Bloxwich news
News
Walsall DVD trader who assaulted PCSO is jailed
Express & Star 1 Sep 10A counterfeit DVD seller who assaulted a police community support officer after he was caught trading on a Walsall car park has been jailed for six months…
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Bloxwich Library nearing completion
Bloxidge Tallygraph 30 Aug 10Members of Bloxwich Library Forum convened a meeting at the renewed Bloxwich Library and theatre on Saturday, and were delighted to see that the major refurbishment of both the Elmore Row library and the integrated library theatre is almost complete…
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Relief for Beechdale as noisy M6 work finishes
Express & Star 28 Aug 10Controversial roadworks on the M6 have finished on time – but a 50mph speed limit will remain for months…
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Crackdown on Pygmy-weed at popular Bloxwich pool
Walsall Council 24 Aug 10Walsall’s Countryside services are tackling an invasive weed which is threatening wildlife at a popular pool in Bloxwich…
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Happy ending for story-telling chair in Leamore Park
24 dash 24 Aug 10A story-telling chair has been restored and returned to a Leamore Park thanks to apprentices at Walsall Housing Group’s (whg) Skills Centre. The large wooden chair was badly damaged earlier this year and had to be removed until it was repaired…
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Youngsters defy rain for Afghanistan hero Jay
Bloxidge Tallygraph 22 Aug 10A five-a-side children’s football tournament and family fun day in memory of a Walsall soldier killed in Afghanistan took place in Bloxwich on Saturday, and has been hailed a success by organisers and participants alike despite the plucky youngsters’ own battle – against the rain…
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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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Three charged over Bloxwich accountant’s murder
Express & Star 18 Aug 10Three men were charged today with the murder of a popular accountant who died weeks after being attacked outside his Bloxwich home…
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Trouble-hit Bloxwich pub is saved for drinkers
Express & Star 20 Aug 10A trouble-hit Bloxwich pub where drugs and an illegal pitbull dog were found has been saved. The site of the Leathern Bottle, Cresswell Crescent, Bloxwich, was earmarked for shops and two-storey maisonettes…
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Walsall police issue warning after theft of tools
Advertiser 19 Aug 10Work van drivers are being urged to ensure their vehicles are locked and any tools removed after a spate of overnight thefts in Walsall in the past week. Four vans have been broken into, with tools worth about £2,000 stolen…
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New patients urged to sign up at closure-threatened Mossley surgery
Advertiser 19 Aug 10Campaigners fighting to keep a Walsall GP surgery open were thrown a lifeline last week as health chiefs announced the practice could accept new patients…
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Revamped Bloxwich fountain high and dry again
Express & Star 18 Aug 10The landmark Bloxwich Fountain has broken down – just weeks after it was reopened following a £17,000 refurbishment…
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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…
Bloxwich features
Music feature
DC Fontana – Shaken AND stirred
Stuart Williams Bloxidge Tallygraph 22 Aug 10Sometimes in life, something comes along that is a game changer, after which the world never seems quite the same. Just a week ago I had that experience when, wandering about the Walsall Town Show taking the official event photos I found myself passing an open-fronted tent which had earlier been empty and saw that a band had set up…
Features
Spectacular carnival fun for Bloxwich
The Bloxidge Tallygraph 8 Aug 10Carnival Day 2010 dawned in Bloxwich with, it has to be admitted, a feeling of some trepidation. Would the weather hold out after last year’s disastrous downpour? Would carnival-goers be put off by the Red Route Runaround currently making a shambles of the village centre? As it happens, we needn’t have worried…
Bloxwich business
Business
Bloxwich shops rise to creative challenge
Walsall Council 2 Sep 10Shops in Bloxwich showed off their creative side in the first ever best dressed shop window competition organised by Bloxwich, Leamore and Blakenall Business Partnership with support from Walsall Council…
Business
Walsall young people step up to a career in construction
Walsall Council 24 Aug 10A new training course is under way in Walsall to give young people a taste of a range of building skills and encourage them into work and out of trouble…
Business
St Giles Hospice to extend services after winning Walsall contract
Lichfield Blog 10 Aug 10A Whittington hospice is extending its services to people living with cancer after winning a new contract…
Business
70 jobs go as Bloxwich leather firm closes
Express & Star 4 Aug 10A leatherworks firm in Bloxwich which produced belts for high street giant Next has closed with the loss of all 70 jobs, it emerged today…
Business feature
Welcome to Bloxwich Market
Bloxidge Tallygraph 3 Aug 10Bloxwich market enjoys a prime position, just off the main High Street and is situated within a modern, purpose-built Market Square. The market is held every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday between 9.00am and 4.00pm…
Business
Assa Abloy acquires Walsall’s Paddock
Web Newswire 29 May 10Assa Abloy has signed an agreement to acquire Walsall’s Paddock, a leading UK manufacturer focusing on multipoint locks and complementary accessories…
Bloxwich comment
Comment
No bog standards for Bloxwich – yet
The Edditer Bloxidge Tallygraph 31 Aug 10On 9 July 2010, Walsall Council announced that they had drawn-up a schedule of efficiency savings of £7.7 million to be made by the authority. This was in the wake of the emergency budget announced by the coalition government, or “Con-Dem Axis” as they are rapidly becoming better known, who have been busily pulling the rug from under public spending, apparently at random, since the Lib Dems signed their pact with the devil just a few short months ago…
Comment
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…
Comment
Why Bloxwich isn’t Walsall
Bloxidge Tallygraph 24 Jul 10Walsall Metropolitan Borough is an interesting place, with an ancient history. But what it isn’t is a single town, village, hamlet or settlement. In no way can it be regarded as a homogenised, pasteurised, googleised, fuzzy blob on the map that describes all of the people, their homes and their heritage within what is really just an administrative boundary. ..
