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Be prepared (via The Plastic Hippo)
The Plastic Hippo does it yet again. Wonderfully eloquent, incisive and prescient post, and probably the best comment on the BP affair you’ll read. Check it out now. Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the...
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Green grew the rushes
There’s been some fascinating discussion recently about the Veolia hazardous waste plant (formerly Effluent Disposal/Polymeric Treatments/Leigh Environmental/Sarp) in Stubbers Green. In the comment...
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Charting an unseen place…
1902, Second Edition Ordnance Survey map, of Stonnall, 1:10000 scale. Click the image to download the high-quality PDF. It’s with great thanks that I can share the above map with the readers of The...
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Brownhills indecent exposure – West Midlands Police decline to make statement
Hmmm. This is odd. In the past, West Midlands Police have been happy to communicate with the residents of Brownhills via press releases, often requested in response to specific incidents. The police...
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Police in Walsall investigate series of indecent exposures
At last – this statement released by West Midlands Police at 6:30am. my criticism in the last post still stands. 12/07/2012 POLICE IN WALSALL are investigating a series of indecent exposures and are...
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Men bailed following arrests in connection with indecent exposure incidents
West Midlands Police has now updated their press statement from yesterday,(26th July 2012) relating to their arrests in connection with the flashing incidents in Brownhills and North Walsall....
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A note of thanks
I'm not noted for agreeing with the council here on the Brownhills Blog, and have never held back in criticising them. - however, I like to think that when I feel they've got it right, it's appropriate...
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Scoring for Stephen – Charity football match this Sunday!
Blimey, it's all going on this coming Sunday - as well as other events advertised here, there's a great charity football match taking place at the Walsall Wood FC ground, Oak Park - kicking off at 3pm,...
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Scoring for Stephen – Charity football match this afternoon!
Blimey, it's all going on this afternoon - as well as other events advertised here, there's a great charity football match taking place at the Walsall Wood FC ground, Oak Park - kicking off at 3pm,...
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It’s all in the game…
What to do - a great charity football match yesterday at Oak Park in Walsall Wood; two fine match reports by local footy stalwarts Bill Shaw and the young David Evans, plus some great photos by the...
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Police appeal: Teenager missing from Walsall
This just in from Walsall Police. If you can help, please do; people are seriously concerned for the lad's welfare - searches are underway in Walsall to trace a missing 17-year-old who has not been...
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Police appeal: please help find Amanda Hawkins
Wow - it's all going on this week, but I make no apologies for running another appeal from West Midlands Police, who are currently very concerned for the welfare of Amanda Hawkins, who went missing...
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Please help – missing Amanda Hawkins last seen in Brownhills
West Midlands Police, who are currently very concerned for the welfare of Amanda Hawkins, who went missing from supported accommodation in Moxley last Friday, 30th May 2014, have now located CCTV...
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Police still searching for Amanda Hawkins
Please folks, this is really, really important - after the brouhaha last night of the water loss, police heloicopters and all the other fuss, some folk noticed a Search and Rescue Unit had been called...
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Application submitted for large Brownhills housing development
It comes I'm sure, as no surprise that Walsall Housing Group (WHG) have been planning a huge new housing development in central Brownhills for some time now - after all, last month I advertised a...
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Amanda Hawkins still missing – police issue video appeal
It's now two weeks to the day since Moxley resident Amanda Hawkins was last seen getting off a bus at the Barnets Lane stop on the Lichfield Road at Brownhills. Amanda's family, carers and West...
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Police now ‘Gravely concerned’ for welfare of Amanda Hawkins
It's now four weeks since Moxley resident Amanda Hawkins was last seen getting off a bus at the Barnets Lane stop on the Lichfield Road at Brownhills - and West Midlands Police now state that they are...
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Plan for 200 new homes in central Brownhills approved
Way back in April this year, I first noted the consultation and plan to finally redevelop the wasteland in Brownhills that was once Silver Court Gardens, the notorious tenement maisonette estate that...
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Serious road accident in Shelfield last night
Last night (Thursday 30th October 2014) there was a serious road traffic collision on the Lichfield Road in Shelfield in which six people were hurt - I'm getting lots of enquiries about this, and the...
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Home on the range
Here's a quick one I've been meaning to post up for a couple of weeks - the Chasewater Rangers now have a newsletter, and it's rather good, I have to say - it's available free from the Innovation...
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