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Remember folks – bin collection tomorrow for Brownhills, Pelsall, Shelfield and East Aldridge
Just a heads to all the bin bothers that there is a bin collection tomorrow (Monday, 28th December 2015) for areas 9 and 10 – that’s Brownhills, Pelsall, Shelfield, High Heat, Shire Oak and West Aldridge – so get your bins out for the lads tonight.
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Tagged 2015, Aldridge, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, Christmas, Clayhanger, collection, collection day, Events, household waste, information, Leaflet, Local politics, new, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, schedule, Silly, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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We finally made it to Christmas…
I’d like to wish all blog readers, contributors and friends a merry Christmas and a very happy, peaceful and prosperous new year – may 2016 bring all you hope for.
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Tagged 2015, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Christmas, Cycle rides, cycling, Greetings, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, New Photos, Politics, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Wildlife
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Van burglary in Norton Canes: be on your guard, people
My attention has been drawn to a spate of van break-ins in the Norton Canes area of late – friend of the blog Jamie Bailey contacted me this morning and asked me to run the following appeal by his friend, Leane Woolley:
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Tagged break in, Brownhills, Burglary, car break in, Car burglary, Car Crime, crime, Events, Facebook, footage, intruder, Jamie Bailey, Leann Woolley, LW, Norton, Norton East Road, Police, public safety, South Staffordshire, tools, van, van break in, Vandalism
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2015 Christmas bin collection information
Hi folks – I’m getting a lot of enquiries regarding Christmas bin collection arrangements in the borough of Walsall, and thought I’d feature the bin calendar for those that seem concerned about when the guys in orange will come and collect their rubbish.
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Tagged 2015, Aldridge, bin collections, Bins, Brownhills, Christmas, Clayhanger, collection, collection day, Events, household waste, information, Leaflet, Local politics, new, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, schedule, Silly, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Photos from Brownhills Christmas Tree Festival 2015
Don’t forget that today Saturday 12th December 2015 Brownhills is hosting it’s Christmas market, with lots of other attractions for all the family from young to old.
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Tagged 12 December, 2015, Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Evens, Brownhills Christmas Windows, Christmas Fair, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Christmas tree festival, Craft Club, Donkeys, Festivity, Ice Rink, Nicky Rolls, Ravens Court, Santa Special, Shop Local, Shop smart, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Anything but Casual as Wood fight for decisive victory
The Woodmen last Tuesday (8th December 2015) faced Wolverhampton Casuals at the Brinsford Stadium, and fought hard for their decisive win.
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Tagged 4-2, 8 December, away, Bill Shaw, Brinsford, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, home, match review, Report, result, soccer, Stadium, support, Things to do, Tuesday, Victory, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, win, Wolverhampton Casuals
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Brownhills Christmas Music and Light Festival – this Saturday evening
Brownhills Community Association have been in touch and asked my top give this excellent looking event a push – it’s a Christmas Music and Light festival taking place this Saturday, 12th December 2015 at 4:30pm, taking place at the Canoe and Outdoor Centre in Silver Street, Brownhills – right on the canalised.
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Tagged 12th December, 2015, Brownhills, canoe centre, Christmas Events, Christmas Fair, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Community Association, Festival of Light, Festivity, Saturday, Silver Street, Walsall, Walsall Wood
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Brownhills Christmas Market Magic 2015 – this weekend!
Don’t forget that this Saturday, 12th December 2015 – Brownhills will be hosting it’s Christmas Market magic event from 10am until 4pm, with lots of other attractions for all the family from young to old.
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Tagged 12 December, 2015, Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Evens, Christmas Fair, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Christmas tree festival, Craft Club, Festivity, Ice Rink, Market Magic, Ravens Court, Santa Special, Shop Local, Shop smart, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Warning – reports of an attempted indecent assault in Brownhills
There are reports circulating on social media locally that at attempted indecent assault took place yesterday evening (Friday, 4th December 2015) on the Pelsall Road in Brownhills.
