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18 December 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Bentley Canal – Past and Present

Blogger ‘Captain Ahab’ has written an in depth post about Bentley Canal which passes through Wednesfield.
The blog post not only contains a detailed history of the Canal and it’s origins, but also includes ‘then and now’ photos of the Canal from 1992 before much of the re-development work in the area began.
One such photo shows [...]

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23 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Local Headlines (22nd November 2009)

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There’s been lots of Wv11 news in the last week or so – here’s a round up…
Comic Relief fraudster spared jail
Express & Star – 13th November 2009
Cat’s teeth shattered by gun thugs
Express & Star – 13th November 2009
Lifeguard cleared over swimming pool drowning of Walsall father
This Is Walsall Online – 16th November 2009
Priory Group [...]

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28 October 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Calling all bird spotters in WV11

“Sparrow” by Kvjrkrao.
We were recently sent a Tweet on Twitter (or perhaps it was a Chirp!?) by the West Midlands Bird Club asking us if any of our readers had spotted any interesting birds.
The club, who’s Twitter profile says they have been “Serving birdwatchers & ornithologists in the four English counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire [...]

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