Tag Archives: Brownhills Senior Citizens Club

Poisoning the well?

Posted on May 8, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

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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Never let the facts get in the way of a good rant

Posted on April 28, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

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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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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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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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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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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