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Tagged 2015, 4 December, act, appeal, assault, Attempted, Brownhills, Canal, Clayhanger, Council, crime, Events, exposure, flasher, Friday, Highbridge, incident, Indecent, indecent exposure, lewd, Lichfield, local blogs, Pelsall, Pier Street, Police, Road, The Bridge, Walsall
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Beware: Indecent exposure incident at Clayhanger
Worryingly, the incidents of indecent exposure locally seem to be ongoing, as I note social media reports yesterday (Monday 23rd November 2015) of an incident near Northfields Way in Clayhanger.
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Tagged 2015, 23 November, appeal, Brownhills, Canal, Clayhanger, Council, crime, Events, exposure, flasher, footpath, incident, Indecent, indecent exposure, Lichfield, local blogs, Northfields, Police, state, Walsall, Watermeade, Way
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It’s time to have your say
As many of you will know, the cuts are ongoing at Walsall Council and in the coming year the authority faces a shortfall of another £25 million, and sadly, this is really going to impact on local services we take for granted.
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Tagged 2015, 2016, austerity, Brownhills, Budget, budget consultation, Closure, Consultation, event, Events, Library, Lichfield, Local politics, Mike Bird, Oak Park, planning, Politics, Shire Oak, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Advertiser, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Those haunted, troubled eyes
Every year I write a post for Remembrance but this year I’m going to keep it short, because I still believe wholeheartedly in what I wrote last year, and as far as I’m concerned that’s still my view.
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Tagged Brownhills local history, Conflict, Korea, Local History, Memory, Remembrance, Soldiers off the Street, Sunday, West Midlands Police, WMP
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Another indecent exposure incident near Pelsall
Worrying news reaches me of an indecent exposure incident on the Pelsall to Walsall cycle track near the Fordbrook Lane Bridge yesterday (Monday 19th October 2015).
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Tagged 19 October, 2015, act, ane, appeal, bridge, Brownhills, Canal, Clayhanger, Clean and Green, Council, crime, cycle track, cyclist, depot, Events, exposure, flasher, footpath, FordbrookL, Highbridge, incident, Indecent, indecent exposure, lewd, Lichfield, local blogs, Mill Lane, NCN 5, Police, Walsall
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Brownhills Christmas Market Magic 2015 – can you help?
Diane Mansell at the Walsall District Management Team has written to let me know that there will be a Christmas market event in Brownhills this year, planned for Saturday 12th December 2015, and the team are appealing for stallholders.
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Tagged 12 Decemebr, 2015, Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Evens, Brownhills Christmas Windows, Christmas Fair, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Christmas tree festival, Craft Club, Diane Mansell, Festivity, Ravens Court, Santa Special, Shop Local, Shop smart, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Why we fight
In the anger, outrage and recrimination over the plans to curtail the annual Remembrance Sunday parade in Walsall Wood which came to light last week, it’s easy to lose sight of what Remembrance is about.
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Tagged 1st World War, Brownhills local history, Details, fallen, First World War, Great War, Lichfield, list, Local History, loss, memorial, Remembrance, Roll of Honour, Royal British Legion, Spreadsheet, Sunday, Walsall Wood, war, war memorial, WW 1
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Caters: a Brownhills business remembered
Following the sad announcement of the passing of Michael Cater, formerly of the FW Cater electrical shop in Brownhills, I had a couple of lovely contributions in memory of this wonderful, but lost Brownhills business. Continue reading
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Tagged 13 October, 2015, arrangements, audio-visual, Brownhills, brownhills george, cancer, Cater, condolences, death, electrical, Events, funeral, Gilmorton, Leicester, Martin Littler, memorial, memorium, Michael, passing, Prostate, rest in peace, Round Table, Shop, Vicky, Woolston
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Woodmen make short shrift of Shifnal
Last Tuesday, (6th October 2015), Walsall Wood travelled to Shifnal for an evening fixture against Shifnal Town, whom they defeated with some aplomb.
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Tagged 2015, 5-1, 6 October, away, Bill Shaw, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, match review, Report, result, Shifnal, soccer, support, Things to do, Town, Victory, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, win
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56 bus service: Travel West Midlands to fill the gap
Excellent news from Councillor Steve Wade on the future of the 56 bus service from Brownhills to Birmingham following his meeting with Travel West Midlands last Thursday.
