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Urgent – looking for the Yeomans family or other Brownhills Market traders

Posted on June 7, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s one I’m hoping I can reach out to the local community and reunite lost friends – Conner Nelson writes to me from Ibstock in Leicestershire to tell me that sadly, his grandmother is very ill, but he and his dad would like to contact friends and family from the days when they had a market stall in Brownhills.

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How bazaar – Brownhills Market rises again

Posted on October 14, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

These really are peculiar times. Brownhills Market, originally operated by Spook Erection and closed when Walsall Council failed to reach agreement about lease renewal, is to reopen again in November under the auspices of local market operator, LSD promotions. This … Continue reading →

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Reality bites

Posted on February 9, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I noted this evening with sadness but no surprise that both the Express & Star and the YamYam continue to ponder over the fate of Brownhills market, now undoubtedly in the death throes, pretty much like the town itself. What … Continue reading →

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