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Walsall Council budget document
Walsall Council have now revealed their proposals for budget cuts that look set to decimate social care, leisure services and community support for the elderly and vulnerable. Predictably, public relations, councillor allowances and wages for those at the very top … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Local politics, Mike Bird, Politics, Silly, Social Services, Walsall, Walsall budget, Walsall budget cuts, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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From ‘The Bookworm Turns’: Remember Fahrenheit 451? Stand united in Walsall on Destruction Day – 17 November
Today, ‘The Bookworm Turns‘ posted a very important message to the people of Walsall. I reproduce some of it here, but for the full glory, pop over and see the entire post for yourself. The Brownhills Blog stands shoulder to … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged leisure services cuts, Library closures, library cuts, local blogs, Local politics, Mike Bird, Politics, Silly, The Bookworm turns, Unison, Unison protest 17th November, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Essential reading from ‘The Bookworm Turns’ – On the eve of destruction
I note this evening that The Bookworm Turns has published another excellent, bang on the money post about the state of Leisure Services and more particularly the fate of Walsall’s beleaguered libraries. As I’ve said before, we need to get … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Cheap tat, Leisure Services, Libraries, Library, local blogs, Local politics, Mike Bird, Politics, The Bookworm turns, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Goo play up yer own end!
I had this press release from the Walsall Council media control bunker drawn to my attention today, (Thanks, Edditer!) so I thought I’d share it with you readers. It’s good to see money being spent of facilities for kids in … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Anthony Harris, Big Lottery Fund, Bradbury Park, Brownhills, Councillor Mike Flower, Furst Street, Groundwork UK, Local politics, planning, Playbuilder, Playground, Playground upgrade, Politics, Redevelopment, Sports facilities, Walsall Council, Whitehorse Road
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The Bookworm turns…
Heads up, folks. I noted today from the excellent YamYam that there’s a new blog on the block, and it’s rather important. You’ll remember that recently, I was horrified to hear our apparently charmless Councill Leader Mike Bird stick the … Continue reading
Posted in Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged local blogs, Local politics, Mike Bird, Politics, Silly, The Bookworm, The Bookworm turns, threatened libraries, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Libraries, Walsall politics
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Your local council needs you (via The Plastic Hippo)
The Plastic Hippo has written an excoriating post about Walsall Council’s risible ‘Online Budget Simulator’ game, a wheedling, cynical little piece of propaganda aimed at convincing us all there’s no alternative to the menu of cuts, decimation and hard cheese … Continue reading
Posted in Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Uncategorized, Walsall Council
Tagged Cheap tat, local blogs, Local politics, Mike Bird, Online Budget imulator, Politics, Silly, Social Services, The Plastic Hippo, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Hard Times
Walsall Council leader Mike ‘Blofeld’ Bird, Councillor for Pheasey Park Farm, has been around Walsall politics for a very long time. Over the years, I’ve become inured to the utter absurdity of many of the things he says. … Continue reading
Posted in Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Derelict, Express & Star, Leisure Services, Libraries, Library closures, Local politics, Mike Bird, Politics, Redevelopment, Silly, The YamYam, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Market stalling?
