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Express & Star 19 Jul 10
He could be forgiven for taking it steady in his retirement but a 76-year-old from Walsall is still committed to motorbikes.
Michael Deeley has been riding them for 60 years after taking to the road as soon as he turned 16…
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Nick McCarthy B'ham Mail 15 Jul 10
A Great Barr grandad was welcomed back to Birmingham last night after a mammoth 6,000-mile motorcycle ride on a 1927 bike, in aid of cancer centres which cared for his late wife.
Tim Rhys-Roberts, who lost his wife of 25 years, Wendy, to multiple organ cancer in July 2009, set off on May 28 on a non-stop round-Britain charity run..
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Advertiser 29 Apr 10
Egg-throwing youths are being sought by police in Willenhall after their actions threatened the safety of motorists. Walsall Police have launched an investigation after two motorists were targeted by egg throwers in Armstrong Way, Willenhall.
Officers say the youths’ reckless actions could have caused a serious collision and are appealing for witnesses…
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Advertiser 15 Apr 10
Children from a Willenhall traveller and gypsy site are being given a treat by police officers.
A dozen 12 to 15-year-olds from the Willenhall Road site have been invited along to the Frank F Harrison Moto Club in Leamore Lane on Friday, April 16, to try their hand at quad biking…
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The YamYam 25 Mar 10
A week long campaign against the illegal use of off-road motorbikes has resulted in two arrests and the confiscation of eight bikes. Walsall Police targeted riders using public land and parks on Bloxwich and Darlaston.
One rider was arrested in George Rose Park, Darlaston on suspicion of theft and another arrested on the Mossley estate. Six other bikes were seized as they were not insured. The crack-down follows complaints from residents across Walsall regarding the dangerous activities of the illegal bikers and the damage they cause to wildlife and green spaces.
Sgt Darren Finlan of Walsall Police said: “We would like to make it clear that such behaviour which impacts on the community will not be tolerated and all such vehicles being used illegally will be seized in the first instance.”
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Express & Star 22 Mar 10
A woman was airlifted to hospital after the motorcycle she was riding careered into a concrete bollard.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the area outside the Shire Oak pub at the junction of Chester Road and Lichfield Road, Brownhills, at about 11.30am on Sunday…
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BrownhillsBob 17 Mar 10
More illegal motorbike use – this time, somewhat unusually, on a Sunday afternoon in one of the busiest bits of Cannock Chase. These particular muppets came off a forest track from the Birches Valley direction…
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Adam Lumley TheYamYam 16 Jan 10
Assets and money seized from the criminal underworld and council VAT receipts are helping to curb dangerous off-road motorbike riding in Walsall. Almost £27,000 has been awarded to Frank F Harrison Community Association to run motorbike scrambling sessions for young, illegal bikers.
The funding for mobile floodlighting, five new motorbikes and protective equipment has been granted by the West Midlands Criminal Justice Board (WMCJB) Community Cash Back Scheme and the Visionary Investment Enhancing Walsall (VIEW) Community Chest.
Development Manager at Frank F Harrison, Bruce Bennett, said: “The programme is to be seen as a reward and privilege for young people participating by making an otherwise expensive activity accessible to the young people of Walsall.
“Should young people who are referred on to the programme persist in offending behaviour, they will be excluded from the project and dealt with through the criminal justice system.”
Funding from the WMCJB derives from the confiscation of the proceeds of criminal activities, including drug money and the sale of cars and property. The VIEW fund, a partnership between Walsall Housing Group and Walsall Council, is financed by VAT repayments on major works.
In September last year, police in Bloxwich cracked down on off-road biking and Walsall Council threatened to confiscate and destroy any mini-motos, quad bikes and off-road motorbikes.
Welcoming the new Frank F Harrison project, Chair of the Safer Walsall Partnership, Councillor Garry Perry, said: “Illegal off-road motorbike riding is something which we know is of great concern to residents in a number of areas across the borough. This project gives them the chance to take part in the activity in an organised and safe venue away from the streets, but will make them aware of the dangers of riding motorbikes in areas such as on footpaths and in parks.”
It is not known how many concerned residents will be able to use the facility. For more information on where you can legally ride off-road bikes, call Walsall Council on 01922 650000. To report any anti-social behaviour in relation to off-road biking, contact the local neighbourhood policing team on 0845 113 5000.
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Express & Star 7 Oct 09
The family of a motorcyclist who died in a tragic road accident today paid tribute to a family man with a “heart of gold.” Andrew Mason, aged 46, originally from Bloxwich, died on Sunday afternoon after his bike collided with a car on the A442 in Quatford, near Bridgnorth…
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Walsall Advertiser 24 Sep 09
A Brownhills motorcylist who may lose his leg following an accident claims a lorry that spilled a massive load on the road has ‘ruined his life’…