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Have you lost a key in Brownhills?

Reader Kevin Price has asked me to post an appeal on the blog – he’s found what appears to be a house key on Ogley Road yesterday evening (Wednesday 14th June 2017).
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Have you seen this missing ferret?

It looks like we’ve got a missing mustelid – Linzi Woodhouse has been in touch to ask if anyone has seen her pet ferret which has gone missing from home in the Ogley Road area of Brownhills.

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German Shepherd now reunited with owners!

An appeal reaches me via Facebook from Pool House Veterinary Hospital – rather delightful female German Shepherd was found in Pelsall Road, Brownhills near the Swan pub last night (Sunday 30th April 2017) and it would be nice if we could reunite this lovely dog with her owners.

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Please help Holly get home!

Right, I’m running this again as this elderly lady is still away from the owner who still hasn’t been found – Susan Matthews told me about her last week, but as I posted it with another found dog, I think Holly may well have been overlooked.

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We got us a couple of found dogs!

It seems we have a pair of found hounds in the town this evening – first up is this gorgeous brindle-looking Staffie found in Narrow Lane by old friend of the blog and top ginger singer Rose Maria Burnell.

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Good news: Abigail Taylor safe and well

West Midlands Police have this morning announced that Abigail Taylor, the teenager who went missing from her home in Blakenall over a week ago has retuned home safe and well. Continue reading

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Yorkshire Terrier found in Shire Oak Park – let’s get her home!

An appeal reaches me via Facebook from Pool House Veterinary Hospital – rather delightful Yorkshire Terrier was found in Shire Oak Park, Brownhills/Walsall Wood and it would be nice if we could reunite her with his owners.

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Police helicopter searches for lost children in Clayhanger

Many people have contacted me about the Police helicopter being up over Brownhills and Clayhanger yesterday night (Wednesday, 31st August 2015) – it seems that local police were conducting a search from a pair of missing children in Clayhanger.

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Have you lost a bag near Co-op corner in Brownhills?

Reader Paul Evans has been in touch with a bit of an odd one: he found the above bag on the street last Saturday, just by National Tyre in Ogley Road/Chase Road, Brownhills – just at Co-op Corner.

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Have you lost Buttons the donkey?

A quick one from the Chasewater page on Facebook – this lovely Donkey cuddly toy was found at Chasewater Railway, near the cafe yesterday by Debi Taylor.
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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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White dog found in Brownhills – let’s get her home!

An appeal reaches me via Facebook from Pool House Veterinary Hospital – a rather gorgeous white dog was found in Brownhills yesterday (Sunday 29th May 2016) and it would be nice if we could reunite her with his owners, who clearly love her very much.

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Great news – missing Aldridge lady Ruth Anne Smith found safe and well

This is wonderful news for those concerned for the welfare of Aldridge resident Ruth Anne Smith, who went missing on Friday, 15th April 2016 – West Midlands Police this morning (Friday, 20th May 2016) announced that Ruth is safe and well, and has been located in Blackpool.

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Have you lost some keys in Walsall Wood?

Shire Oak Facebook group member Helen Andrews Birt has asked me to post an appeal on the blog – she’s found a bunch of keys in Walsall Wood yesterday morning (Thursday, 12th May 2016) at 8:30am, with a distinctive space invader keyring.

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Good news: Ellie Remington found safe and well

Thanks for all your shares and retweets – missing Walsall teenager Ellie Remington has been found safe and well this morning, Tuesday 1st March 2016 – great news for all concerned.

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Lurcher found in Brownhills – let’s get him home

An appeal reaches me via Facebook from Pool House Veterinary Hospital via Kathryn Reynolds – a lurcher dog was found in Brownhills yesterday (Saturday, 13th February 2016) and it would be nice if we could reunite him with his owners.

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Benji the spaniel found safe and well!

GREAT NEWS PEOPLE – Benji the dog has now been found safe and well – he’s back home now.
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Leroy Brown the escaped Collie back home safe and well!

Hi folks – bit late to the party on this as I’ve been working but the good news is that Leroy Brown is back safe and well!
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Staffie dog found on Brownhills Common – let’s get him home

An appeal reaches me via Facebook from Clair Gillon, who yesterday morning (Friday 17th July 2015) found a Staffie dog roaming loose Brownhills Common – the adorable, friendly dog was taken to Warren House vets at Ogley Hay.

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No longer up the creek – Millfield School’s canoe returned!

