Category Archives: Walsall Council

A wassailing we will go

Posted on December 17, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Just a note to remind readers that the final event in the ‘Christmas Magic in Brownhills’ schedule is taking place this evening, Friday 17th December 2010, at the Park View Centre. There’s a full-on Christmas Wassail, featuring mince pies and … Continue reading →

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The highrise and fall

Posted on December 11, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

It’s a sad fact that Brownhills was known for a decade or so for the grimness of some of it’s social housing. Host to four towerblocks  and lots of tenement maisonettes, hastily and badly built using the Wimpey system technique, … 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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How planning works

Posted on December 7, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

It seems that a planning application has finally been submitted on behalf of Morris Homes for a housing development on the land just off Silver Street in Brownhills. This won’t come as any surprise to regular readers of this blog, … Continue reading →

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The library revolt continues…

Posted on December 2, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Sorry folks, I tried to post a link to this story this morning, but mobile internet failed and the article was mangled by cycberspace. It seems that those who feel strongly about the attack on learning and culture in Walsall … Continue reading →

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Lost property department: an unusual case

Posted on November 21, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Whilst bimbling about Brownhills last week, I noticed the absence of something. The something in question was so notable that it got a blog post all to itself, but now it’s been professionally removed and the plot thickens… Back in … Continue reading →

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Walsall Council budget document

Posted on November 19, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Walsall Council have now revealed their proposals for budget cuts that look set to decimate social care, leisure services and community support for the elderly and vulnerable. Predictably, public relations, councillor allowances and wages for those at the very top … 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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From ‘The Bookworm Turns’: Remember Fahrenheit 451? Stand united in Walsall on Destruction Day – 17 November

Posted on November 16, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Today, ‘The Bookworm Turns‘ posted a very important message to the people of Walsall. I reproduce some of it here, but for the full glory, pop over and see the entire post for yourself. The Brownhills Blog stands shoulder to … Continue reading →

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Essential reading from ‘The Bookworm Turns’ – On the eve of destruction

Posted on November 11, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I note this evening that The Bookworm Turns has published another excellent, bang on the money post about the state of Leisure Services and more particularly the fate of Walsall’s beleaguered libraries. As I’ve said before, we need to get … 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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I heard it through the grapevine…

Posted on November 7, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Whilst mooching around the darker recesses of Brownhills High Street yesterday (namely Downes newsagents), I happened upon a pile of yellow leaflets – well, double sided sheets of yellow A4, to be precise – so I took one. Perusing the … Continue reading →

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A belief in the market

Posted on November 7, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Yesterday afternoon, I decided to take a stroll into Brownhills to check out the latest incarnation of Brownhills Market, this time by market operators LSD promotions, who also run the Bescot Sunday Market in Walsall. There had been excellent reports … Continue reading →

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Brownhills market reopens today!

Posted on November 4, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Just a headsup – reborn twice, Brownhills favourite tat bazaar begins again today, Tuesday 4th November 2010, and will reconvene every Thursday and Saturday thereafter. We’re assured that stalls are all booked and a good time will be had by … Continue reading →

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Goo play up yer own end!

Posted on October 25, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I had this press release from the Walsall Council media control bunker drawn to my attention today, (Thanks, Edditer!) so I thought I’d share it with you readers. It’s good to see money being spent of facilities for kids in … Continue reading →

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On the cut

Posted on October 16, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve a bit of a treat for canal fans in this week’s old photo feature, but nice as the narrowboats are, it’s the backgrounds that are most interesting to me. All four of these images are held on the excellent … 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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Your local council needs you (via The Plastic Hippo)

Posted on October 14, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

The Plastic Hippo has written an excoriating post about Walsall Council’s risible ‘Online Budget Simulator’ game, a wheedling, cynical little piece of propaganda aimed at convincing us all there’s no alternative to the menu of cuts, decimation and hard cheese … Continue reading →

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The dead deer, departed

Posted on October 12, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Look, this isn’t nice, I know, but it has to be said. Some scally out there is concealing a body, and no good will come of it…     Whilst taking a spin on a fine Sunday afternoon, I noted … 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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Market stalling?

Posted on September 30, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I noted with interest today that a whole slew of new documentation had appeared online under the planning application for the new Tesco store, slated to be developed in Brownhills in the next couple of years. Regulars and locals alike … Continue reading →

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Predictable outcomes

Posted on September 15, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Way back in June, 2008 I uploaded a photo to Panoramio of the wasteland that stands unloved and empty on the corner of Silver Street and the Watermead estate in Brownhills. It was just after an attempt had been made … Continue reading →

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Professor Sam Ramiah, rest in peace.

Posted on September 8, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Yesterday, I like many others in Walsall, I was shocked to hear of the sudden, unexpected and totally unjust death of Walsall’s Director of Public Health, Doctor Sam Ramiah, who was taken by a heart attack at the criminally young … 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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Knaves Court extra care development open day

Posted on September 5, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve had a great mail from Matthew Fraser, Acting Senior Care Officer at the St. James Resource Centre, Brownhills. Matthew wanted to alert readers of the Brownhills Blog that the new extra care facility, Knaves Court will be holding a … 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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As if by magic… They disappeared

Posted on August 21, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

It seems that the travellers who yesterday moved onto the former site of Silver Court Gardens have moved on. When I passed the site today at about 2pm, all evidence of any occupation was gone. The authorities in Walsall do … Continue reading →