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Tagged 2015, 56, axe, Birmingham, Birmingham city centre, Brownhills, bus, cancellation, Clayhanger, cut, Diamond, Diamond bus service, Diamond Buses, Events, Facebook, Gina Young, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, New Photos, planning, Service, Shire Oak, Silly, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Funeral arrangements for Michael Cater
I have been contacted by Vicky Woolston who has informed me of some very sad news: the passing of Michael Cater, who ran a very longstanding electrical and audio store in Brownhills for years – Caters.
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Tagged 13 October, 2015, arrangements, audio-visual, Brownhills, cancer, Cater, condolences, death, electrical, Events, funeral, Gilmorton, Leicester, memorial, memorium, Michael, passing, Prostate, rest in peace, Round Table, Shop, Vicky, Woolston
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Wood boys hold Heanor Lions at bay
Last Saturday, (3rd October 2015), Walsall Wood faced another tough match, this time away to Heanor – and they came home with a respectable draw.
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Tagged 2-2, 2015, 3rd Ocotober, away, Bill Shaw, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, Heanor, home, Lions, match review, Report, result, soccer, support, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, win
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Van break-in in Shire Oak – be on the lookout, please
Sad to report another vehicle break in in Shire Oak – this time at the Quantock Close end of Commonside, in which tools and a laptop were stolen from a van on the night of Friday 2nd/Saturday 3rd October 2015.
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Tagged 2 October, 2015, 3 October, break in, Brownhills, Burglary, Car burglary, Car Crime, Commonside, crime, Events, Facebook, intruder, laptop, local blogs, Police, power tools, public safety, Quantock Close, Shire Oak, tools, Twitter, van, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Withdrawal of 56 bus service: Latest news, and please sign the petition!
The controversy over the withdrawal of the Diamond Buses 56 service from Brownhills to Walsall refuses to die down, and there’s now an online petition you can sign in support of the service and Councillor Steve Wade’s efforts to save it.
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Tagged 2015, 56, axe, Birmingham, Birmingham city centre, Brownhills, Brownhills West, bus, bus service, cancellation, Clayhanger, Councillor, cut, Diamond, Diamond bus service, Diamond Buses, Events, Facebook, Gina Young, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, New Photos, planning, Service, Shire Oak, Silly, Steve Wade, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Wood beat Wulfs in Castlecroft nailbiter
Yesterday (Saturday, 26th September 2015), Walsall Wood squared off against AFC Wulfrunians at Castlecroft, and won, much to the delight of Bill Shaw, who kindly submitted the following report
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Tagged 2015, 26 September, 3 - 2, AFC Wulfrunians, away, Bill Shaw, Castlecroft, Events, FC, football, Footy, Good of the Wood, home, match review, Report, result, soccer, support, Things to do, Victory, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, win
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Car break-ins in Shire Oak: Please be on your guard
Just a note to point out that Community Partnerships Officer Kevin Pitt from Walsall Police has warned there have been a couple of incidents of vehicle break-ins in Shire Oak during the early hours of Thursday, 24th September 2015.
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Tagged break in, Brownhills, Burglary, Car burglary, Car Crime, crime, Events, Facebook, intruder, Kevin Pitt, local blogs, Police, public safety, Shire Oak, Shire Oak Close, Shire Ridge, Twitter, van, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Wendy Morton MP to hold surgery in Brownhills
I’m pushing this one out early as I know some folk may need time to prepare: a week today, Wednesday 30th September 2015 the Member of Parliament for Aldridge Brownhills – your MP Wendy Morton – will hold a surgery at Brownhills Activity Centre, just off the Miner Island in town, from 9am.
