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<lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:51:17 +0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Walsall Manor hospital set to axe in-house canteen</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T18:37:10+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/97cfdb698041e37803bbd8160f4f5032-6692.php#unique-entry-id-6692</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/97cfdb698041e37803bbd8160f4f5032-6692.php#unique-entry-id-6692</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Canadian company Avenance has been contracted to take over when &pound;174 million new hospital buildings open in May, with the eighteen existing canteen employees offered the chance to try for posts with the new caterers...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Walsall firms seek WOW factor</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T16:56:06+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/701fece71013599e1b2f5082d87d50b6-6691.php#unique-entry-id-6691</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/701fece71013599e1b2f5082d87d50b6-6691.php#unique-entry-id-6691</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[West Midlands MEP, Malcolm Harbour, is backing what he sees as a &ldquo;brilliant opportunity&rdquo; for Walsall businesses...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mossley GP crisis to be probed by council</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-bloxwich</category><category>mossley</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T16:44:50+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/c6e1d1746cfba74003b246cb2328c12f-6690.php#unique-entry-id-6690</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/c6e1d1746cfba74003b246cb2328c12f-6690.php#unique-entry-id-6690</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[GP services in the Mossley and Dudley Fields areas of Bloxwich will come under the spotlight when members of Walsall Council's health scrutiny panel meet next week...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>BA passengers face seven days of strikes</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T16:06:36+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/fd2d4ed9bbd67361a54a3148108786f5-6689.php#unique-entry-id-6689</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/fd2d4ed9bbd67361a54a3148108786f5-6689.php#unique-entry-id-6689</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The travel plans of tens of thousands of British Airways passengers have been thrown into disarray after the union representing 13,500 cabin crew called seven days of strikes...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Charity issues food appeal</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T15:39:22+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/94e2eaa1e80f7c6a7f5f3d8258899929-6688.php#unique-entry-id-6688</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/94e2eaa1e80f7c6a7f5f3d8258899929-6688.php#unique-entry-id-6688</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Black Country Food Bank gives 3 days worth of meals to anyone struggling with money or benefits in Dudley and Walsall...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Half of WM schools seen by inspectors failing</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T15:19:02+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/bf9d619ff269c4915a9305ae34f42a1b-6687.php#unique-entry-id-6687</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/bf9d619ff269c4915a9305ae34f42a1b-6687.php#unique-entry-id-6687</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[More than half of schools inspected in the West Midlands are failing to provide pupils with a good education, according to the latest figures from government watchdog Ofsted. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>WM Police chief in fresh row over HMIC report</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T15:15:05+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/05103267e2ace59764bc4e08f4a14d37-6686.php#unique-entry-id-6686</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/05103267e2ace59764bc4e08f4a14d37-6686.php#unique-entry-id-6686</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The West Midlands&rsquo; top cop Chris Sims has criticised a national comparisons of police forces in England and Wales as &ldquo;less than helpful&rdquo;...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>High price for Beacon copper theft</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-aldridge</category><category>Barr Beacon</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T14:52:43+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/5614816dd7db1716c0cae8e462d5c286-6684.php#unique-entry-id-6684</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/5614816dd7db1716c0cae8e462d5c286-6684.php#unique-entry-id-6684</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After an inspection of the vandalised memorial at Barr Beacon on Thursday, Councillor Chris Towe said the damage will cost far more to repair than the value of what was actually taken...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lichfield MP slams plan for high speed rail</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><category>lichfield</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T14:10:20+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/7d90c257d5cd085111fdd2726f2c6d59-6683.php#unique-entry-id-6683</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/7d90c257d5cd085111fdd2726f2c6d59-6683.php#unique-entry-id-6683</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant has criticised high-speed rail plans, unveiled by the Secretary of State for Transport Lord Adonis on Thursday, branding the route as &ldquo;unacceptable&rdquo;...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hooded Walsall knifeman jailed for 8 years</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>delves</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T13:56:57+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/7f90a9f07f83bec909bfe7713ed981d4-6682.php#unique-entry-id-6682</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/7f90a9f07f83bec909bfe7713ed981d4-6682.php#unique-entry-id-6682</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A hooded and masked knifeman who was the &ldquo;ringleader&rdquo; in a series of terrifying robberies in the Delves on teenagers has been jailed for eight years. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Willenhall&#x2019;s Poundland set to be sold</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><category>Business-willenhall</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T13:20:15+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/2dd936bd543aaf02f668d09a959eac78-6681.php#unique-entry-id-6681</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/2dd936bd543aaf02f668d09a959eac78-6681.php#unique-entry-id-6681</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Advent has hired advisors to look for a buyer for the firm, which it bought for about &pound;50 million in 2002. