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BrownhillsBob 3 Apr 10
Detailed plans have finally been submitted for the site of the now demolished Shire Oak reservoir. It’s been some time since the first site notice went up advertising the development by Morris Homes, during which time some consultation with residents has clearly been ongoing. The application is for 35 residential units…
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Express & Star 31 August 09
Shire Oak reservoir is set to be transformed into scores of homes with South Staffordshire Water on the brink of a deal with an unnamed housing developer…
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Cllr Mike Flower 31 July 09
Driving down the Lichfield Road from Shire Oak (which is currently one way thanks to the utilities companies!) you may have noticed that a huge chunk has been taken out of the side of the reservoir…
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BrownhillsBob 23 July 09
BrownhillsBob comments on some misleading speculation in the local press about the demolition of Shire Oak reservoir…
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BrownhillsBob 18 July 09
Interesting times up on Shire Oak at the moment with roadworks, one-way traffic and diversions to enable replacement of gas mains. There were identical operations five years ago for apparently the very same reason. Gas mains clearly ain’t what they used to be. Meanwhile, it looks like the demolition of Shire Oak Reservoir is commencing…
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BrownhillsBob 14 Jun 09
A Blogger was surprised to see his story in the newspaper but uncredited and with a huge mistake…
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BrownhillsBob 12 June 09
A Blogger was surprised to see his story in the newspaper but uncredited and with a huge mistake… one blog reader said “it verges on plagiarism” whilst another thinks the blogger should be paid…
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Blog BrownhillsBob 20 May 09
Brownhills Bob unearths a hidden bit of local Shire Oak history – a disused cracked reservoir built in 1897. For 70 years it has remained an out-of-bounds open secret to local people but now Bob suspects that the old reservoir is about to disappear forever…