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Unexpected development in bagging area – Aldi buy Ravens Court
Well, this is the news I though I’d never share: 12 years after my first article here about Ravens Court and the then promise of Tesco’s new gold dream that crumbled to dust, it turns out bargain supermarket chain Aldi … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, News, Panoramio photo discussions, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
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, sympathy, Tesco, Tesco Development, teve Wade, Vandalism, Vivienne Aston, Walsall, Walsall Advertiser, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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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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Tick tock
This is just a reminder and a request – it’s been three months to the day since the dynamic duo of UKIPs Brownhills Councillor Steve Craddock and his best mate and Walsall Conservative former Regeneration head-honcho Adrian Andrew claimed to have brought home the bacon and hammered out some progress on the redevelopment of Ravens Court.
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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, sympathy, Tesco, Tesco Development, teve Wade, Vandalism, Vivienne Aston, Walsall, Walsall Advertiser, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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The state that we are in
I’m pleased to note that despite the celebratory tones of a report in the Express & Star a couple of weeks ago, Walsall Council are reinforcing the hard line taken on the owners of the derelict eyesore in the middle of Brownhills, Ravens Court, with a strongly worded press release issued a couple of days ago.
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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, sympathy, Tesco, Tesco Development, teve Wade, Vandalism, Vivienne Aston, Walsall, Walsall Advertiser, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Magic beans
Well, it seems congratulations are in order – Steve Craddock, UKIP councillor for Brownhills and the man whose holiday was more important than political control of a borough governing 269,000 people – has apparently brought us the bacon. Or it … Continue reading
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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, sympathy, Tesco, Tesco Development, teve Wade, Vandalism, Vivienne Aston, Walsall, Walsall Advertiser, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Getting the Bird
Two Brownhills community activists lock horns in the Walsall Advertiser letters page over the subject of Ravens Court – the exchange is interesting, and deserves to be read widely.
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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, sympathy, Tesco, Tesco Development, teve Wade, Vandalism, Vivienne Aston, Walsall, Walsall Advertiser, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Pity the poor landlord
Five years ago, when I started this blog, one of the largest looming topics was that of the then proposed new Tesco Store in Brownhills – we’d been through a consultation, and the proposal was to build a large hypermarket fronting the High Street.
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Tagged 215 Notice, Blofeld, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Canal, Cheap tat, Clayhanger, Derelict, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, Local History, Local politics, Mike Bird, New Photos, New Tesco, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Retail, sympathy, Tesco, Tesco Development, teve Wade, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Advertiser, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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A ghost of a chance…
Ghosts and such things; a rumination…
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Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Barry, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Clayhanger, Cycle rides, Derelict, folklore, Ghost, haunting, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Nick Duffy, oral, Panoramio, Pubs, Redevelopment, Silly, Staffordshire, story, Tesco, Tesco Development, Things to do, Walsall Wood, West Midlands Ghost Club
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Photographic memory
I note that over on Panoramio, Brownhills George is continuing his patient work, assembling a great collection of historic Brownhills images – I thought is was about time I featured the latest ones here, as they’re absolutely remarkable, and haven’t got many views yet.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 1970, 1980, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Chasewater, Clayhanger Common, Clayhanger Tip, co-op, Currys, demolished, Geogre, Golden Grill, Great Mills, Hillards, Humpries House, Lindale, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Panoramio, Pier Street, pub, Pubs, Ravens Court, Rebuild, rebuilt, Redevelopment, Staffordshire, Tanday, Things to do, White Horse
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You can never go back
The whole Brownhills-Tesco thing has left me interested in the breadth and spread of local opinion, in a way I don’t normally see it. I’m interested in theories people have, their perceptions, and what they see the future to be. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Canal, Cheap tat, Clayhanger, Derelict, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, Local History, Local politics, New Photos, New Tesco, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Retail, Tesco, Tesco Development, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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The past, by George!
Brownhills George continues his patient work of converting and uploading his remarkable and breathtaking images of Brownhills history on to Panoramio – The collection in this remarkable poster’s gallery is growing steadily, and is forming a wonderful resource into a period of history not much recorded anywhere.