Bloxwich sport
Football
WMRL round-up
FA Full-Time results 22 Aug 10Bloxwich United lost 1-2 to Gornal Athletic, Darlaston were beaten 1-3 by Tividale, Wednesfield drew 3-3 with Bromyard Town whilst Heath Town Rangers won 3-2 against Stafford Town…
Cricket
Penkridge drew with Bloxwich CC
Advertiser 19 Aug 10Nawaz efforts not enough as Bloxwich miss a big chance
Bloxwich’s hopes of closing the gap on the Staffs One leading pack suffered a blow with a losing draw at fellow promotion hopefuls Penkridge…
Football
Goodrich 0 Bloxwich 5
Advertiser 19 Aug 10Quilt in the comfort zone as five-star United hit top form
A five-star display helped Bloxwich continue their good start to the season under new boss John Quilt…
Football
WMRL round-up
Chris Vaughan Mercury 15 Aug 10Bloxwich United AFC brushed Goodrich aside 5-0 whilst Darlaston Town came from behind to book their first win with a 2-1 success over Dudley Sports…
Football
Bloxwich Utd 2 Shifnal Town 1
Advertiser 12 Aug 10United leave it late to provide new boss with perfect start
A last-minute diving header from Karl Edwards gave Bloxwich boss John Quilt the perfect start to his managerial reign on Saturday…
Cricket
Bloxwich CC drew with Aldridge CC
Advertiser 12 Aug 10Promotion in doubt for Bloxwich despite Nawaz's fine show
Bloxwich’s promotion hopes suffered a blow as they could only manage a losing draw at home to local rivals Aldridge on Saturday…
Football
WMRL round-up
Chris Vaughan Mercury 8 Aug 10Gornal Athletic were inspired by a Marvin Nesbett hat-trick to down rivals Darlaston 4-1. Carl Edwards came up trumps with a last minute header for Bloxwich to clinch a 2-1 victory against Shifnal…
Cricket
Wightwick & Finchfield CC lost to Bloxwich
Advertiser 5 Aug 10A much-changed Bloxwich first eleven, missing a number of regular faces, secured an all-important win away at Wightwick and Finchfield on Saturday…
Football
Walsall’s non-league outfits get set to embark on their new campaigns
Advertiser 5 Aug 10Several of the borough’s non-league clubs begin the 2010/11 campaign this weekend, dreaming of promotion…
Football
Saddlers special bus service returns
Walsall FC 4 Aug 10The Special Bus Service is returning for the new season, providing an easy and stress-free way of getting to home matches at Banks’s Stadium…
Cricket
Bloxwich CC beat Hammerwich
Advertiser 29 Jul 10Nawaz in the runs as Bloxwich ease to win
Bloxwich CC First XI kept the pressure on rivals Wednesbury CC after a comfortable win over Hammerwich…
Football
Willenhall 1 Bloxwich United 2
Willenhall Town FC 22 Jul 10Willenhall overcame a shaky start to take the lead in a finely balanced pre-season work out on Thursday night at Pelsall. A healthy crowd of 80 plus saw Bloxwich make the early running…
Cricket
Cannock and Rugeley lost to Bloxwich CC
Advertiser 22 Jul 10Maroof claims six of the best in victory
Maroof Azam claimed 6-21 to help Bloxwich firsts to a comprehensive victory…