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

This week, we lost another historic building to a fire in Walsall. I covered the event here. on my 365daysofbiking Tumblr and one of the side effects on YouTube. The Stymaster lamented it, as did the Hippo. Today, there’s a … Continue reading →

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Medium rare (via The Plastic Hippo)

Posted on August 16, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

This evening, I was planning to write on the subject of the terrible fire at the former Jabez Cliff works (indeed, I mentioned it on my 365daysofcycling mini-blog) but the Plastic Hippo has once again beaten my tardy arse to it, and … Continue reading →

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Another former pub goes up in smoke

Posted on August 12, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

After reporting the thankfully apparently minor fire that occurred at the long-closed Rising Sun pub in Brownhills West on Friday, 5th August 2011, it seems that conflagration in former hostelries is contagious. The following Sunday, 7th August 2011, the old … Continue reading →

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The sun sets on another pub

Posted on August 7, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

So, farewell then, to the Rising Sun. It appears that on Friday night idiots broke into the old, derelict pub and started a fire that caused considerable damage. Yet again it appears a piece of our collective history has fallen … Continue reading →

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A pressing issue

Posted on July 17, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

On Saturday, 16th July 2011, Express & Star columnist Dan Wainwright ran his usual column about local government in the region. Even though Walsall Council is gripped by a Single Status pay controversy, as is Dudley, and other notable stuff … Continue reading →

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Toxic assets: Brownhills Businesss Park housing plan withdrawn

Posted on July 10, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I noted with some amusement on Friday that the planned scheme to build nearly a hundred dwellings on the business park on the corner of Lindon Road and Coppice Road in Walsall Wood had been abandoned. This project has been … Continue reading →

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The Swan pub to live again

Posted on June 10, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I missed this originally, but after a bin-dive into the recycling bin, I can now bring you news that the The Swan, on Pelsall Road, Brownhills, has been saved from ruin and will reopen at some point in July. This … Continue reading →

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Police issue statement about death investigation in Albion Road

Posted on May 31, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I’m aware there’s much gossip circulating about this awful incident, both around town, and on social media. Be wary of what you hear. This is an awful situation, a tragic loss and certainly very shocking. Can I suggest that people … Continue reading →

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Brownhills – let’s talk it up…

Posted on May 8, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s an interesting experiment. Features writer for the Express & Star, Chris Davies, is writing a piece about life in Walsall, and would like recommendations for good Brownhills businesses, places to go, historic stories etc. for a positive feature on … Continue reading →

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Scumbags yet to be caught…

Posted on May 8, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

It was good to see that on Friday, the Express & Star and subsequently the Birmingham Mail caught up with the awful story of the mobility scooter being stolen from Brownhills. The commonality of the language used in both articles … Continue reading →

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Electile Dysfunction

Posted on May 5, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

It’s almost a year to the day since I wrote this post, urging readers to take up their democratic right and vote. I thought about this again today, on the eve of local elections and the referendum on the Alternate … Continue reading →

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The Wall

Posted on April 4, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I see that the Express & Star have finally jumped the shark. They’re introducing a paywall, so that most of their online daily content is subscriber only. In short, there’s very little on their website that you’ll be able to … Continue reading →

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Petering out

Posted on March 18, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Hey Mr. Rhodes – there’s a world of difference between Wikileaks and Wikipedia. Although there are many suspect things put up on Wikipedia, Bradley Manning, isn’t as far as I can tell, suspected of posting any of them. JFGI.

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I have nothing to add…

Posted on March 11, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

…except this is all a bit surreal. Nice pic of The Edditer, though.  

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Payne killer

Posted on March 7, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I see Ian Payne has crawled out of the darkness to issue judgment once more, yet again bombarding the press with his latest fatwa. It seems that our erstwhile Richard Littlecock is now qualified to judge the mental health of … Continue reading →

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Hit and myth

Posted on March 4, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I was amused to note tonight that after my ribbing here a few days ago, Peter Rhodes, columnist in the Express & Star, was man enough to acknowledge his vectoring of the hanged outlaw myth. It takes balls to do … Continue reading →

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Ramblings of a Mad Old Baggage: A hoax scam

Posted on March 3, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Whilst I was grumbling about urban myths being propagated by Peter Rhodes the other day, that excellent local blogger Linda Mason has crafted a fine blog post about such dissemination elsewhere. Neighbourhood watch newsletters are notorious vectors of urban myths, … Continue reading →

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Somewhere, in the distance…

Posted on February 28, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Today is the last day of that wonderful Walsall institution, The YamYam. Yes, I’m afraid that the site that was instrumental and continual in support for The Brownhills Blog, is being mothballed as Mark, the chap behind this king of … Continue reading →

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Peter Rhodes: a keen advocate for recycling

Posted on February 28, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I noted with some amusement on Friday last that whilst Peter Rhodes, columnist in the Express & Star, continued his tradition of shamelessly handcrafting a column out of crap jokes, recycled tidbits from the middlebrow tabloids and sub-Littlejohn shock sludge, … Continue reading →

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The churnalism continues

Posted on February 18, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

The utterly bizarre saga of The Warreners Arms bar rumbles on. The story from yesterday’s Express & Star, first published here on The Brownhills Blog, has today appeared in both The Daily Mail and The Sun… If anyone else spots … Continue reading →

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From the ‘You heard it here first’ department

Posted on February 18, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Thanks to several people who alerted me on Twatter and Facebook, I note that the Walsall Express & Star yet again finds itself churning the Brownhills Blog for stories. First featured here after a discussion on twatter,  the article about … Continue reading →

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Why am I not surprised?

