Tag Archives: Express & Star

Turn, turn, turn…

Posted on November 10, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Something odd is happening at the moment. I’m not sure quite what’s going on, but it’s very interesting and I think it might be positive. It seems the Cabinet – those leading Walsall Council – have become aware of the … Continue reading →

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I heard it through the grapevine…

Posted on November 7, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

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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How bazaar – Brownhills Market rises again

Posted on October 14, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

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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Hard Times

Posted on October 10, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

    Walsall Council leader Mike ‘Blofeld’ Bird, Councillor for Pheasey Park Farm, has been around Walsall politics for a very long time. Over the years, I’ve become inured to the utter absurdity of many of the things he says. … Continue reading →

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From Walsall Express & Star – Runaway car hits pensioner on scooter

Posted on October 9, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Crikey, nasty. Could have been much, much worse, however, so I guess we should be thankful for that. My best wishes to the unfortunate lady concerned. Here’s wishing her a speedy recovery, and take care.   A pensioner escaped major … 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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Incurable sickness

Posted on September 2, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I note from tonight’s Express & Star headline piece, that Walsall Council is still failing to ensure the care, safety and wellbeing of the most vulnerable members of our society. Despite reassurances that all was improving, and that we should … Continue reading →

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Arsonists required: please apply within

Posted on September 1, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Over at the PigBlog, the Stymaster has done it again. He’s posted a restrained, beautifuly controlled rant about the fate of historic buildings in Walsall, and their propensity to spontaneously combust. The scandal over the handling of the former Methodist … Continue reading →

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Brownhills Market – is it the silly season already?

Posted on August 24, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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The Payne Barrier

Posted on August 12, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Please excuse me a little indulgence today. I’m going to break away from the usual stuff I do and talk a bit about blogging and freedom of speech, because something has happened in the local blog community that’s really irritated … Continue reading →

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Shot down

Posted on August 1, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

On Friday, 30th July 2010, six days after publishing an alarmist, flawed and shoddy scare story about Lichfield Road in Brownhills being ‘gun-plagued’, subsequently proven utterly wrong by West Midlands Police, the Walsall edition of the Express & Star contained this … Continue reading →

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West Midlands Police respond to ‘Alarmist’ gun crime story

Posted on July 29, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

This morning, 29th July 2010, regular reader and helpful sort Roger Jones – @ziksby on twatter – supplied this comment in response to my ‘Shot in the foot‘ post, which was attempting to locate the truth behind an unpleasant, sensationalist … Continue reading →

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Shot in the foot

Posted on July 28, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

On Saturday, 24th July 2010, the Walsall Edition of the Express & Star ran a story that really annoyed me. The story also appeared online at the same time – you can see a screenshot of the story below in … Continue reading →

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Bottling it up

Posted on July 26, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

The saga of the crumbling Humphries House towerblock in Brownhills has been ongoing for years, and the state of the edifice was the subject of one of my first posts to this blog. I followed that post up last October … Continue reading →

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Bumbledom humbug

Posted on July 22, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

They certainly don’t like it up ’em, as Corporal Jones used to say. I noted with some amusement, but mostly disgust, that since the Express & Star was now taking it’s crusade against all things public-sector to publishing local authority … Continue reading →

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The Walsall Council reality distortion field

Posted on July 17, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

First up, sorry for the lack of updates this week, work has kept me away from the blog, a situation that will be resolved soon. However, in the course of my web browsing recently, there have been a few gems … Continue reading →

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Disgusted of Darlaston

Posted on July 11, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, you’ll be aware of the media hysteria over the windows at Darlaston swimming pool, which our masters in the press would have us believe were blacked out in an attempt to placate … Continue reading →

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Brownhills Senior Citizens Centre : The Tesco Chainstore Massacre continues

Posted on July 2, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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Cutting through the bullshit

Posted on July 1, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I just thought I’d point up an excellent post on the Pigblog by regular Brownhills Blog reader and commentator, The Stymaster. Just lately, there’s been a publicity push underway on Walsall’s ill-fated Gigaport project, which has led to some astonishment … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the 7th Annual Brownhills Canal Festival

Posted on June 28, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

As usual, I attended the 7th Annual Brownhills Canal Festival today, as plugged here a couple of days ago. Once again, a great time was had by all, the event was well organised and there were plenty of activities for … Continue reading →

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Brownhills Canal Festival 2010: This Sunday!

Posted on June 25, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve just noticed that the Brownhills annual canal festival is taking place this Sunday, 27th June, from 10am to 4pm. It takes place on Silver Street, by the canal opposite Tesco. There will be the usual mix of stalls, activities … Continue reading →

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Very little helps

Posted on June 9, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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Shafted?

Posted on May 20, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I notice that there’s some commotion on the Brownhills/Walsall Wood border at the moment. Local councillor Mike ‘Burger Boy’ Flower has rightly flagged up in his thankfully rejuvenated blog that a plan to demolish Brownhills Business Park (the former surface … Continue reading →

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Hoard oeuvre

Posted on May 19, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve not really mentioned the Staffordshire Hoard here on the Brownhills Blog. It’s not that I’m not interested in it – it’s a fascinating, huge discovery – it just seems to me that so much has been broadcast, written and … Continue reading →

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It’s been a funny old year

Posted on May 12, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve been debating whether to mention this or not, but I guess I ought to really, The Brownhills Blog was a year old last week. To be perfectly honest, I’m quite surprised it survived the first couple of months, and … Continue reading →

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Cautionary tale from The Guardian – ‘This town has been sold to Tesco’

Posted on May 9, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

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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Welcome to Tescotown