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Gunmen flee with &#xa3;36k in Wednesfield</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-Willenhall</category><category>Wednesfield</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T12:18:28+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/f5c806672a065f2cdbee2b12f4ff3bcb-6680.php#unique-entry-id-6680</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/f5c806672a065f2cdbee2b12f4ff3bcb-6680.php#unique-entry-id-6680</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Three youths on a bright orange and black scrambler bike threatened the Securicor guard transferring money from a cash machine outside the Tesco Express Store on Thursday...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>M6 Beechdale gantry reduced by 10ft</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T12:11:13+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/8ae35e818f8f5a80678145b9dbd5de0a-6679.php#unique-entry-id-6679</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/8ae35e818f8f5a80678145b9dbd5de0a-6679.php#unique-entry-id-6679</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A 40ft gantry installed on the M6 that loomed over nearby homes on the Beechdale Estate looks set to be reduced in size by up to 10ft. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Comment: Bruce George says farewell</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Comment</category><category>Comment-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T03:21:03+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/78a53d0722d35cf24d24b937bb3ebe40-6678.php#unique-entry-id-6678</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/78a53d0722d35cf24d24b937bb3ebe40-6678.php#unique-entry-id-6678</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve been writing this column since the Walsall Advertiser first appeared around 30 years ago and I have striven hard not to use it as a political forum...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Football: Leyton Orient v Walsall previews</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T16:42:49+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/ee94074232552cd17e0771319fe76267-6677.php#unique-entry-id-6677</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/ee94074232552cd17e0771319fe76267-6677.php#unique-entry-id-6677</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Only Brighton in our Division have managed the trick of winning away more often than at home this season and you have to say that it is more than just co-incidence and there has to be a logical reason for it...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Football: Local fixtures Sat 13 Mar to 19 Mar</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T02:33:24+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/4ea0c87f389e1a979ecaf2a1a4e50068-6676.php#unique-entry-id-6676</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/4ea0c87f389e1a979ecaf2a1a4e50068-6676.php#unique-entry-id-6676</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[16 Mar Shawbury Utd v Darlaston Town 15:00
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Willenahll Bingo club gutted by arson attack</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-Willenhall</category><category>Short Heath</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T19:23:51+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/df87573f5babd6f1bbef40019ee2933c-6675.php#unique-entry-id-6675</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/df87573f5babd6f1bbef40019ee2933c-6675.php#unique-entry-id-6675</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A group of elderly bingo pals are appealing for help finding a new place to meet after their building was destroyed in a suspected arson attack. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>West Mids violent crime figures shock</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T16:58:49+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/64d38b72ea3bdf9532312495f54fba50-6674.php#unique-entry-id-6674</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/64d38b72ea3bdf9532312495f54fba50-6674.php#unique-entry-id-6674</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Violent crime is a greater threat to people in the West Midlands than almost anywhere else in the country &ndash; and the rate of gun crime is second only to London, a report has revealed .]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Son of Walsall music star Goldie stands trial for murder</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>Wolverhampton</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T16:07:23+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/8880600adf7c2124434a2a70e230dabd-6673.php#unique-entry-id-6673</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/8880600adf7c2124434a2a70e230dabd-6673.php#unique-entry-id-6673</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Jamie Price, 22, who was also known as Goldie, was with one faction and there was anger because one of their members had been seriously injured by a man from the other group, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Walsall boss in warning to Byfield</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T15:12:22+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/c3292dcd430ef6d7cf7519da8ce86d8a-6672.php#unique-entry-id-6672</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/c3292dcd430ef6d7cf7519da8ce86d8a-6672.php#unique-entry-id-6672</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Walsall boss Chris Hutchings has warned Darren Byfield he isn&rsquo;t untouchable and must rediscover his form to force his way back into the side. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Walsall manager Chris Hutchings in goalkeeping dilemma</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T15:02:25+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/59e28fa760df23d82e76e01a5ea4bc65-6671.php#unique-entry-id-6671</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/59e28fa760df23d82e76e01a5ea4bc65-6671.php#unique-entry-id-6671</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Walsall boss Chris Hutchings has a difficult choice to make between keepers Clayton Ince and Rene Gilmartin at Leyton Orient on Saturday...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Big plans for Darlaston regeneration</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-Darlaston</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T14:51:01+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/fde83655dff69277614ff8a6c2959bf9-6670.php#unique-entry-id-6670</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/fde83655dff69277614ff8a6c2959bf9-6670.php#unique-entry-id-6670</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[B'ham Post 8 July 09 (video) AWM to cut funding to Darlaston Strategic Development Area
