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Walsall Council issues statement about Oak Park Leisure Centre

Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, Followups, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local politics, Reader enquiries, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff, planning, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Last week, some odd news began to circulate about the future of Walsall Wood’s leisure centre, Oak Park. On the 21st October 2009, there was a slightly alarmist piece on excellent Walsall news site The YamYam, and on the same day a report appeared in the printed edition of the Express & Star, which somewhat [...]

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Chasewater dam update

Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife, planning, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Spotted on the excellent Chasewater Wildlife Group homepage, I’d like to draw your attention to the following statement about the coming work on the dam, and the drainage of the lake to facilitate it:

‘The full extent of the works are still not announced but draw down will start early in the New Year and the [...]

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Rainy Thursday commute…

Posted in Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Non-cyclists find it hard to understand that cycling in the rain can be an enjoyable experience. With some waterproof clothing, and a little extra care, bad weather isn’t necessarily a problem. The rain this afternoon gave rise to some wonderfully contrasting views of sun and rain, autumnal colour, a rainbow and a gorgeous golden hour [...]

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Flatlining

Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local politics, Shared media, Walsall Council, planning, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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 building seems to be in a very poor condition, and that the owners, Walsall Housing [...]

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I have little to add, but…

Posted in Bad Science, Express & Star, Followups, It makes me mad!, Local media, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Regular readers with sharp minds may remember that way back in August, I took umbrage at Express & Star columnist Peter Rhodes, following his smug, snide snipe about all this ‘new’ citizen journalism not being as diligent and honourable as the old inky stuff he and his employers purvey. Well, I soon forgot about that [...]

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Scum

Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 11, 2009 | 8 Comments »

Next time you give something to one of the jolly tat-men who seem to proliferate the streets these days, or hire that handy bloke with a van (but no MOT) from that card in the newsagent’s window, think on this. Whilst cycling down Whitacre lane in Sandhills yesterday, I came upon this  dreadful sight. Flytipped [...]

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Trucking absurd

Posted in Environment, Express & Star, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, Shared media, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff, planning, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 6, 2009 | 10 Comments »

There’s been a vehicle park on the corner between Beechtree Road and Brookland Road in Walsall Wood for as long as I can remember. I’ve tried to find out when the small patch of hardstanding was first laid, and folk I’ve spoken to certainly remember the area, and the cafe nearby, as existing back in [...]

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Signs of life

Posted in Environment, Shared media, Wildlife, tagged , on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Sorry for the brief hiatus in posting, hoping to return to normal shortly when work calms down a bit. In the meantime, bike rides have been reminding me that even in Autumn, there’s a whole wealth of wonderful wildlife, just fighting to get your attention.

This bizarre moth larva is something I’d not seen before – [...]

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