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Tagged Aldridge Brownhills, Brownhills, Brownhills Activity Centre, Events, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, Member of Parliament, MP, Politics, Richard Shepherd, Silly, Surgery, Tory, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Wendy, Wendy Morton
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Diamond Busses confirm 56 service to be withdrawn
Following from the tipoff from Gina Young about the possible withdrawal by Diamond busses of their 56 service between Brownhills West and Birmingham, the company have confirmed the termination with the following statement issued late yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 15th September 2015):
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Tagged 2015, 56, axe, Birmingham, Birmingham city centre, Brownhills, Brownhills West, bus, bus service, cancellation, Clayhanger, Councillor, cut, Diamond, Diamond bus service, Diamond Buses, Events, Facebook, Gina Young, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, New Photos, planning, Service, Shire Oak, Silly, Steve Wade, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Local bus service under threat
It seems there might be bad news for uses of the Diamond Buses 56 route from Brownhills to Birmingham – yesterday I had the following email from passenger Gina Young:
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Tagged 2015, 56, axe, Birmingham, Birmingham city centre, Brownhills, bus, cancellation, Clayhanger, cut, Diamond, Diamond bus service, Diamond Buses, Events, Facebook, Gina Young, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, New Photos, planning, Service, Shire Oak, Silly, Things to do, Twitter, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Scott bike stolen from Lichfield – can you help?
Bike thieves seem to be gearing up apace at the moment, and fellow local blogger and tech whizz behind Lichfield Live, Philip John had his Scott Scale 730 (picture above) stolen from his garage in Lichfield on Wednesday night/Thursday morning 9-10 September 2015.
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Tagged 2015, 760, bike, break in, Brownhills, crime, cycle, cycling, Events, Facebook, garage, Lichfield, Lichfield Live, mountain, New Photos, Philip John, Police, Scale, Sott, Stolen, Theft, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism
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Funeral arrangements for John Seedhouse
Friend of the blog Mick Roseblade has kindly dropped me a line to ask if I’d publicise the funeral details for John Seedhouse, who passed away at his home recently – John was a well loved and greatly respected member of the community who will be remembered by many for his love of Walsall Wood FC, which he chaired for a while.
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Tagged 2015, 22 September, arrangements, Brownhills, cancer, condolences, death, Events, Facebook, funeral, Gareth Perrins-Seedhouse, john, John Seedhouse, King Street Club, memorial, memorium, Mick, Mick Roseblade, passing, rest in peace, Roseblade, St Johns, Streetly2, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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Police issue CCTV image of man in relation to Brownhills indecent exposure incident
Following the investigation into the indecent exposure incident near the Council Depot in Brownhills on Friday 7th August 2015 (which I reported here), West Midlands Police have issued the above CCTV image and would like to identify the man in question.
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Tagged 2015, act, appeal, bridge, Brownhills, Canal, CCTV, Clayhanger, Clean and Green, Council, crime, cyclist, depot, Events, exposure, flasher, Highbridge, image, incident, Indecent, indecent exposure, lewd, Lichfield, local blogs, Pelsall, Pier Street, Police, Road, The Bridge, Walsall
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Flytipping morons strike again
I’m sad to say hotspots in Brownhills and Aldridge – as well as across the area – are still being blighted by flytippers, often clearly working on a commercial scale – flytipping is a public menace, harms the environment, can be a danger to people and wildlife and costs a lot of money to clean up.
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Tagged 4 September, Brownhills, Brownhills common, Cheap tat, Coppice Lane, Councillor, Fly tipping, flytipping, Holland Park, Lay By, Local politics, metal theft, Operation Steel, Politics, Scrap, scrap metal, Silly, Steve Wade, Street pride, tat men, tat trade, trading standards, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, waste transfer
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Rare bike stolen from Aldridge – police issue more CCTV images
West Midlands Police have this morning issued a statement about the bike theft from the Shell Petrol Station in Northgate, Aldridge featured here yesterday, together with more detail and further images of the suspect and vehicle.
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Tagged 20 August, 2015, Aldridge, bike, Brownhills, CCTV, crime, cycle, cycling, EK56UUC, Events, Facebook, Ford Transit, images, Lichfield, mountain, New Photos, Nomad, Northgate, petrol station, Police, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Nomad, Shell, Stolen, taken, Theft, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall Wood, West Midlands
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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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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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Rare bike stolen from Aldridge – please keep an eye out
Can I please ask readers to be on the lookout for the above Santa Cruz Nomad bike, stolen from the Shell petrol station on Northgate at around 5:45pm on Thursday, 20th August 2015?
