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Heavy metal

Posted on September 16, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

As I was cycling to work the other day, I found myself behind a tat-wagon. I normally see two or three of these vehicles on any journey around the Black Country. We all know the kind of thing; a dirty … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Express & Star, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council | Tagged Brownhills, cashless scrap trade, Cheap tat, Cycle rides, Donovan Bailey, e petition, Express & Star, flytipping, local blogs, Local politics, metal theft, Operation Steel, Politics, Scrap, scrap dealers, scrap metal, Silly, tat men, tat trade, trading standards, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, waste transfer | 17 Comments
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