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Travellers in Brownhills

Posted on August 20, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve been contacted by a resident living near the former Silver Court Gardens site in Brownhills today. It seems that travellers have moved on to the large expanse of unfenced wasteland behind Silver Court. I recieved the following message (edited … Continue reading →

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Oak Park – the place to be…

Posted on August 18, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve been alerted to this upcoming event by Councillor Mike Flower and Walsall Council’s press office, and it seems like a great event. Following the success of the party for the opening of the skate park, this should go well, … 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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Bumbledom humbug

Posted on July 22, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

They certainly don’t like it up ’em, as Corporal Jones used to say. I noted with some amusement, but mostly disgust, that since the Express & Star was now taking it’s crusade against all things public-sector to publishing local authority … Continue reading →

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Sense may yet prevail

Posted on July 21, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve been sent some very good news from the fight to save Brownhills Senior Citizens Centre, which as regulars will know has been threatened by the planned new Tesco development in the town. The well-loved and extensively used facility is pencilled … Continue reading →

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The Walsall Council reality distortion field

Posted on July 17, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

First up, sorry for the lack of updates this week, work has kept me away from the blog, a situation that will be resolved soon. However, in the course of my web browsing recently, there have been a few gems … Continue reading →

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Disgusted of Darlaston

Posted on July 11, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, you’ll be aware of the media hysteria over the windows at Darlaston swimming pool, which our masters in the press would have us believe were blacked out in an attempt to placate … Continue reading →

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The urban surf dream… in Walsall Wood

Posted on July 9, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I received a press release from the grey Lubyanka a few days ago about the revamp of the skate park at the rear of Oak Park Leisure Centre, a project which I must confess that i wasn’t aware of. I … Continue reading →

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Brownhills Senior Citizens Centre : The Tesco Chainstore Massacre continues

Posted on July 2, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

The Walsall Advertiser letters page has been improving a tad of late. More often than not it’s just the soapbox for tedious blowhards like Ian Payne. Just lately there has been some excellent correspondence on the subject of Brownhills Tesco development … Continue reading →

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Cutting through the bullshit

Posted on July 1, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I just thought I’d point up an excellent post on the Pigblog by regular Brownhills Blog reader and commentator, The Stymaster. Just lately, there’s been a publicity push underway on Walsall’s ill-fated Gigaport project, which has led to some astonishment … Continue reading →

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Brownhills Canal Festival 2010: This Sunday!

Posted on June 25, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve just noticed that the Brownhills annual canal festival is taking place this Sunday, 27th June, from 10am to 4pm. It takes place on Silver Street, by the canal opposite Tesco. There will be the usual mix of stalls, activities … Continue reading →

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Brownhills Tesco development featured on ‘The Stirrer’

Posted on June 15, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Adrian Goldberg’s ‘The Stirrer’ – a great hyperlocal and forum for Birmingham and the Black Country – have today featured the plight of the Senior Citizen’s Day Centre, soon to be lost under the asphalt of the new Tesco development’s car park. … Continue reading →

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National Bike Week – it’s all kicking off

Posted on June 10, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

It’s good to see that National Bike Week, for far too long a barely noticed blip on the biking calendar, is now being peddled with gusto by Walsall Council, bikeshops and other authorities here and wide. Anything that encourages folk to … Continue reading →

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Very little helps

Posted on June 9, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

It’s been a while since I first posted that the application had been submitted for the new Tesco store in Brownhills. Since approval of the scheme can be viewed as inevitable, there would seem to be little point in further … Continue reading →

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I’m sure there’s a perfectly innocent explanation

Posted on June 1, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

As detailed in his recent comment on this blog, the wonderful Mick P found the following, somewhat interesting image on Google’s Street View. It clearly shows a man, standing by an unmarked flatbed truck in a notorious flytipping hotspot in … Continue reading →

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The Effluent society

Posted on May 27, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Further to my post last week, regarding the plans by The Ashtenne Industrial Fund Unit Trust to demolish Brownhills Business Park and construct housing, granted on appeal by the Planning Inspectorate, I’ve been looking into the history of the site in question. … Continue reading →

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Shafted?

Posted on May 20, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I notice that there’s some commotion on the Brownhills/Walsall Wood border at the moment. Local councillor Mike ‘Burger Boy’ Flower has rightly flagged up in his thankfully rejuvenated blog that a plan to demolish Brownhills Business Park (the former surface … Continue reading →

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Hoard oeuvre

Posted on May 19, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve not really mentioned the Staffordshire Hoard here on the Brownhills Blog. It’s not that I’m not interested in it – it’s a fascinating, huge discovery – it just seems to me that so much has been broadcast, written and … Continue reading →

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That Tesco leaflet in full

Posted on May 16, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

In the interests of fairness, and due to the fact that many households in the area (like mine) have not been deemed suitable for inclusion in the leaflet drop regarding the new Tesco development in Brownhills, I’ve now obtained a … Continue reading →

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Tesco development leaflets?

Posted on May 10, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Hi Folks I hear that leaflets are being distributed about the new Tesco development plan for Brownhills. I haven’t seen one yet, so if anyone has one and can scan it or send me a photo, could you please contact … Continue reading →

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Cautionary tale from The Guardian – ‘This town has been sold to Tesco’

Posted on May 9, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

A fascinating, grim article in The Guardian newspaper by Anna Minton. Recommended reading for anyone interested in the way Brownhills is being carved up for the retail behemoth. ‘This town has been sold to Tesco’ – Are towns built by the … Continue reading →

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