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Tag Archives: The Mushroom
Would Sister Dora go on strike? (via The Mushroom)
The Mushroom – crafter of fine rants about all manner of subjects, but mostly Walsall politics – has played a blinder. I just had to share this touching, very human post about the future of the National Health Service, those … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged local blogs, Local History, Local politics, National Health Service, NHS, Politics, Silly, Sister Dora, Social Services, The Mushroom, Tory Cuts, Twitter, Walsall, Walsall Blogs, Walsall politics
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Who knows where the time goes?
It really doesn’t seem like five minutes since I last wished all you readers a merry Christmas and a very happy new year. This last one has been an interesting and engaging time for me with the Brownhills Blog. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, cycling, Environment, Followups, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Chasewaterstuff, Christmas, Common people, ConnectCannock, Julian Ward-Davies, Longdon Local, Merry Christmas, New Year, Oakparkrunner, Pheaseyviews, Pigblog, Political Penguin, Publog, Stymaster, Tamworth Time Hikes, The Bloxidge Tallygraph, The Bookworm turns, The Edditer, The Lichfield Blog, The Mushroom, The Plastic Hippo, Walsall Bloggers, WV11
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Turn, turn, turn…
Something odd is happening at the moment. I’m not sure quite what’s going on, but it’s very interesting and I think it might be positive. It seems the Cabinet – those leading Walsall Council – have become aware of the … Continue reading
Posted in Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Express & Star, local blogs, Local politics, Mike Bird, Pheaseyviews, Rememberance Sunday Parking, Silly, The Bookworm, The Mushroom, The Plastic Hippo, The YamYam, Walsall, Walsall Christmas lights, Walsall Council, Walsall councillor allowances, Walsall politics
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Professor Sam Ramiah, rest in peace.
Yesterday, I like many others in Walsall, I was shocked to hear of the sudden, unexpected and totally unjust death of Walsall’s Director of Public Health, Doctor Sam Ramiah, who was taken by a heart attack at the criminally young … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Events, Local History, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Director of public health, Sam Ramiah, Sister Dora, Sister Dorothy Pattison, The Mushroom, The Plastic Hippo, Walsall, Walsall Council
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The Walsall Council reality distortion field
First up, sorry for the lack of updates this week, work has kept me away from the blog, a situation that will be resolved soon. However, in the course of my web browsing recently, there have been a few gems … Continue reading
Posted in Chasewater, Environment, Events, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Bloxwich West by election, Brytysilio, BSF, Building Schools for the Future, Chas Mason, Chasewaterstuff, Closed play facility, Express & Star, Fred Westley, Ian Robathan, local blogs, Local politics, Melvyn Pitt, Mike Bird, Pheasey Views, Politics, Redevelopment, The Bloxidge Tallygraph, The Butts, The Mushroom, The Plastic Hippo, The Stirrer, The Stymaster, The YamYam, TronsterUK, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, Willenhall Leisure Centre
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