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The YamYam 31 Dec 10
More than 40,000 readers visited the YamYam some 160,000 times to read 750,000 pages in 2010. Thank you YamYam readers.
Here are the top ten most popular links for each month.
January
Walsall Illuminations u-turn
Britains’ big deficits cloud Walsall’s future
Bryntysilio Trust warns Walsall Council
Walsall ring road resurfacing revamp
Walsall has enough nightlife venues
Walsall cabinet member resigns
Opposition to new Bloxwich supermarket
Suspended council manager leaves after 18 months on full pay
Council tax increase cut
Council press officers cost £500,000 a year
February
Walsall Wood crucifixion protest halts traffic
Anger grows at RSPCA raid on Rushall kennels
Taser used in Walsall town centre bar
Walsall councillor in cannabis property shock
Man charged with attempted Brownhills murder
“Naff all” for sale in “ghost town” Brownhills
Another fire at historic Willenhall pub
Walsall not fit to house the Hoard
Walsall’s New Art Gallery in press-image battle
Beechdale & New Invention residents to meet M6 boss at last
March
Cannabis factory found near Arboretum
Shock over plan to shut all Walsall leisure sites
Hundreds of jobs at Walsall Council ‘at risk’
Walsall Council write off further £353,000
Report blasts Walsall home care auction
Walsall South Labour candidate announced
M6 Toll price rises take effect
Car crash chaos shuts off Walsall streets
Walsall Wood vicar sorry after murder victim is buried in wrong grave
‘Major deficiencies’ in the council costs Walsall £2.5million
April
Scandal of alcoholic Walsall girls’ benefits binges
Tory councillor suspended over Walsall electoral fraud claims
Week of Brum Airport chaos as flight ban extended again
Attempted Wednesbury murder probe launched
Bentley firm set for big lorry show
Parents abandon Walsall schools
Call for Cameron to investigate Walsall Tories
Wolverhampton University fails to mind its language
Runners and riders in Walsall Westminster race
Walsall’s CEO is region’s highest paid council boss
May
Walsall Council election results 2010
Major change for Walsall town centre traffic this weekend
Former Walsall Mayor dies of rare cancer
Walsall to demolish recently refurbished school
Walsall Council leaders tell EDL; “You’re not welcome”
UB40 concert at Banks’s Stadium cancelled
M6 scheme axed in Government spending cuts
Walsall postal vote bungle
Night closures announced for M6
Gunshots in exclusive Walsall road leave neighbours shocked
June
Anger at Walsall Arboretum vandal attack
Council targets St Matthews for cuts
Missing Darlaston schoolgirl is found
Man’s death in Walsall town centre ‘not suspicious’
Virus fear at Rushall dog rescue centre
Former BBC presenter Ashley Blake freed from prison
Walsall Council set to axe extra days off
Sex attack in Walsall park
Man, 36 stabbed in Chuckery assault
Filthiest people live in WM – according to new survey
July
Walsall Regeneration Company closes after funding axed
Labour victory in Bloxwich West by-election
Posts go in Walsall Council’s £7.7m thrift drive
The EDL return to Dudley
Government to abolish West Midlands region
Centro crisis as bus user numbers plummet
Anger as pump fault cuts Brownhills water supplies
Walsall brothel owner could be jailed
Victim of Chasetown shooting is named
Walsall budget cuts are the biggest to date
August
Man in court charged with Rushall murder
Chasewater victim’s mouth and eyes super-glued together
WM Police issue guidelines on underwear
Armed police hunt Essington Samurai sword man
Body found in derelict building in Walsall
Travellers set up camp in Walsall
Cyclist dies in Willenhall road accident
Walsall Council carries on spying
Glitch on form hits thousands of Walsall voters
Great Barr canal body identified
September
Walsall residents told off for sweeping up leaves
Willenhall dentist admits fraud
Police bail for Brownhills death suspect
Police chase Walsall metal thief on a horse and cart
Takeover deal for Highgate Brewery
Explosion shatters house windows in Walsall Wood
WM Police slammed over Twitter dog Smithy
Man admits Brownhills pub murder bid
Sister Dora statue has new Walsall home
Highly visible thieves strip lead from Walsall homes
October
Bloxwich attack victim fights for life
LibDems abandon Rushall-Shelfield
Sex attack on Pelsall Common
Councils ‘treating staff like dirt’
Huge flood effects Walsall homes
Walsall bank freezes curry account
Last trapped Chile miner rescued
Brownhills porn wife barred from returning home
Fire rips through derelict school in Ashmore Park
LEP bids – Birmingham approved; Black Country not
November
Walsall Christmas lights switch-on is axed
Fury over Walsall councillors’ pay rise plan
Two brothers killed in Walsall car crash
Fire destroys landmark Bloxwich pub
Axe falls in Walsall Council cuts
Panther-like cat spotted in Wednesfield
Traffic chaos after Bloxwich High Street crash
Parking meters to be installed on 19 Walsall streets
Beechdale karaoke couple hit with £1,500 bill
Protest over Walsall Council jobs cut plans
December
Met Office warns of up to 25cm more snow to fall in West Midlands
Tesco’s Brownhills-based One Stop under fire over store takeover
Fewer trees to go after Walsall Arboretum protest
Former Aldridge art teacher killed in car crash
Walsall primary school league tables published
Great Barr pensioner tagged after poisoning 50 police officers
Walsall’s new £55m Tesco opens its doors
CCTV footage captures hitman on way to Chasetown killing
Walsall collector finds 50p coin from the future
Chiltern to launch faster rail route to London
Comment
The YamYam 31 Dec 10
When the YamYam first started nearly two years ago there were fewer than a dozen Walsall bloggers on the scene. Now there are more than 40 individuals regularly having their say on all aspects of life in Walsall and extending debates through their own blogs, in the YamYam and on Twitter and Facebook – where there are many other micro bloggers to be found.