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Tagged 1970, 1980, 1990, bridge construction, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, canal dam, Clayhanger Bridge, Clayhanger Common, Clayhanger Tip, demolished, Geogre, Greengrocers, Holmes, local blogs, Local History, Memorial Hall, New Photos, Panoramio, Pier Street, Pike Helve, Raden, Rebuild, rebuilt, reclamation, Redevelopment, Staffordshire, Things to do
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Buried dreams
In the miasma of stuff that passes by in the local news stream, I spotted this one from the Express & Star the other day, and It’s puzzled me…
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Tagged artwork, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Cheap tat, Derelict, Express & Star, Local politics, New Photos, Nikki Rolls, Panoramio, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Regeneration, Silly, Tesco, Tesco Development, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Eighteen years later
Once again, Gareth Thomas from Lichfield District Council has gifted a whole bunch of fascinating geographic material to readers of the Brownhills Blog. If anyone had told me when I started this adventure that I’d have images like this donated … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media
Tagged 1981, Aerial Photos, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Canal, Clayhanger, Gareth Thomas, Lichfield District Council, Local History, Meridian Aeromaps, New Photos, planning, Staffordshire, Things to do, Twitter
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Empires and us
Reader Mick Roseblade writes in with a surprisingly common email enquiry. I’m answering this publicly, as I must have answered this four or five times by email to different people over the last couple of years. I’m not sure why … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Canal, Local History, Local politics, planning, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Silly, Staffordshire, Tesco, Tesco Development
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Poisoning the well?
There’s something odd going on at the moment, that I’d like to get to the bottom of. I’ve now seen four separate instances of the incorrect assertion that the Senior Citizen’s protest stopped the Brownhills Tesco Redevelopment. The first was … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills OAP's, Brownhills pensioners, Brownhills Senior Citizens Club, Cheap tat, Derelict, Express & Star, John Goulding, Letter, Local politics, Mike Bird, Petition, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Regeneration, Silly, Tesco, Tesco Development, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Never let the facts get in the way of a good rant
The local press is proving a rich seam of content at the moment here on the Brownhills Blog, and I really wanted to resist raiding yet another reader’s letter from yet another op-ed page. However, this one is so unbelievably … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills OAP's, Brownhills pensioners, Brownhills Senior Citizens Club, Cheap tat, Derelict, Express & Star, John Goulding, Letter, Local politics, Mike Bird, Petition, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Regeneration, Silly, Tesco, Tesco Development, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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I heard it on the radio
BBC Radio WM’s Phil Upton Breakfast Show for Monday, 5th March 2012 featured the ongoing saga of Brownhills and Tesco, asking the question as to why the retail giant can’t seem to be bothered to undertake the redevelopment it promised … Continue reading
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Tagged Acropolis, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Cafe, Cheap tat, Derelict, Doreen Gent, Express & Star, Local politics, Mike Bird, Phil Upton, planning, Politics, Radio WM, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Silly, Tesco, Tesco Development, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Tesco: have they given up on Brownhills?
I notice from an article in the Express & Star that Tesco appear to be getting cold feet on their plan for a new store for Brownhills. This is grim news, but I’m not surprised, and have been sensing all … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Cheap tat, Derelict, Express & Star, Local politics, Mike Bird, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Silly, Tesco, Tesco Development, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Scrub fire in Brownhills earlier this evening?