Posted on January 15, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

At the risk of irritating the anglers again, it seems like Bob, the copper carp dangling from the Walsall Wood angler’s pole has gone missing again. I’m pretty sure the fish was there earlier in the week – I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Living in a one party state

Posted on January 12, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Today, Walsall Council’s press office belched out a press release that is already causing some controversy in the Walsall blog community. I genuinely feel pain for the poor scribe who must surely have been coerced to write it under threat … Continue reading →

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Another triumph for investigative journalism

Posted on January 2, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I am indebted to reader Neil, who supplied the scan of last Wednesday’s Express & Star article about the planning application to convert the peaceful wildlife haven of Ryders Mere into a commercial leisure fishery. Regrettably, I missed this one, … Continue reading →

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Wake up Walsall (via The Plastic Hippo)

Posted on December 29, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

The sharp-eyed amongst you will have noticed that yesterday, Ian Payne commented on the post I made about him in which I expressed my sincerely held opinions about his latest missives to the local press. It seems that, as Jones … Continue reading →

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The importance of local knowledge

Posted on December 28, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I notice the good folks at the Express & Star still seem to be having trouble with accuracy on their local patch. This puff piece, pointlessly punted for Walsall Council’s Arboretum revamp project would be fine if the hapless hack … Continue reading →

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Because they’re worth it

Posted on December 8, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Next time Walsall Council leader Mike ‘Blofeld’ Bird or his two-hundred thousand pounds per year Chief Executive Paul Sheehan appear in the media preaching about hard times, corporate governance and their worth to the citizens of Walsall, reflect on this. … Continue reading →

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A short message for Ian Payne

Posted on December 7, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Hello Ian. I see you’ve been carpet-bombing the local press again with your latest work, a dismal why-oh-why whinge, a pathetic attempt at Dickensian fictional imagery that fell someway short of a penny dreadful. I won’t repeat it here, because that … Continue reading →

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I think you’ll find it doesn’t work like that

Posted on November 25, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

This has to be a windup. Spotted on the Express & Star letters page, Wednesday, 24th November 2010. Before branding others ‘fools’, perhaps it would be a good idea to think about how stuff works. Comedy gold. Does the extra … Continue reading →

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Now, where did they get that from…

Posted on November 18, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Today, I noted that the Express & Star (motto: ‘that’ll do Ted, it’ll only be holding chips tomorrow’) were rightly having a whinge about the cost of graffiti vandalism, something I’ve had occasion to moan about myself. Fair enough, move … Continue reading →

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Turn, turn, turn…

Posted on November 10, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Something odd is happening at the moment. I’m not sure quite what’s going on, but it’s very interesting and I think it might be positive. It seems the Cabinet – those leading Walsall Council – have become aware of the … Continue reading →

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How bazaar – Brownhills Market rises again

Posted on October 14, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

These really are peculiar times. Brownhills Market, originally operated by Spook Erection and closed when Walsall Council failed to reach agreement about lease renewal, is to reopen again in November under the auspices of local market operator, LSD promotions. This … Continue reading →

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Hard Times

Posted on October 10, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

    Walsall Council leader Mike ‘Blofeld’ Bird, Councillor for Pheasey Park Farm, has been around Walsall politics for a very long time. Over the years, I’ve become inured to the utter absurdity of many of the things he says. … Continue reading →

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From Walsall Express & Star – Runaway car hits pensioner on scooter

Posted on October 9, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Crikey, nasty. Could have been much, much worse, however, so I guess we should be thankful for that. My best wishes to the unfortunate lady concerned. Here’s wishing her a speedy recovery, and take care.   A pensioner escaped major … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Mail – Tesco abandons plans to pull down a senior citizens’ club

Posted on September 6, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Noticed this article today on the excellent Walsall news site, The YamYam – for once it seems the Birmingham Mail (no longer ‘evening’ you’ll note) have stolen a bit of a march on the Express & Star. It’s a two-page … Continue reading →

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Incurable sickness

Posted on September 2, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I note from tonight’s Express & Star headline piece, that Walsall Council is still failing to ensure the care, safety and wellbeing of the most vulnerable members of our society. Despite reassurances that all was improving, and that we should … Continue reading →

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Arsonists required: please apply within

Posted on September 1, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Over at the PigBlog, the Stymaster has done it again. He’s posted a restrained, beautifuly controlled rant about the fate of historic buildings in Walsall, and their propensity to spontaneously combust. The scandal over the handling of the former Methodist … Continue reading →

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Brownhills Market – is it the silly season already?

Posted on August 24, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’m not sure what’s going on here yet, until I’ve done a bit more research, but according to the Express & Star, Walsall Council are currently looking for commercial tenders to run Brownhills Market for ‘a maximum’ of two years. … Continue reading →

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The Payne Barrier

Posted on August 12, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Please excuse me a little indulgence today. I’m going to break away from the usual stuff I do and talk a bit about blogging and freedom of speech, because something has happened in the local blog community that’s really irritated … Continue reading →

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The ingratitude. Whose town is this, anyway?

Posted on August 10, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

The saga of the proposed Tesco development in Brownhills rumbles on. Both Walsall Council and Tesco seem to be very keen to reassure us all that negotiations are ongoing, that everything is being ironed out and smoothed over. Fresh from … Continue reading →

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Shot down

Posted on August 1, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

On Friday, 30th July 2010, six days after publishing an alarmist, flawed and shoddy scare story about Lichfield Road in Brownhills being ‘gun-plagued’, subsequently proven utterly wrong by West Midlands Police, the Walsall edition of the Express & Star contained this … Continue reading →

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