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Tagged 20 August, 2015, Aldridge, bike, Brownhills, crime, cycle, cycling, EK56UUC, Events, Facebook, Ford Transit, Lichfield, mountain, New Photos, Nomad, Northgate, petrol station, Police, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Nomad, Shell, Stolen, taken, Theft, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall Wood
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Please beware – another indecent exposure incident reported
Today, I’ve received a worrying report of another indecent exposure incident in Brownhills, which follows on from the one a couple of weeks ago that occurred out at Highbridges – I’m told this incident occurred on or near the Parade in Brownhills.
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Tagged 2015, act, appeal, Brownhills, Common, Council, crime, Events, exposure, flasher, Holland Park, incident, Indecent, indecent exposure, lewd, Lichfield, local blogs, Police, The Parade, Walsall
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Take care – Indecent exposure incident near Brownhills Council depot today
Worrying news reaches me of an indecent exposure incident on the Pelsall/Lichfield Road at Highbridges this morning (Friday 7th August 2015), when two ladies on their way to work at the council depot were subject to an indecent exposure incident.
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Tagged 2015, act, appeal, bridge, Brownhills, Canal, Clayhanger, Clean and Green, Council, crime, cyclist, depot, Events, exposure, flasher, Highbridge, incident, Indecent, indecent exposure, lewd, Lichfield, local blogs, Pelsall, Pier Street, Police, Road, The Bridge, Walsall
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Don’t bank on it
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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Tagged 215 Notice, Blofeld, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Canal, Cheap tat, Clayhanger, Compulsory purchase, Derelict, Events, Facebook, John Bird, Lichfield, Local History, Local politics, Mike Bird, New Photos, New Tesco, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Retail, Stev Wade, sympathy, Tesco, Tesco Development, teve Wade, Vandalism, Vivienne Aston, Walsall, Walsall Advertiser, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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The Old Hednesford Pit Disaster: a question of Merrit
Incisive and tenacious historian Peter ‘Pedro’ Cutler has been quietly continuing his investigations into the Old Hednesford Colliery Disaster, the 1911 accident that was brought to our attention when Reg ‘Are Reg’ Fullelove donated a poem he’d come to have in his collection to the blog.
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Tagged 1911, Bravery, Hednesfold, Henry Merrit, Hero, heroism, inquest, journalism, Lichfield, Lichfield Mercury, local blogs, Local History, Medal, New Photos, Old, Pedro, Peter Cutler, pit disaster, Poem, Report, South Staffordshire Times, Staffordshire, Thomas Stokes
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Flytipping scum plaguing Brownhills
Brownhills Councillor Steve Wade has been in touch recently on a number of local issues, and I’m very glad to see him developing an online presence and keeping us informed of stuff he’s dealing with – and I’m very grateful for the positive moves he’s made to communicate with me and the blog – there’s more to come from Steve later this week.
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills common, Cheap tat, Coppice Lane, Councillor, Fly tipping, flytipping, Holland Park, Lay By, Local politics, metal theft, Operation Steel, Politics, Scrap, scrap metal, Silly, Steve Wade, Street pride, tat men, tat trade, trading standards, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, waste transfer
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Accident in Sadler Road this evening?
I know very little about this one but friend of the blog @AntrigbyAjrigby tweeted me tonight (9:15pm Friday 17th July 2015) to say there had been an accident in Sadler Road, Brownhills, and the the road was closed with the junction of Lichfield Road.
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Tagged 17 July, 2015, Accident, Ambulane, AntrigbyAjrigby, Brownhills, Catshill, collision, Evening, Events, Junction, Lichfield, Lichfield Road, Night, Ogle Hay, paramedics, Police, RTA, Sadler Road, smash, Twitter
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Brownhills Local Committee: changes afoot?
Here’s just a bit of news I picked up off the grapevine, so I’m not 100% sure of the accuracy but I’m hearing that the long-serving and dedicated Doug Birch MBE has stood down from the Chair of Brownhills Local Committee for health reasons.
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Tagged Aldridge, Brownhills, Brownhills Local Committee, Clayhanger, Doug BirchMBEVivienne Aston, Events, Lichfield, Local politics, Politics, Shire Oak, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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No longer up the creek – Millfield School’s canoe returned!