Earlier today, I had the sad task of requesting help in tracing the scumbags who nicked a canoe and other sporting kit from Millfield School in Catshill, Brownhills.

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Have you lost a tabby cat?

Jenny Emms has alerted me to a post by Sammy Emms on Facebook that there’s currently a rather handsome, friendly tabby cat at Barons Court Hotel in Walsall Wood that appears to be lost.

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Still looking for the owners of this lost cat…

I’m rerunning this post about the cat found in Clayhanger I posted last Sunday, as resident Jane Durand has kindly supplied better photos of the cat which may help with identification – if you recognise this chap, please do comment me. Cheers.

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Great news – Walsall teenager Jaspreet Khun Khun found safe and well

Great news from West Midlands Police – missing Walsall teenager Jaspreet Khun Khun from Park Hall been found safe and well.11334102_10153435115082474_4185445262709260224_o Continue reading

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Great news – missing Walsall teenager found safe and well

Thanks for all your shares, retweets and reblogs – missing Walsall teenager Ellie Remington has been found safe and well – great news for all concerned.
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Anyone found some keys with USB drives attached in Shire Oak?

Mandie Taplin posted an urgent request on Facebook yesterday evening (23rd April 2015) – have you found some keys with 2 USB drives on them in Shire Oak?

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In memoriam: Dennis Johnson

Readers who’ve been following a while will remember the search for Dennis Johnson, a dementia sufferer who went missing from Shire Oak in January, 2014 – Dennis was located a short time later in Chasetown following a huge search driven in no small way by appeals on social media.BduZ_cTIcAAd8ju.jpg-large Continue reading

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Millie the cat returns safe and well!

Good news for regular readers and cat lovers who all looked out for Millie the cat from Clayhanger, who went missing recently: She’s turned up back home, a little thin but otherwise well.603877_10153060681413468_6327055871653971140_n Continue reading

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Rufus the cat back home safely!

You’ll no doubt remember Tuesday’s appeal (3rd February 2015) by Tracey Roberts to help find her gorgeous, missing ginger cat – well, good news.
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Found dog – now reunited with owner.

Thanks to all who shared and helped on social media and in other channels – the lost Border Collie found by Lee Chapman yesterday has been reunited with her owner.

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Border Collie dog found on A5 in Brownhills

An urgent appeal reaches me via Facebook from Lee Chapman, who’s today (Saturday, 3rd January 2015) found a Collie dog near Brownhills Common on the A5.

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Ain’t nothing but a found dog – now resolved

Do you recognise the above Staffordshire Bull Terrier – It was found yesterday (Friday 17th October 2014) by Kellymay Worrall in Brownhills.

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Have you lost some keys?

It seems that reader and long time friend of the blog Caz has a somewhat unique talent for finding and reuniting lost property with it’s owners – not content with finding, catching and reuniting last month’s lost canary with it’s keeper, Caz has found a bunch of keys in Green Lane, Walsall Wood.10548241_566318253490532_6051210102728345453_o Continue reading

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Have you just lost a pair of dogs in Brownhills?

This just in from top Brownhills rozzer PC Simon Bytheway – two dogs have been spotted roaming loose in Lichfield Road, Brownhills up by the Memo – one is a German Shepherd and the other a black Labrador…

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Have you lost a bird?

An unusual parish notice reaches me from reader and long time friend of the blog Caz – it seems that the colourful birdlife of Walsall Wood is no longer restricted to yaffles, goldfinches, bullfinches and robins – it now extends to canaries, too.
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Great news! Dennis Johnson found safe and well.

Dennis has been found safe and well in Chasetown this evening – considering the cold night out there, this is a huge relief.
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Urgent! Please help find Dennis Johnson…

If you’re wondering why the Police Helicopter was up over Brownhills in the last hour or so, West Midlands Police are urgently seeking local man Dennis Johnson, who suffers from dementia.

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Is this your ferret?

Hi folks – I spotted on Facebook that a clearly mislaid, meandering mustelid has been found in the Whitehorse Road area of Brownhills.
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Cheeco the dog found safe and well

Good news – Cheeco has been found and reunited with his owners – He was picked up by a lady near Watling Street and taken to Sunnyside Kennels, where he was reunited with his family.
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Pippin is back home!

Great news from Stevie Ansell: Pippin the grey mare is back home, safe and well.
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Missing Walsall Wood kids found safe and well

Residents of the Northern Wastes who were at home this afternoon will have no doubt noticed the West Midlands Police helicopter hovering over the southern end of our patch.
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