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Tag Archives: Jayne Howarth
Anyone remember Charlie Harrison?
Here’s a quick but important one that Jayne Howarth, fellow blogger for Pelsall passed on to me a couple of days ago, and wondered if any readers could help.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Australia, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Charlie Harrison, Clarice Harrison, Common people, community, Facebook, Jayne Howarth, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Pam Smith, Pelsall, Staffordshire, Twitter, Walsall Wood, Woodbine Terrace
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Indecent exposure on Pelsall Wood Common
Jayne Howarth has posted the following on her excellent Common People blog for Pelsall. One would imagine it was too cold for such crimes after the spate last summer, but all one can hope is that the offending scrote gets frostbite in his tackle.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged appeal, Canal, Clayhanger, Common people, crime, Events, flasher, indecent exposure, Jayne Howarth, local blogs, Morgan Bowers, North Common, Pelsall, Police
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Rubbish service?
Following the furore on social media over the last week, Dan Slee, press officer at Walsall Council offered the following press statement on the question of the controversial recycling leaflets currently being distributed to homes in Walsall Borough. I’ll let … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Aldridge, Brownhills, Casepack, changes, Cheap tat, Common people, Facebook, Greenstar, Jayne Howarth, Leaflet, Leicester, local blogs, Local politics, Paul Daniel, Press Office, press release, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, Silly, Social media, The YamYam, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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I do refuse
For a week or so now, new recycling guidance leaflets have been delivered to residents of Walsall Borough by the council. There has been a degree of justified concern expressed that the authority appear to have limited the range of … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, changes, Cheap tat, Common people, Facebook, Jayne Howarth, Leaflet, local blogs, Local politics, Paul Daniel, Recycling, Refuse, rubbish, Silly, Social media, The YamYam, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Christmas is coming…
Tomorrow, there’s a great Christmas Market scheduled in the Posh People’s Principality of Pelsall. The Pelsall Christmas Market is usually a corker, and this year, there’s to be a two-day ice rink for the kids, to boot. That’s right – … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged 2011, Christmas, Common people, Cycle rides, cycling, Events, Facebook, Fayre, Fete, Garry Perry, Ice Rink, Jayne Howarth, local blogs, Pelsall Christmas Market, Silly, Things to do, Walsall Council
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Stay pressed
In the wake of the continuing closure of local papers, this time in Cannock and South Staffordshire, there’s a very interesting article written by good friend of the Brownhills Blog, Stuart Williams, over at he is revitalised Bloxwich Telegraph. I … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Express & Star, Fun stuff to see and do, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Blowich Telegraph, Bloxidge Tallygraph, Brownhills, Cheap tat, Common people, Connect Cannock, Express & Star, Jayne Howarth, local blogs, local journalism, local press, New media, press decline, Stuart Williams, The Plastic Hippo, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Observer, WV11
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Go west…
Since it’s Pelsall Canal Festival weekend, I thought I’d focus on the village over the swag this week. Although traditionally separate communities, I’m aware that in these enlightened times, some mingling has taken place and many folks in Brownhills have … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community
Tagged Canal, Car Crash, Commonside, Jayne Howarth, local blogs, Local History, Millennium, Nest Common, New Photos, North Common, Old Corner House, Pelsall, Pelsall Canal Festival, Pelsall Off-licence, Pubs, Royal Oak, Staffordshire, Stuart Williams, The Edditer, The Fingerpost, traffic accident
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Got a deal with Orange? Think again…
A disturbing problem with an Orange mobile phone account has been blogged by Jayne Howarth, professional journalist, busy mum and curator of Common People, newsblog for our posher neighbours in Pelsall. Jayne’s £5456.26 data bill isn’t the only horror story … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged bad customer service, big mobile phone bill, Common people, data billing horror, Jayne Howarth, local blogs, mobile data, Orange customer service, Orange Mobile, Pelsall, Silly, Twitter, Walsall
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Somewhere, in the distance…
Today is the last day of that wonderful Walsall institution, The YamYam. Yes, I’m afraid that the site that was instrumental and continual in support for The Brownhills Blog, is being mothballed as Mark, the chap behind this king of … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged aggregator, Andy Holyhead, Blogging, blogs, Bob Piper, Brownhills, Derek Bennett, end of an era, Express & Star, hyperlocal, Jayne Howarth, local blogs, Local politics, Localism, Mark Blackstock, Pheasey Views, Stuart Williams, The Plastic Hippo, The YamYam, The YamYam closure, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Online, Walsall politics
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