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Tag Archives: Ashtenne Industrial Unit Fund Trust
The Midland Freewheelers would like to thank Brownhills…
Kevin Osborne of the Midland Freewheelers – the voluntary organisation of bikers who perform urgent courier services for NHS services out of hours – wrote to me a couple of weeks ago to ask if I’d thank residents and visitors to Brownhills for their recent generosity.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community
Tagged 2016, Ashtenne Industrial Unit Fund Trust, bikers, Brownhills, charity, courier, donation, Events, Facebook, Kevin Osborne, Lichfield, Midland Freewheelers, New Photos, NHS, Tesco, Things to do
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Freewheelin’
Yesterday evening I received a lovely message of thanks to the people of Brownhills from Kevin Osborne of the Midland Freewheelers – the voluntary organisation of bikers who perform urgent courier services for NHS services out of hours.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community
Tagged 2015, Ashtenne Industrial Unit Fund Trust, bikers, Brownhills, charity, courier, donation, Events, Facebook, Kevin Osborne, Lichfield, Midland Freewheelers, New Photos, NHS, Tesco, Things to do
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Good news on Brownhills Business Park: once again, sense prevails
I had a welcome email yesterday from top reader and contributor Andy Dennis. He pointed out that the appeal against the refusal of planning permission for the demolition of Brownhills Business Park and the construction of a housing development had … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Andy Dennis, Ashtenne Industrial Unit Fund Trust, Brownhills, Brownhills business park, Brownhills local history, Derelict, Effluent Disposal Limited, Local History, Local politics, planning, Redevelopment, Silly, Toxic dumping, Toxic waste, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Colliery
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Back from the dead?
It seems a bizarre, defeated planning application that has been covered here before on the blog has been resurrected. The plan to demolish Brownhills Business Park currently existing on the former site of Walsall Wood Colliery, and latterly Brownhills Commercials … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local History, Local politics, News, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Ashtenne Industrial Unit Fund Trust, Brownhills, Brownhills business park, Brownhills local history, Derelict, Effluent Disposal Limited, Local History, Local politics, planning, Redevelopment, Silly, Toxic dumping, Toxic waste, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Colliery
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The Effluent society
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
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Ashtenne Industrial Unit Fund Trust, Brian Rollins, Brownhills, Brownhills business park, Brownhills local history, Cannock Chase Mining Historical Society, Councillor Mike Flower, Derelict, Effluent Disposal Limited, Local History, Local politics, Old maps, planning, Redevelopment, Silly, Toxic dumping, Toxic waste, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Colliery
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