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Tag Archives: refurb
At long last, the Shire Oak Pub reopens today!
Just a quick note to point out that after a long period of closure, the Shire Oak pub at the Shire Oak crossroads in Brownhills reopens today from 12 noon, Friday 25th November 2015, with a new management team.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, News, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2016, 25th november, Brownhills, Closure, Friday, new, planning, re opening, refurb, Shire Oak, The Shire Oak Inn, The Shire Oak pub
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Shock closure of Shire Oak pub
Surprising news has reached me that the Shire Oak Pub, landmark at the southern tip of Brownhills, has closed less than twelve months after an extensive refurbishment.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, News, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2016, Brownhills, Closed, Closure, new, refurb, Shire Oak, shut, The Shire Oak Inn, The Shire Oak pub
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Shire Oak Pub reopens tomorrow!
Just a quick note to point out that after a long and apparently very thorough refurbishment, the Shire Oak pub at the Shire Oak crossroads in Brownhills opens tomorrow, Friday 20th November 2015.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, News, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2015, 20th November, Brownhills, Closure, Friday, new, planning, re opening, refurb, Shire Oak, The Shire Oak Inn, The Shire Oak pub
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Shire Oak Pub refurbishment starts next week!
Yet again I’m indebted to Shire Oak resident Matt Stacky, who’s been keeping an eagle eye on plans for the refurbishment and total refit of the Shire Oak Pub at the top end of Brownhills.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, News, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Closure, planning, refurb, Shire Oak, The Shire Oak Inn, The Shire Oak pub
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Diminishing returns
Shocking new information has come to light over the figures quoted in the Walsall Council internal ‘Working Smarter’ film I shared a couple of weeks ago. This video is about an ongoing project to ‘streamline’ working methods at the authority.
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Posted in Bad Science, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Allowances, Civic Centre, cuts, eight, Events, Gareth Illmann-Walker, Local politics, Mike Bird, million, New Photos, Politics, Redevelopment, refurb, Savings, Silly, Smarter Workplaces Programme, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Waste, Youtube
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Walsall Council priorities… how they work
Thanks to Walsall Co-operative Labour Councillor for Willenhall north, Gareth Illmann-Walker, I can share the following video with you published discretely by Walsall Council on 8th February 2013.
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Posted in Bad Science, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Allowances, Civic Centre, cuts, eight, Events, Gareth Illmann-Walker, Local politics, Mike Bird, million, New Photos, Politics, Redevelopment, refurb, Savings, Silly, Smarter Workplaces Programme, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Waste, Youtube
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