Rachel Gosling, top reader and friend of the Brownhills Blog tonight posted these dramatic pictures on Facebook, which she’s kindly allowed me to share here. It seems that there’s been quite a severe fire in the scrub on Clayhanger Common, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Canal, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Common, Facebook, Fire, Grass fire, local blogs, New Photos, pedestrian bridge, Pier Street, Rachel Gosling, scrub fire, Vandalism, Walsall Council, Wildlife
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The Grimsby Fish Man…
[Edited 16/11/11 – The image originally used to illustrate this piece has been removed at the request of the owner, who presumably didn’t like the positive nature of the article or free advertising – Bob] This week I’ve had a … Continue reading
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Tagged A seafood Song, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Divine Comedy, Grimsby Fish, Local History, mobile fishmonger, mobile traders, Robbery, Twitter
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Sister Dora’s first live gig in 130 years
Posted this afternoon on Twatter by the generally not as funny as it should be @Walsall_CounciI parody account, this hilarious video was originally on Twitvid, but since I can’t embed that in the blog, I’ve transcoded it and uploaded to Youtube. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills Market, Cheap tat, Downtown, Funny, Local politics, Mike Bird, Petula Clark, Silly, Sister Dora, Sister Dora live gig, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall_CounciI
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Back to the future…
While we’re in a 1980’s mood, this week I noticed that a remarkable project from the period had been rescued from potential oblivion and saved for the nation. Way back in 1986, when I was generally being a teenage geek … Continue reading
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Tagged AIV, BBC Micro, Belbury, Brownhills, Brownhills Carnival, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Canal, Clayhanger, Computek 87, Domesday, Domesday disc, Domesday project, Domesday Project reloaded, Fiona Gooding, JH Poole, Laserdisc, Local History, maps, Midwich, multimedia, New Photos, old computing, Ordnance Survey, Shire Oak, Shire Oak School, Staffordshire, Tara Fallon, Walsall
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Brownhills – let’s talk it up…
Here’s an interesting experiment. Features writer for the Express & Star, Chris Davies, is writing a piece about life in Walsall, and would like recommendations for good Brownhills businesses, places to go, historic stories etc. for a positive feature on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloxidge Tallygraph, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Canal, Chasewater, Chris Davies, Clayhanger, Express & Star, local blogs, Local History, local journalism, Pubs, Shire Oak, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Wood
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The Brownhills festivities continue…
Vickie Heydon-Matterface from Brownhills Methodist Church (that’s the one by the Market in Silver Street) kindly sent me an email recently to point out that their Christmas tree festival is on Tomorrow, Friday 10th December 2010 and Saturday 11th December, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Market, Brownhills Market, Brownhills Methodist Church, Carol Singing, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Christmas Storytelling, Knaves Court, Parkview Centre, Silver Street, Vickie Heydon-Matterface
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Christmas magic in Brownhills!
It’s worth pointing out that whilst our Scrooge-like civic masters in the Grey Lubyanka were handing round the upturned, moth-eaten and brylcream scented flat cap of Anthony Harris, all the time protesting that they couldn’t afford a Christmas tree or … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Christmas Evens, Brownhills Market, Cheap tat, Christmas Magic in Brownhills, Councillor Mike Flower, Festivity, Local politics, Mike Bird, Shop Local, Shop smart, Silly, U Turn, Walsall, Walsall Christmas Tree, Walsall Council, Walsall Parking Meters, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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I heard it through the grapevine…
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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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills Town Centre Partnership, Chasewater, Express & Star, Local politics, Newsletter, planning, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Tesco, Tesco Development, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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A belief in the market
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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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills Market Relaunch, Brownhills Saturday Market, Brownhills Thursday Market, Cheap tat, LSD Promotions, planning, Sppok Erection, Walsall Council
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Brownhills market reopens today!
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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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills Market Relaunch, Brownhills Saturday Market, Brownhills Thursday Market, Cheap tat, LSD Promotions, planning, Walsall Council
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How bazaar – Brownhills Market rises again
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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Tagged Bescot, Bescot Sunday Market, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Cheap tat, Express & Star, Local politics, LSD Promotions, planning, Silly, Spook Erection, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Market stalling?
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
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills OAP's, Brownhills pensioners, Brownhills Senior Citizens Club, Derelict, Local politics, Petition, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Regeneration, Tesco, Tesco Development, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Birmingham Mail – Tesco abandons plans to pull down a senior citizens’ club
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
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Birmingham Mail, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills Senior Citizens Club, Derelict, Express & Star, John Dunn, Local politics, Mike Bird, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Silly, Tesco, Tesco Development, The YamYam, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Brownhills Market – is it the silly season already?
