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Tag Archives: Strange Notices
Lindon Road, Brownhills, shut again Sunday
Following the warning from last week about road closures to facilitate resurfacing at the Anchor Bridge Junction and from the excellent Walsall Transport on Facebook, I can give you the following info.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged a452, Bradbury Close, Brownhills, Chester Road, Church Street, Diversions, Friezland Lane, High Street, Lindon Road, New Road, planning, resurfacing, Road Closure, road closures, Shire Oak, Strange Notices, Temporary traffic diversion, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Transport
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Lindon Road, Brownhills, closed today
I’ve had a couple of queries – in person and by mail – as to what’s happening with the roads around Brownhills over the next week or so. From a mixture of the Walsall Roadworks Update (a press release sent to folks like me) and the excellent Walsall Transport on Facebook, I can give you the following info.
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Tagged a452, Bradbury Close, Brownhills, Chester Road, Church Street, Diversions, Friezland Lane, High Street, Lindon Road, New Road, planning, resurfacing, Road Closure, road closures, Shire Oak, Strange Notices, Temporary traffic diversion, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Transport
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Silver Waters. I kid you not…
I notice with some amusement that the Taylor Wimpey housing development between the Watermead and the Tesco petrol station in Brownhills has been given the nod, and has been christened with the utterly preposterous name of ‘Silver Waters’. Obviously harking … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, News, Panoramio photo discussions, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Derelict, estate, house building, Local politics, Morris Homes, New Photos, newbuild, planning, Redevelopment, Silver Street, Silver Waters, Strange Notices, Taylor Wimpey, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Watermead Estate, Watermead Grange
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Going for a Wimpey?
Whilst pottering about today, I noticed that the land between the Watermead Estate and Silver Street, near Tesco in Brownhills, had apparently changed hands. I noted last year that Morris Homes – the developers of Shire Oak Close on the former … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local politics, News, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Derelict, Local politics, Morris Homes, New Photos, planning, Redevelopment, Silver Street, Strange Notices, Taylor Wimpey, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Watermead Estate, Watermead Grange
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Predictable outcomes
Way back in June, 2008 I uploaded a photo to Panoramio of the wasteland that stands unloved and empty on the corner of Silver Street and the Watermead estate in Brownhills. It was just after an attempt had been made … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, planning, Shared media, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Derelict, Local politics, Morris Homes, New Photos, Panoramio, planning, Redevelopment, Silver Street, Strange Notices, Tesco, Tesco Development, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Watermead Estate, Watermead Grange
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No Eden, no respect.
Way back in September, 2009, I tentatively covered the story of the somewhat brutal, insensitive and sudden application of the no-ornamentation rule within the churchyard of St James’s Church, the parish church of Brownhills. If you can’t remember the original … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Shared media
Tagged Brownhills, Churchyard, controversy, Derelict, Grave, grave ornaments, Graveyard, New Photos, Overgrown, Panoramio, petty officialdom, Silly, St James, Strange Notices
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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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We have a technical…
Locally and nationally, it would seem, pubs are dropping like flies. A week or so ago I caught wind that The Hussey Arms in Brownhills had closed suddenly. A large, 1930’s roadhouse, the inn is a handsome building stood in … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Ansells, Brownhills, Chasewater Dam, closed pubs, Derelict, local blogs, New Photos, Pubs, Redevelopment, Spaghetti Factory, Strange Notices, The Hussey Arms
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Upcoming road closures in Brownhills
I’ve had a couple of queries – in person and by mail – as to what’s happening with the roads around the Shire Oak area in the coming week or so. The signage around the area pointing up the works … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, planning, Reader enquiries, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Chester Road, Diversions, Friezland Lane, Gas Alliance, Gas main repairs, Lichfield Road, planning, Road Closure, road closures, Shire Oak, Strange Notices, Temporary traffic diversion, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Sorry, I just had to share this…
A report on Fixmystreet.com, popped up while I was writing the previous post. It reads as follows: Well, I’ll be blowed.
Express & Star: getting that sense of deja-vu
Out on a ride this afternoon, whilst indulging in tea and cake shaped nutrition near Uttoxeter, I pulled out the phone to absent-mindedly check twitter. To my surprise, I had been direct messaged; the poster wanted to know if I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Express & Star, Followups, Just plain daft
Tagged Express & Star, Silly, south staffordshire water, Strange Notices, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Details: the elements of success… but not on the new ring road.
Spotted in Walsall by Howmuch, photographed this morning by BrownhillsBob – epic road marking fail. Exactly who does that text apply to, and where is the hapless pedestrian meant to stand when reading it? Perhaps it’s to cater for the … Continue reading
Posted in Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Walsall Council
Tagged Redevelopment, Silly, Strange Notices, Walsall, Walsall Council
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Lichfield is not racist, says mayor over sticker
Had to laugh at this… Lichfield is not racist, says mayor over sticker. I notice Lichfield’s Mayor is apparently far more upset that Lichfield is accused of being boring than he seems to be about the area being labelled racist. … Continue reading
Az she iz spokkin…
Tired of being hemmed in by poor weather, I went for a stroll today… walking down a deserted Brownhills High Street, I noticed that there has been a death in the town. No need to call the police, however, as … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Just plain daft
Tagged Brownhills, Cheap tat, New Photos, Silly, Strange Notices
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Consigned to myth no more!
I don’t often trawl flickr – it’s fascinating, to be sure, but it eats hours of time without you knowing it. I was looking for something else – wwilfing[1] in fact – when I came upon this delightful record of … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Just plain daft, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Brownhills, Cheap tat, Silly, Strange Notices
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