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When the lights go out

Posted on July 24, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Recently, there has been some debate locally about reclamation of former industrial sites, and the role of developers and local government. In all the cant and bluster, it’s often lost that most of these projects are hugely successful and take … Continue reading →

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Posted in Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Local politics, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Council | Tagged Andy Dennis, Beechdale, Birchills, Canal, City Challenge, contaminated land, Demolition, Derelict, developers, Development, flickr, Local History, Local politics, mervyn_w, my old scanned pics, New Photos, Parhill Reclamation, Parkhill, Parkhill Estates, Peter Barker, planning, Politics, power station, Redevelopment, Reedswood, Reedswood Way, Regeneration, town planning, Walsall, Walsall 1955, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall power station | 18 Comments
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