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
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Cheap tat, Councillor Mike Flower, Derelict, Express & Star, Local politics, Mike Bird, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Silly, Tesco, Tesco Development, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Brownhills Senior Citizens Centre : The Tesco Chainstore Massacre continues
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
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Brian Stringer, Brownhills, Brownhills canal festival, Brownhills Market, Cheap tat, Derelict, Express & Star, Local politics, Mrs R Mead, planning, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Tesco, Tesco Development, The YamYam, Walsall, Walsall Advertiser, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Very little helps
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
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Cheap tat, Derelict, Express & Star, Local politics, planning, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Tesco, Tesco Development, The YamYam, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Tesco development leaflets?
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
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Local politics, planning, Redevelopment, Tesco, Tesco Development, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Cautionary tale from The Guardian – ‘This town has been sold to Tesco’
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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Tagged Anna Minton, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Derelict, Express & Star, Local politics, planning, Redevelopment, Tesco, Tesco Development, The Guardian, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Disastrous marketing
This evening’s Express & Star letters page featured a real gem, and unusually for the paper, they’d actually awarded this sensible communique ‘Letter of the day’ – an award normally reserved for the dribbling ramblings of various ranters whose output … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Andrew Flavell, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Express & Star, Express & Star letters, Letter of the day, Local politics, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Supermarket sweep
It has become evident over the last few months that some shuffling of position has been going on over the retail future of Brownhills town centre. There have been a couple of articles in the local press about how Tesco … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills traffic, Dan Slee, Express & Star, Local politics, Redevelopment, Tesco, Tesco Aldridge, Tesco Brownhills, Tesco Development, Tesco Walsall, The YamYam, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall press release
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Christmas fun this Saturday!
I just thought I’d give a quick heads-up that there’s a Christmas fun day kicking off this Saturday (28th November 2009) in the High Street. There will be loads to do for all the family, including carol singing, children’s rides, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills Town Centre Partnership, Christmas event, Christmas Raffle, Christmas shopping, Walsall Council
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Walsall Council launches Brownhills ‘Shop Local’ Initiative
Fresh from the steaming keyboards of Walsall Council’s press office, I’ve had this press release mailed to me and I thought I’d run it here. We really need to support our town, and the concept does make a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills retailers, Brownhills traders, brwnhills High Street, Local politics, Shop Smart shop local, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall council press release
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Positively Silver Street
It was a lovely day yesterday, and I took the opportunity to pay a second visit to the relaunched Brownhills Market on my way out for a ride in the early autumn warmth. I was pleased to see that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Canoe Centre.Brownhills canoe centre, duck race, fun day, New Photos, Panoramio, Redevelopment, Walsall Council
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Brownhills Market: expanding already – so get down there!
I’m not generally in favour of recycling press releases as blog and news items – I generally leave that kind of thing to the likes of the Express & Star, but I received this press release from Dan Slee at … Continue reading
Brownhills market: Back from the dead
Today, along with a considerable number of my fellow Brownhillians, I visited the relaunched Brownhills Market. Due to family stuff, I didn’t get there until 12pm, but it looked like it had been fairly busy – and the gridlock happening … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Express & Star, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, Local politics, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills Market Relaunch, Express & Star, Local politics, New Photos, Panoramio, Redevelopment, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Brownhills market relaunches tomorrow!
Just thought I’d flag that up. After my previous stuff about the Market’s demise and subsequent rebirth, I thought I’d bring it to readers attention. Of course, you’d have to be living under a rock not to have heard about … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills Market Relaunch, Doug Birch, Express & Star, Local politics, Market, Redevelopment, Silly, Sppok Erection, Tesco Development, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Reports of our death may have been a little premature…
I’m genuinely pleased to see the news that Walsall Council has saved Brownhills market – at least for now, anyway. Last week I noticed workmen erecting anti-vehicle barriers on the former site and feared the worst – only the pressure of … Continue reading
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