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Walsall Wood man jailed for violent attack on wife
Lichfield Mercury 2 Sep 10A carpenter from who battered his estranged wife after she saw him in a Chasetown pub with another woman was jailed for a year…
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Little Aston cannabis factory gang jailed
Chris Henwood Mercury 29 Aug 10A number of the team behind a Little Aston drug farm discovered in March have already been jailed but more convictions came on Friday at Wolverhampton Crown Court…
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Streetly Good Samaritan could miss his own wedding
Amy Bowen Sutton Observer 28 Aug 10A have-a-go-hero from Streetly faces missing his own wedding after leaping to the defence of a woman who was allegedly being attacked…
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Pelsall centre to go ahead
Walsall Council 25 Aug 10Walsall’s planning committee has unanimously approved proposals to develop a new health centre, children’s centre and library under one roof on a site in Pelsall High Street…
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School in Great Barr named most improved in UK for GCSE results
Kat Keogh B'ham Post 25 Aug 10A Great Barr school which was once threatened with closure now boasts the most improved set of exam results in the UK…
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Walsall Writers’ Circle pen new website
Bloxidge Tallygraph 21 Aug 10Walsall Writers’ Circle has launched an all-new website just in time for the new meeting season which begins on 9 September. The Circle has been around since 1966, and is a group for anyone who writes or wants to write…
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Police launch Bottlewatch across Walsall
WM Police 18 Aug 10Walsall police are working together with local off licences to tackle under-age drinking across the borough…
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Aldridge wedding crasher in court for having axe
Express & Star 17 Aug 10A travellers’ wedding at a golf club in Walsall descended into chaos when it was gatecrashed by a gang armed with axes, machetes and swords, a court heard…
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Family of Kingstanding boy outraged over hit-run driver’s release
Kat Keogh B'ham Mail 16 Aug 10The family of a 13-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run accident has spoken of its “disgust” that the driver has walked free from jail…
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Pelsall wartime hero Ernie honoured by French
Express & Star 14 Aug 10A Second World War soldier has been immortalised in a small French town he helped liberate almost 70 years ago…
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Historic Walsall building for sale at £1.2m
Express & Star 31 Aug 10The former home of an historic Walsall saddle-making firm to royalty has been put on the market with a £1.2 million price tag…
Business
Aldridge manufacturer plans growth with new financing
Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 18 Aug 10An Aldridge manufacturer has secured a £2.5m funding agreement with Santander Corporate Banking to support its working capital position…
Business
Asda starts petrol war
Express & Star 17 Aug 10Supermarket chain Asda lowered its petrol prices today, sparking a new price war on the forecourts. Asda is cutting 1p off a litre of petrol, which will now cost no more than 111.9p a litre at its 180 filling stations…
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BT close to bringing fibre optic broadband to Walsall
Cable.co.uk 28 Jun 10Fibre optic broadband services will soon be available in Walsall thanks to investment from BT. Bundle provider BT has revealed that households in Walsall will soon have access to fibre optic cable broadband services…
Business
Shops to lose National Lottery machines
Express & Star 26 May 10National Lottery ticket machines are set to be removed from 175 stores across the country – as they are failing to rake in at least £1,000 a week
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Green grew the rushes
BrownhillsBob 15 Aug 10There’s been some fascinating discussion recently about the Veolia hazardous waste plant (formerly Effluent Disposal/Polymeric Treatments/Leigh Environmental/Sarp) in Stubbers Green…
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Open the door and let sunlight in…
Cllr Mike Flower 14 Aug 10Conservative controlled Walsall Council has today become the first West Midlands Council to publish all spending over £500 on it’s website. This is a big step forward in openness, accountability and driving improvements in local services…
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The fifth estate
The Plastic Hippo 2 Aug 10This here internet thingy seems to have some merit after all. Forget for the moment the constant irritations of unwanted spam (other processed meat products are available), the ironically termed “pop-up” ads for Viagra, dubious financial solicitations from West African astronauts, Doncaster lorry drivers pretending to be girls and Walsall council. Leaving them aside, the internet can be a very useful thing indeed…
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Football
Midland Combination premier round-up
Chris Vaughan Mercury 22 Aug 10Cameron Morgan handed Pelsall Villa a 2-1 success over Racing Club Warwick at the Bush, Continental Star coasted to a 2-0 win over Castle Vale JKS with goals either side of the break whilst Walsall Wood played out a goalless draw against Massey Ferguson…
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Evo-Stick leagues round-up
Lee Gibson Mercury 22 Aug 10Rushall Olympic’s season opened in disappointment with a single-goal defeat at the hands of Goole in Division One South whilst Chasetown acquitted themselves well on their Northern Premier League debut, but hosts Bradford Park Avenue cruelly snatched a stoppage-time winner…
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Rushall Olympic snap up Davion Hamilton
Colin Stoner B'ham Mail 21 Aug 10Rushall Olympic have completed their pre-season preparations by signing Halesowen Town utility man Davion Hamilton…
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Streetly archer bags bronze against world’s best
Sutton Observer 20 Aug 10Streetly archer Ann-Marie Henbury has capped a memorable year by clinching bronze at the World Field Archery Championships…
Football
Great Barr soccer academy launches
Walsall Web-Fans 20 Aug 10A new soccer academy has launched in Great Barr this Summer, bringing quality football coaching to youngsters just in time for those weeks when the kids aren’t quite back at school yet and they are getting a bit jumpy…
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Promotion at top of agenda despite Olympic budget cuts
Advertiser 19 Aug 10Rushall Olympic boss Neil Kitching had his budget trimmed this summer – but insists promotion from the Evo-Stik League One South is still the aim…
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Jonathan Macken winning fitness race
Express & Star 27 Aug 10Walsall new-boy Jonathan Macken has confirmed he is winning his fitness battle and could make his debut at Brighton…
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What is Pheasey?
Pheasey News & Views 8 May 10Plenty of people would have seen Pheasey on buses (33, 997, 934) but actually not know where it is…
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Memories of the American troops at Pheasey
Pheasey Park Farm Blog 19 Apr 10American troops were billeted at what is now the Collingwood Centre in Pheasey from 1942 until 1945. Often my Dad who then lived on the Queslett aged 3-5 would tell me stories of the troops and how they were generous to the kids (he remembered this at such a young age) and that helped to clarify in my mind the special place Pheasey is…