Posted on May 1, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Whilst mooching back from work today, I noticed a planning application tied to a lamppost in Silver Street, Brownhills. Reading it, I note it’s for a new Tesco development in Brownhills town centre. I haven’t had time to go through … Continue reading →

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What’s my line?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

As I noted last week, after quite some time parted, Bob the fish is now back in his rightful place, as the focal point of the recently erected fisherman sculpture by the canal bridge in Walsall Wood. Originally suspended by a … Continue reading →

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Railroad wagon

Posted on March 24, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

This is a warning. What follows is a verbatim press release from the grey Lubyanka that is Walsall Civic Centre. Anyone who is currently drinking any kind of beverage may wish to take a few seconds to swallow and place … Continue reading →

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I don’t mean to carp, but…

Posted on March 16, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

With a touch of sadness, but no surprise, I noticed on Friday that Rodney, the Walsall Wood fisherman, is still without his fish, somewhat oddly christened ‘Bob’. He’s also been the victim of rather more destructive vandals, who’ve tagged him with … Continue reading →

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The ‘Crucifixion’ incident in Walsall Wood – West Midlands Police issue statement

Posted on February 24, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

In order to clear up some of the rumour surrounding the very unusal incident yesterday at Streets Corner in Walsall Wood, today West Midlands Police have kindly issued a statement about the nature of the protest following requests from the … Continue reading →

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‘Crucifixion’ Incident at Walsall Wood

Posted on February 23, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

In order to put straight some of the stranger rumours that seem to be circulating about this, I’d point out that there’s an article about the incident in tonight’s Express & Star (unfortunately not online yet) and an ongoing report … Continue reading →

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Piscine in the wind?

Posted on February 12, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Tonight’s issue of the Express & Star has proven quite enlightening. Not only have my favourite hacks awarded coveted (well, it must be treasured somewhere, care in the community is a massive enterprise) ‘Letter of the day’ to a person … Continue reading →

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Disastrous marketing

Posted on February 12, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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Reality bites

Posted on February 9, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I noted this evening with sadness but no surprise that both the Express & Star and the YamYam continue to ponder over the fate of Brownhills market, now undoubtedly in the death throes, pretty much like the town itself. What … Continue reading →

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Reservoir dogged

Posted on February 5, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I note from the local press that the saga of Michael Fabricant, Lichfield Council and the amazing failing dam continue unabated. Coverage has ranged from the plaintive screech of the frankly alarmist to the more measured, with some excellent coverage … Continue reading →

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Are you happy now?

Posted on January 30, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

It was with sadness today that I noticed that the hoarding surrounding the Housing21 development by Anchor Bridge has been repainted, obliterating the vibrant, fun street art mural created by local kids during the summer. Whilst I have no idea … Continue reading →

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Supermarket sweep

Posted on January 21, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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Something is happening

Posted on December 23, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

I see that the site of the now demolished Shire Oak Reservoir has finally been sold to Morris Homes. Since outline planning permission for a housing development on the site was granted way back in 2006, the only thing standing … Continue reading →

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Hyperinflation returns

Posted on December 19, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Settling down in front of the fire this evening, I was intrigued to note a strange statistic in the good old Express & Star. In a column I’d previously not been troubled by the existence of, ‘A week in local … Continue reading →

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Social care: the gloves are off

Posted on December 2, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

In tonight’s Express & Star, there was an beautifully illuminating report about the cuts proposed for social care provision in Walsall. There are afoot plans to cut spending on services to the vulnerable and disabled totalling ten million pounds over … Continue reading →

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What they’re up against

Posted on December 2, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Since yesterday’s post in which I mentioned the woeful state of the former Railway Tavern in Bentley, I thought I’d swing past today and take a couple of photos. Since last week, the main site of the pub has been … Continue reading →

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Am I missing something here?

Posted on December 1, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Since Dan and the folks up at Walsall Council’s press office helpfully include me on their mailing list, I receive a steady trickle of low-level press releases from Walsall Council, which I keep a weather eye upon for anything useful … Continue reading →

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Walsall Council issues statement about Remembrance Day parking tickets

Posted on November 10, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Clearly mindful of the shitstorm that’s ensued from the parking ticket PR disaster of yesterday, Walsall Council have issued a statement apologising here, which I’ll reproduce in full below: Remembrance Day parking tickets Date Published : 09 November 2009 Councillor … Continue reading →

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Flipping the bird

Posted on November 10, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

In yesterday’s post here, I urged readers to consider the national act of remembrance, to think a little about the horrors and privations others went through in order that we may live in relative comfort and prosperity today. The bright … Continue reading →

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Walsall Council issues statement about Oak Park Leisure Centre

Posted on October 29, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Last week, some odd news began to circulate about the future of Walsall Wood’s leisure centre, Oak Park. On the 21st October 2009, there was a slightly alarmist piece on excellent Walsall news site The YamYam, and on the same … Continue reading →

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I have little to add, but…

Posted on October 21, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Regular readers with sharp minds may remember that way back in August, I took umbrage at Express & Star columnist Peter Rhodes, following his smug, snide snipe about all this ‘new’ citizen journalism not being as diligent and honourable as … Continue reading →

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Trucking absurd

Posted on October 6, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

There’s been a vehicle park on the corner between Beechtree Road and Brookland Road in Walsall Wood for as long as I can remember. I’ve tried to find out when the small patch of hardstanding was first laid, and folk … Continue reading →

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…And so it begins.

Posted on September 19, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Just sneaking under the radar last night, buried on page 19 of the Express & Star, I note that leisure centres in Walsall are under threat of closure, including our very own Oak Park in Walsall Wood. This comes as … Continue reading →

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Brownhills Market: expanding already – so get down there!

Posted on September 12, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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