I noted with interest today that a whole slew of new documentation had appeared online under the planning application for the new Tesco store, slated to be developed in Brownhills in the next couple of years. Regulars and locals alike … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills OAP's, Brownhills pensioners, Brownhills Senior Citizens Club, Derelict, Local politics, Petition, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Regeneration, Tesco, Tesco Development, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Birmingham Mail – Tesco abandons plans to pull down a senior citizens’ club
Noticed this article today on the excellent Walsall news site, The YamYam – for once it seems the Birmingham Mail (no longer ‘evening’ you’ll note) have stolen a bit of a march on the Express & Star. It’s a two-page … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Birmingham Mail, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills Senior Citizens Club, Derelict, Express & Star, John Dunn, Local politics, Mike Bird, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Silly, Tesco, Tesco Development, The YamYam, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Knaves Court extra care development open day
I’ve had a great mail from Matthew Fraser, Acting Senior Care Officer at the St. James Resource Centre, Brownhills. Matthew wanted to alert readers of the Brownhills Blog that the new extra care facility, Knaves Court will be holding a … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local politics, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Walsall Council
Tagged Anchor Bridge, Brownhills, Care provision, elderly care, extra care, Housing21, Knaves Court, Local politics, Matthew Fraser, New Photos, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Short Street, Social Care, Social Services, St James Home, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, Walsall politics, WHG
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Arsonists required: please apply within
Over at the PigBlog, the Stymaster has done it again. He’s posted a restrained, beautifuly controlled rant about the fate of historic buildings in Walsall, and their propensity to spontaneously combust. The scandal over the handling of the former Methodist … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Derelict, Express & Star, Jabez Cliff, local blogs, Local politics, Mellish Road, Mike Bird, Pigblog, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Shannon's Mill, Silly, The Stymaster, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Chasewater Dam: Silence isn’t golden
A number of sites have now announced that work is due to start on the dam at the beginning of October. The story broke first on The Chasewater Wildlife Goup’s site, closely followed by The Lichfield Blog and then, finally, … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, cycling, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Canal, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater fish, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Cheap tat, Cycle rides, Dam, Dam works, fish rescue, Galliford Try, Lizzie Thatcher, local blogs, Local politics, Michael Fabricant, New Photos, planning, Politics, Reservoir, Silly, Staffordshire, Strange Notices, Wildlife
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Brownhills Market – is it the silly season already?
I’m not sure what’s going on here yet, until I’ve done a bit more research, but according to the Express & Star, Walsall Council are currently looking for commercial tenders to run Brownhills Market for ‘a maximum’ of two years. … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Cheap tat, Councillor Mike Flower, Derelict, Express & Star, Local politics, Mike Bird, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Silly, Tesco, Tesco Development, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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The Walsall Council reality distortion field
First up, sorry for the lack of updates this week, work has kept me away from the blog, a situation that will be resolved soon. However, in the course of my web browsing recently, there have been a few gems … Continue reading
Posted in Chasewater, Environment, Events, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Bloxwich West by election, Brytysilio, BSF, Building Schools for the Future, Chas Mason, Chasewaterstuff, Closed play facility, Express & Star, Fred Westley, Ian Robathan, local blogs, Local politics, Melvyn Pitt, Mike Bird, Pheasey Views, Politics, Redevelopment, The Bloxidge Tallygraph, The Butts, The Mushroom, The Plastic Hippo, The Stirrer, The Stymaster, The YamYam, TronsterUK, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Willenhall Leisure Centre
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Disgusted of Darlaston
Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, you’ll be aware of the media hysteria over the windows at Darlaston swimming pool, which our masters in the press would have us believe were blacked out in an attempt to placate … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Events, Express & Star, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Darlaston baths, Darlaston leisure centre, Darlaston windows, Express & Star, John Finnemore, local blogs, Local politics, Mike Bird, muslim swimmers, Politics, Silly, Tabloidwatch, the daily mail, the express, The Now Show, The Plastic Hippo, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Are you sitting comfortably? (via The Plastic Hippo)
The Plastic Hippo holds his anemometer up to the cold wind currently blowing through education in Walsall. It’s like the early eighties, all over again. Then I will begin. Once upon a time in a land far, far away, someone … Continue reading
Cutting through the bullshit
I just thought I’d point up an excellent post on the Pigblog by regular Brownhills Blog reader and commentator, The Stymaster. Just lately, there’s been a publicity push underway on Walsall’s ill-fated Gigaport project, which has led to some astonishment … Continue reading