This rather eclectic list below probably does not represent the best blog posts of the year but is simply a record of the top five hitting blog entries recorded on the YamYam month by month. The only edit has been to restrict each blogger to one entry per month, selecting their top hitting post, otherwise the list would be dominated by Walsall’s most prolific bloggers; BrownhillsBob, The Plastic Hippo, Cllr Ian Shires and of course Stuart Williams of the Bloxidge Tallygraph which provides a wide range of news, reviews and comment.
January
Chasewater – the only victim seems to be the truth BrownhillsBob
No wonder people switch off when politicians start talking politics Cllr Ian Shires
Willenhall car boot sale – everything must go The Plastic Hippo
Weather rant Black Country Kid
How social media is helping Haiti Jayne Howarth’s Weblog
February
Our own personal Jesus The Plastic Hippo
Disastrous marketing BrownhillsBob
How my son’s fundraiser was boosted by Twitter Jayne Howarth’s Weblog
M6 toll road – a private road for the rich Cllr Ian Shires
Progress… not in my backyard The Mushroom
March
BNP photo fail Political Penguin
My old man’s a dustman The Plastic Hippo
The song remains the same BrownhillsBob
There’s gold in them thar hills The Mushroom
Pedo button Garry Newman
April
Living on the fault line The Plastic Hippo
Twitter on the frontline Chief Inspector Mark Payne’s Blog
“So, what is your Britain’s Got Talent talent?” Jayne Howarth’s Weblog
Strike, strike, strike Bob the Black Country Brummie
LDV and an opportunity lost Willenhall Lad
May
A Conservative Government for Britain Cllr Mike Flower
Election leaves me knackered Derek Bennett, The EU-Sceptic
Are safe seats in Walsall really that safe? Adam Lumley, The YamYam
Brownhills Business Park – SHAFTED? BrownhillsBob
Caldmore Village Festival 2010 Lee Jordan’s weblog
June
Walsall leads the way in the axe factor The Plastic Hippo
Very little helps BrownhillsBob
Walsall Gigaport: CRC detected? The Stymaster, Pig Blog
Tory cabinet to decide future of Willenhall Leisure Centre Cllr Ian Shires
I’ve got a small butt Andy Hollyhead, Two cultures, one mind
July
The Walsall Council reality distortion field BrownhillsBob
Most counter-productive leaflet in by-election history? Tom Watson MP
Saying sorry The Mushroom
Why Bloxwich isn’t Walsall Stuart Williams The Bloxidge Tallygraph
Operation Be Safe – making Walsall a safer place to visit Walsall Licensing
August
Shot down BrownhillsBob
Show and tell The Plastic Hippo
On Speed The Stymaster Pig Blog
Time for Walsall to show its culinary mettle Jayne Howarth’s Weblog
A-Level Results Middle Man
September
Professor Sam Ramaiah The Mushroom
Off their trolleys in Walsall & Bloxwich Stuart Williams, Bloxidge Tallygraph
Tweet tweet, woof woof The Plastic Hippo
A glimpse into the past around Brownhills & Pelsall BrownhillsBob
Great British Weather Experiment results Kevin Jones, Hammerwich Weather News
October
Year Zero in Walsall Libraries The Bookworm Turns
Hard Times BrownhillsBob
Every infant for himself The Plastic Hippo
La-di-dah Lichfield The Stymaster, Pig Blog
Ideas required for naming new Shire Oak road Cllr Mike Flower
November
Wearing medals with pride Derek Bennett EU Sceptic
Rushall voters… ungrateful ******* The Mushroom
The 14 days of Christmas The Plastic Hippo
A war story The Dan Slee Blog
A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing… Ramblings of a Mad Old Baggage
December
A sad visit to Great Barr Hall KES, Pheasey News and Views
Oh little town of Tesco… The Plastic Hippo
A Wearsull Christmas Carol The Bookworm Turns
The future of our region Cllr Ian Shires
Bugger the ‘Big Society’ Graham Cornfield, i-tms