Earlier today, I had the sad task of requesting help in tracing the scumbags who nicked a canoe and other sporting kit from Millfield School in Catshill, Brownhills.
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Tagged 2015, break in, Brownhills, Burglary, Canoe, Catshill, crime, equipment, Events, footballs, found, July, June, Lichfield, local blogs, located, Millfield, Police, Red, School, Shire Oak, Sports shed, Vandalism, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Sports equipment stolen from Millfield School
I’m sad to say Millfield School in Catshill, Brownhills, has had their sport shed broken into twice in recent weeks, and sporting equipment has been taken – including a bright red canoe.
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Tagged 2015, break in, Brownhills, Burglary, Canoe, Catshill, crime, equipment, Events, footballs, July, June, Lichfield, local blogs, Millfield, Police, Red, School, Shire Oak, Sports shed, Vandalism, Walsall Police, West Midlands Police
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Some bins not emptied today – leave them out folks….
I’m hearing that today (Friday 26th June 2015), some bin collections were missed in Brownhills, Walsall Wood and Shelfield, apparently due to a truck breakdown – these things happen.
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2015, 26 June, 27 June, bin collections, Bins, breakdown, Brownhills, cart, Clayhanger, clean, collection, collection day, Events, failed, green, household waste, information, Local politics, Lorry, missed, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, Shelfield, truck, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Our greenspaces are not for sale!
In the last couple of days there’s been a degree of what can only be described as panic locally and on social media about the future of Cannock Chase, Chasewater and other Staffordshire Country Parks.
Posted in Cannock Chase, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Panoramio photo discussions, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged 2015, Brownhills, Cannock Chase, Chasewater, Consultation, country parks, Cycle rides, cycling, Facebook, For Sale, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, not, Panoramio, planning, Politics, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire, Statement, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism, Wildlife
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Anybody seen this stolen bike please?
Hey – this is important – it seems bike thieves are still operating in Brownhills, and on Monday, 1st June 2015 they took a green Mongoose mountain bike from the rear of the Greggs sore in Brownhills High Street, where it had been locked up.
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Tagged 2 June, 2015, bike, Brownhills, crime, cycle, cycling, Events, Facebook, green, Lichfield, Mongoose, mountain, New Photos, Police, Stolen, Theft, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism
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Travellers pitch up at Oak Park
In recent days, there has been a traveller encampment at Aldridge Airport, which has now moved on, whilst another has sprung up on the Oak Park playing field near to the Football Club in Walsall Wood.
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Tagged Aldridge Airport, Brownhills, camp, Council, encampment, Events, Eviction, Facebook, legal, Lichfield, New Photos, Oak Park, travellers, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Thomas Stokes: Unsung hero of the Old Hednesford Pit Disaster
I must say there hasn’t been enough local history stuff here of late and it has also been too long since I last featured a research article by the incisive and tenacious historian Peter ‘Pedro’ Cutler.
Posted in Bad Science, Cannock Chase, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1911, Bravery, Hednesfold, Hero, heroism, inquest, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Medal, New Photos, Old, Pedro, Peter Cutler, pit disaster, Poem, Report, Staffordshire, Thomas Stokes
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Crossed purposes again
On or around April 29th 2015, the Four Crosses Pub – the last true boozer in Shelfield, and a popular local pub I’ve enjoyed in the past – closed suddenly, and was boarded up, which has caused understandable outrage amongst pub-goers and real ale fans in the area.
Posted in Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged ACV, Alcohol, asset of community value, CAMRA, concern, Derelict, Drug, Events, Facebook, Four Crosses, Hostel, Lichfield, local blogs, Local politics, New Photos, planning, protest, Public Meeting, Pubs, Redevelopment, Richard Worral, Shelfield, Things to do, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Sunshine after rain
Here’s a great piece of local history I’m proud and happy to feature here on the blog for readers to peruse: the autobiography of local lady and community champion Gwen James.
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Tagged 2015, Autobiography, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, David Hodkinson, download, e book, Gwen james, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, Staffordshire, Sunshine after Rain, Things to do
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