Tag Archives: 10th March

More Monkey business

Posted on April 9, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

A couple of weeks ago I posted an enquiry by reader Margaret King about the location of a pub her Dad remembered from when he was evacuated to Brownhills as a small boy: he remembered the pub as ‘The Monkey Puzzle’, which had me somewhat perplexed.

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Do you give a monkeys?

Posted on March 31, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Every so often, I get an intriguing question from a reader right out of the blue – and I had just such an enquiry in today which really has me puzzling from reader Margaret King – this concerns a subject we’ve covered a little before, that of wartime evacuees – and one of the favourite historical concerns of readers: local pubs.

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The ‘Pics scrape past Wood to win

Posted on April 11, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Walsall Wood FC disappointed Bill Shaw and all the home crowd yesterday evening, as they conceded defeat to Rushall Olympic FC in a tight, hard-fought match where the Wood lads couldn’t quite drive it home. Bad luck chaps. Bill Shaw submitted … Continue reading →

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