Posted in Express & Star, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged BT, Cheap tat, Express & Star, gigaport, local blogs, Local politics, Mike Bird, New ring road, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Silly, Traffic signals failure, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, Walsall politics
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It’s been a funny old year
I’ve been debating whether to mention this or not, but I guess I ought to really, The Brownhills Blog was a year old last week. To be perfectly honest, I’m quite surprised it survived the first couple of months, and … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Environment, Followups, Local History, Local media, Local politics, planning, Reader enquiries, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, Express & Star, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, planning, Politics, Reservoir, Shire Oak Reservoir, The YamYam, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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Vote, vote, vote.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have noticed that there’s an election afoot today. Actually, there’s two; both parliamentary and local council elections are being held to decide both national and local government. Who we elect today will … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Council Election, Democracy, Election, General Election, Government, Local Government, Politics, Rachel Creative, Reasons to vote, The YamYam, vote
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Rent asunder
Long time readers of the Brownhills Blog may well remember my article about the new social housing development, slated to replace the now demolished maisonettes on the corner of Ogley Road and High Street, Brownhills. Planned to provide high-quality housing … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Demolition, Derelict, HCA, Homes and Communities Agency, Humphries House, Local politics, Maisonettes, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, WHG
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I don’t mean to carp, but…
With a touch of sadness, but no surprise, I noticed on Friday that Rodney, the Walsall Wood fisherman, is still without his fish, somewhat oddly christened ‘Bob’. He’s also been the victim of rather more destructive vandals, who’ve tagged him with … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Catshill Junction, Express & Star, Fisherman sculpture, John Carless, Local History, Local politics, Morris miner, New Photos, Politics, Sister Dora, the Brownhills Miner, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood sculpture
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I can’t possibly match this – The Hippo strikes back
I was going to wax lyrical about Walsall’s new member for leisure, recently elected to replace the hapless previous incumbent, Barry Sanders. However, it seems that the some-time commenter in these parts has beaten me to it, with such a … Continue reading
Chasewater – the only victim seems to be the truth
Chasewater, the dam, the dead fish. It’s all going a bit mad right now. I was alerted a couple of nights ago by [Swan-pig] that the dead-fish story had been recycled by the Burntwood Post, which I have been trying … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Wildlife Group, chicken little, Cormorant, Dam leak, Dam works, dead fish, Floods, Lichfield Council, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, Michael Fabricant, Politics, Reservoir, Silly, Sunday Mercury, Wildlife
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Fiddler’s Folly
Sent to the blog yesterday by the excellent [Godfrey Oakparkrunner], I here present the flyer for the sculpture unveiling binge set to take place in the Wood in a couple of weeks. My views on this hideous waste of regeneration … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Councillor Mike Flower, Local History, Local politics, Mike Bird, Mining memorial, Politics, Redevelopment, sculpture, Silly, Social Services, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Mining Memrial
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Gone, but not forgotten…
Whilst pottering around this morning, shamelessly listening to Terry Wogan, my attention was snagged by the news report about the Care Quality Commission report into adult care in the UK. Speaking on behalf of Southwark Council was one Annie Shepperd, … Continue reading
Posted in Followups, It makes me mad!, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Adult Social Care, Annie Shepperd, Care Quality Commission, Cheap tat, Council Chief Executive, Local politics, Politics, Social Services, Southwark Council, Town Hall Rich List 2008, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Am I missing something here?
Since Dan and the folks up at Walsall Council’s press office helpfully include me on their mailing list, I receive a steady trickle of low-level press releases from Walsall Council, which I keep a weather eye upon for anything useful … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Local media, Local politics, Panoramio photo discussions, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Councillor Mike Flower, Derelict, Doug Birch, Express & Star, Fly tipping, grafitti, Litter picking, Local politics, Panoramio, Politics, Pubs, Railway Tavern Bently, rubbish, Silly, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Street Pride
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Another cracking article by the Plastic Hippo…
Anyone who’s been reading this blog for some time will be aware of the Plastic Hippo – often outrageously funny, witheringly forthright and highly knowledgeable about Walsall politics, he often comments on articles here. Well, there’s a new article up over … Continue reading
The irony is delicious
Drawn to my attention by Radio 4’s ‘Now Show‘ comedian and musician Mitch Benn via his twatter feed, I bring you this screenshot from The Sun’s website. It speaks for itself.
