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Tag Archives: Walsall Housing Group
Are you happy now?
It was with sadness today that I noticed that the hoarding surrounding the Housing21 development by Anchor Bridge has been repainted, obliterating the vibrant, fun street art mural created by local kids during the summer. Whilst I have no idea … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Shared media, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills graffiti, Express & Star, Graffiti art, Housing21, Malpas, New Photos, planning, Redevelopment, Silly, Vandalism, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, Walsall Youth Arts
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Flatlining
Way back in the early days of this blog, I covered the thorny issue relating to the condition of Humphries House, Brownhills’ last remaining large tower block. In the original post, I highlighted the fact that the fabric of the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Walsall Council
Tagged Bailey House, Brownhills, Cheap tat, Humphries House, Local politics, planning, Redevelopment, refurbishment, Severn House, Waine House, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, Walsall politics
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Build it up, tear it down
Last week, I pointed up the work of street-art that had appeared on the temporary plywood builder’s hoarding around the Housing 21/Walsall Housing Group development at Anchor Bridge. I make no secret of the fact that I like street art, … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, It makes me mad!, Local media
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills graffiti, Express & Star, Graffiti, Graffiti art, Housing 21, Local politics, Malpas, Redevelopment, Silly, Street Art, tagging, Vandalism, Walsall Housing Group, Walsall Youth Arts
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Crikey! They know where we live after all…
I noted an engaging article buried in the back of last Saturday’s Express and Star (23rd May 2009) – as usual for any interesting Brownhills story, there’s no online version, so I’ve OCR’d the text below: “Visions of housing complex … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, planning, Walsall Council, Walsall Housing Group, WHG
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