Tag Archives: Booby trap

‘Doctor Who defies the council’ – Walsall Observer, April 15th, 1977

Posted on December 9, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Thanks to diligent and committed rooting through past issues of the Walsall Observer by a keen reader of the Brownhills Blog, I am able to post this article from the Walsall Obsever of April 15th, 1977, about Philip Cheetham and … Continue reading →

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That chap that barricaded his house…

Posted on November 24, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

You may remember that I was after more information about an incident that occurred in Brownhills in the 1970’s when a local eccentric barricaded himself into his house in an attempt to prevent it being demolished. I’ve come upon some … Continue reading →

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