Posted in Followups, Just plain daft, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged #sunfail, Mitch Benn, Politics, Silly, Spelling, The Sun, Twitter
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Walsall Council issues statement about Remembrance Day parking tickets
Clearly mindful of the shitstorm that’s ensued from the parking ticket PR disaster of yesterday, Walsall Council have issued a statement apologising here, which I’ll reproduce in full below: Remembrance Day parking tickets Date Published : 09 November 2009 Councillor … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Apology, Council, Express & Star, local blogs, Local politics, Mike Bird, Parking, Parking tickets, Politics, Remembrance, Remembrance Sunday, Silly, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Flipping the bird
In yesterday’s post here, I urged readers to consider the national act of remembrance, to think a little about the horrors and privations others went through in order that we may live in relative comfort and prosperity today. The bright … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Events, Express & Star, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Express & Star, Local politics, Mike Bird, parking fines, Politics, Rembrance Sunday, Silly, Sunday parking, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Parking, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, war veterans
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I have little to add, but…
Regular readers with sharp minds may remember that way back in August, I took umbrage at Express & Star columnist Peter Rhodes, following his smug, snide snipe about all this ‘new’ citizen journalism not being as diligent and honourable as … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Bad Science, Ben Goldacre, Brownhills, citizen journalism, Daily Mail, Express & Star, local blogs, Local politics, New media, Peter Rhodes, Politics, Trafigura, Twitter
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Trucking absurd
There’s been a vehicle park on the corner between Beechtree Road and Brookland Road in Walsall Wood for as long as I can remember. I’ve tried to find out when the small patch of hardstanding was first laid, and folk … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Express & Star, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Uncategorized, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Beechtree Road, Express & Star, Haulage, HGV, HGV Crime, HGV Parking, Local politics, Lorry crime, Lorry Parking, Mike Bird, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Lorry Park, Walsall Wood Regeneration
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…And so it begins.
Just sneaking under the radar last night, buried on page 19 of the Express & Star, I note that leisure centres in Walsall are under threat of closure, including our very own Oak Park in Walsall Wood. This comes as … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Express & Star, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Councillor Mike Flower, Express & Star, Local politics, Mike Bird, Politics, Silly, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood
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The Plastic Hippo – telling it like it is
Over at the ever indispensable YamYam, I notice that the Plastic Hippo has been at it again, and come up with a chillingly accurate summation of the current situation at Walsall Council. A controlling group led by a man twice … Continue reading
Sneyd Community School – Lessons from History on TheYamYam
Anyone who’s been following the Sneyd School saga really should read this excellent piece by the YamYam. Biting, uncompromising and brutally accurate, this article points toward the unfortunate future of education in Walsall. Comment: Sneyd Community School – Lessons from … Continue reading
Train in vain?
It’s been a long time since the settlements of Pelsall and Brownhills had a passenger rail link. When I was a child in the seventies, I remember watching freight trains rumble down the line that ran through the town, carrying … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local politics, planning, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills railway, Brownhills station, Derelict, Express & Star, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, Pelsall, Pelsall Railway, Pelsall station, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, South Staffordshire railway, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Wlasall to Lichfield railway
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While I’ve been otherwise engaged…
It’s been a bit busy for me in the past week, so the blog has languished for the want of an article over the weekend. Sorry about that, there’s some good stuff lined up for the next few days. Sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local History, Local politics, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Bloxidge Tallygraph, Bob Piper, Brownhills local history, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Ring Road, Silly, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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YamYam comment: Walsall education is not a business…
Heads up, everyone – excellent comment piece here from the YamYam, about the underhand, undemocratic and unnecessary closure of Sneyd School. If you’re a reader from Brownhills, you may wonder why this is relevant to you, but these people run … Continue reading
Is it me?
I’m having a little trouble adjusting my horizontal hold today. Everything seems to be a little out of line, just a tad asynchronous or maybe even a bit disjointed. At times like this you need the stability of the normal, … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local politics, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Doug Birch, Express & Star, Local politics, Mike Bird, Politics, Silly, Social Services, Tesco, Tesco Development, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Peter Francis replies to council leader’s conjecture.
Following the previous article today on the Express & Star website which I blogged about here, Peter Francis has replied to the veiled implication by Mike Bird, that the former Head of Programme Management was in some way responsible for … Continue reading
Whistleblower in row over EU cash crisis : Express & Star
That’s all right, then. According to a report in the Express & Star, Mike Bird has decided it was all that other blokes fault. How joyously convenient. Whistleblower in row over EU cash crisis : Express & Star. S’funny, you … Continue reading
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