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Brownhills stabbing: Suspect named and charged
Following the remarkable events on Sunday afternoon, involving a double stabbing, attempted robbery of a convenience store and head on crash into an ambulance in Brownhills West, a local man has been charged with 10 counts, including attempted murder.
Police release more details of Brownhills West incident
Following the much-reported criminal incident in Brownhills West yesterday, when two local men were stabbed, a further statement has been issued from West Midlands Police today (Monday 31st October 2016), who are continuing to investigate the events that occurred, resulting in a 32 year old local man being detained.
HSBC branch in Brownhills to close in November
I’m sad to report that the last High Street Bank bank in Brownhills, HSBC will close for good on Friday, 25th November 2016 – this comes amidst the slump in the use of High Street branches caused by online and telephone banking, and the general woes of the bank in general – HSBC has closed over 100 branches already this year.
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Tagged 2016, 25 November, bank, Barclays, branch, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cheap tat, close, Closure, Derelict, Events, Facebook, HSBC, Lichfield, Local History, Local politics, New Photos, planning, Politics, Pubs, retail development, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Great news – Woody the cat returns home!
Leoni Thacker has been in touch to let us know that Woody, the lovely ginger and white cat who went missing from the Lichfield Road area of Brownhills in the last few days, turned up safe and well this morning at 1:00am!
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Tagged 2016, 29 June, appeal, Brownhills, cat, claverdon, close, found, giner, good news, happy end, Leoni, Lichfield, Lichfield Road, Lost, New Photos, Thacker, Things to do, woody
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Missing ginger and white cat – can you help please?
Leoni Thacker has been in touch to ask readers to look out for her cat, who’s gone missing from the Claverdon Close area of Brownhills (That’s just off the Lichfield Road near the Memo) following some building work.
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Tagged 2016, 29 June, appeal, Brownhills, cat, claverdon, close, giner, Leoni, Lichfield, Lichfield Road, Lost, New Photos, Thacker, Things to do
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Closer
Kate Cardigan Gomez, irrepressible wonder behind Lichfield Lore has organised a walk and tour around Cathedral Close in Lichfield tonight (Monday, 12th May 2014) with her other project, Lichfield Discovered – it starts at 7:00pm outside Lichfield Heritage Centre.
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What was lost, now restored
I am indebted to a Burnell yet again, as top chap and fellow cyclist Richard contacts me and points out something he noticed that I didn’t – Bullings Heath Grove is now a real place, with street signs and everything.
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Tagged alehouse, beer house, Black Cock, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Bullings Heath, Bullings Heath Grove, Camden Street, Canal, Cawarden, close, Councillor, David Evans, Demolition, Derelict, Events, Green Lane, Hall Lane, Hillary Little, Local History, Mike Flower, New Photos, newbuild, old inn, Old maps, Pepper Alley, Pubs, Richard Burnell, Royal Oak, Smith, Staffordshire, street names, Walsall Wood
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The end and the beginning
Thanks to several people including reader and friend of the blog Caz and the Young David Evans who’ve both pointed out that the former Royal Oak in Bullings Heath, Walsall Wood, is currently being demolished.
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The Royal Oak – a new chapter unfolding?
Thanks to reader Caz who pointed out last week that an application has been made to build a close of houses on the land currently occupied by the former Royal Oak pub in Bullings Heath, opposite the Black Cock pub in Walsall Wood.
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