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Tag Archives: road repairs
A rocky road…
A lovely one here from 1862, spotted by the wonderful David Evans, who I’m glad to hear is now getting well back into the swing of things. It seems that in 1862 – over 150 years hence – people were … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Council, Brownhills local history, Brownhills roads, Cheap tat, fixmystreet, Local History, Local politics, New Photos, potholes, road repairs, Silly, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Observer 1921, Walsall politics, Walsall Potholes
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Reporting potholes
With the ongoing issue of potholes and their lack of, or inadequate repair, I’ve been thinking about the best way to report them to Walsall Council. One of the easiest ways that blog readers can do so is to use … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Bad workmanship, Brownhills, Cheap tat, fixmystreet, Local politics, potholes, Reporting potholes, road repairs, Shire Oak, Silly, Tarmac, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Wlasall Potholes
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Not fixin’ a hole
To continue what is probably a tedious theme from the last post – potholes – I thought I’d point out some of the absolutely dire road maintenance that Walsall Council seem to be deploying in response to the problem. On … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Bad workmanship, Brownhills, Cheap tat, Local politics, potholes, road repairs, Shire Oak, Silly, Tarmac, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Wlasall Potholes
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The song remains the same
Readers will no doubt be aware of the recent controversy surrounding the appalling state of the roads in Walsall at the moment, a situation worsened by the recent bad weather. With this in mind, a local contributor sent this lengthy … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Council, Brownhills local history, Brownhills roads, Cheap tat, fixmystreet, Local History, Local politics, New Photos, potholes, road repairs, Silly, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Observer 1921, Walsall politics, Walsall Potholes
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