Tag Archives: local journalism

Stay pressed

Posted on November 18, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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Brownhills – let’s talk it up…

Posted on May 8, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s an interesting experiment. Features writer for the Express & Star, Chris Davies, is writing a piece about life in Walsall, and would like recommendations for good Brownhills businesses, places to go, historic stories etc. for a positive feature on … Continue reading →

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The Wall

Posted on April 4, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I see that the Express & Star have finally jumped the shark. They’re introducing a paywall, so that most of their online daily content is subscriber only. In short, there’s very little on their website that you’ll be able to … Continue reading →

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