Tag Archives: Hednesford Road

Urgent – Millie the dog stolen from Brownhills West – can you help?

Posted on May 22, 2017 by BrownhillsBob

I note from local social media that a pug cross dog, Millie was stolen this evening, Monday 22nd May 2017 from Hednesford Road, Brownhills – I would ask that anyone seeing the dog, or who knows who may have her, contact the local police, K9 Search or her distraught owners.
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The Brownhills Darktown Poker Club… in 1881

Posted on January 9, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s a quick one from local history rapscallion Peter ‘pedro’ Cutler while I’m prepping some other stuff for the weekend – debauchery and cards in a Brownhills Working Men’s Club in 1881!

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Knifepoint mugging in Brownhills – Police issue statement and appeal for help

Posted on June 5, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Following my post in the early hours of this morning in which reader Holly Jones asked me to warn Brownhills folk and appeal for information following the very unpleasant mugging of her partner Sam, West Midlands Police have issusued the following statement…

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Knifepoint mugging in Brownhills – be on your guard

Posted on June 5, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Brownhills resident Holly Jones has been in touch on Twitter to ask me to warn Brownhills folk, and appeal for information following the very unpleasant mugging of her partner Sam last Friday, 30th May 2014.
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A Brownhills drinking den is raided – in 1921

Posted on November 23, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s an odd snippet I found in the newspaper archives whilst looking for something completely different, which as anyone who’s ever researched any local history will tell you, is generally the way all the best stuff is found.
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The western front

Posted on October 28, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

Some weeks ago now, I featured a British Railways Board plan I’d purchased from a map dealer, which showed the coal workings in the Yard Seam below Brownhills Common. At the same time, I bought the one featured here, too. … Continue reading →

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Before the motorway came through…

Posted on October 4, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve been contacted by blog reader Stuart Jakeman, who’s appealing for images of Brownhills West before the toll road came through. He’s also after any images we may have of the Pear Tree when it was still open. Can anybody … Continue reading →

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Indecent assault in Brownhills West: Police need your help

Posted on February 11, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

Another depressing press release from West Midlands Police relating to a nasty incident at Brownhills West last Sunday (Sunday 5th February 2012). This comes on the heels of the indecent exposure incident at the Rising Sun bus top a couple of … Continue reading →

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Way out west

Posted on October 30, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Brownhills West has always been a small, self-contained community. I don’t feature it much here on the Brownhills Blog, which is a shame. Reflecting on that fact, for this pictures from the past feature, I thought we’d take a trip … Continue reading →

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