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Staffordshire Hoard should return to &#x27;real home&#x27;</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-brownhills</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T14:27:10+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/ef6fc76e65662f6497d0442a35b11bfd-6669.php#unique-entry-id-6669</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/ef6fc76e65662f6497d0442a35b11bfd-6669.php#unique-entry-id-6669</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since it was discovered just a mile-and-a-half from Brownhills town centre in July last year, the precious collection of Anglo-Saxon artefacts has gone on public display in both Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Fairer&#x27; charges for Walsall social care policy</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T14:15:30+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/0a4b7c2733e372f3cecce7e35cf9add6-6668.php#unique-entry-id-6668</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/0a4b7c2733e372f3cecce7e35cf9add6-6668.php#unique-entry-id-6668</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Walsall Council will launch a revised Fairer Charging Policy for adults who receive home care and other non-residential services &ndash; as directed by the Government. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Blog comment: Water&#x2c; water nowhere</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Comment</category><category>Comment-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T13:57:25+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/912222865aea33d24954a6d78a34a921-6667.php#unique-entry-id-6667</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/912222865aea33d24954a6d78a34a921-6667.php#unique-entry-id-6667</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It appears that Wolverhampton have a fountain that is not working and that there are a number of safety issues that need to be addressed. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More news in brief</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>Business</category><category>Sport</category><dc:date>2010-03-12T02:17:19+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/8a635c1cd7d5d682855620bc653abd64-6666.php#unique-entry-id-6666</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/8a635c1cd7d5d682855620bc653abd64-6666.php#unique-entry-id-6666</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[B&rsquo;Mail 11 Mar Union boss in new attack on Kraft
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Intercity high speed rail network gets the go ahead&#xa;</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T13:36:08+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/6705c151e13af26fba27e13d29157cdf-6665.php#unique-entry-id-6665</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/6705c151e13af26fba27e13d29157cdf-6665.php#unique-entry-id-6665</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Running from Euston in London, the first part of the route - to Birmingham - would start in 2017, cost between &pound;15.8 billion and &pound;17.4 billion and would reduce the journey time between the UK's two biggest cities to between 30 and 50 minutes...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Rushall Olympic still searching for new ground</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T12:17:50+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/d732dd2ae5244fc87ac4df619344ebee-6664.php#unique-entry-id-6664</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/d732dd2ae5244fc87ac4df619344ebee-6664.php#unique-entry-id-6664</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Walsall Council cabinet member for regeneration, Councillor Adrian Andrew, said: &ldquo;During the last two years, Walsall Council has discussed various options with club and we&rsquo;re willing to support them in their search for better facilities. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Comment: Lest we&#xa0;forget</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Comment</category><category>Comment-Walsall</category><category>Comment-Aldridge</category><category>Barr Beacon</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T01:50:57+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/0f66723ff9397d4ae49294c88f74cf6c-6663.php#unique-entry-id-6663</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/0f66723ff9397d4ae49294c88f74cf6c-6663.php#unique-entry-id-6663</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[When the Prime Minister decided to make a &ldquo;surprise&rdquo; but pre-planned visit to Afghanistan immediately following his lacklustre performance in front of the Chilcot inquiry, opponents bellowed accusations of lies, deceit and of using the armed forces as political props. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Google Streetview comes to&#xa0;Brownhills</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-brownhills</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T15:38:27+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/a99962da93b16c0ac242a8b73a3b46b8-6662.php#unique-entry-id-6662</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/a99962da93b16c0ac242a8b73a3b46b8-6662.php#unique-entry-id-6662</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Fiddling with Google Earth this evening, I&rsquo;ve noticed with some delight that the Streetview feature has been enabled for huge sections of our local area. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Saddlers: On the buses &#x2013; matchday special launched</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T00:49:14+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/1cc6737a20ff8cbda2858cba6ac91412-6661.php#unique-entry-id-6661</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/1cc6737a20ff8cbda2858cba6ac91412-6661.php#unique-entry-id-6661</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The club&rsquo;s taken on board a supporter suggestion and negotiated with Centro and Midland to launch a new matchday special bus service to get people to and from the stadium...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Saddlers: Legend is the only word for Tony Richards</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T00:45:05+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/ef83791c23db9b855073e924bcdccbd4-6660.php#unique-entry-id-6660</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/ef83791c23db9b855073e924bcdccbd4-6660.php#unique-entry-id-6660</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There are exceptions however, and in the case of Tony Richards, given all the stories and tales I&rsquo;ve been told about his achievements in a Walsall shirt, it feels like I&rsquo;ve seen him play loads of times even though his Saddlers career ended a good decade before I ever stepped foot in Fellows Park...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>DJ recalls car ploughing into Chester Road pub goers</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-aldridge</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T00:36:01+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/82519d465609762920b86ab3459ab8a6-6659.php#unique-entry-id-6659</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/82519d465609762920b86ab3459ab8a6-6659.php#unique-entry-id-6659</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Stephen Ullah said he had gone to try and help one of the victims who lay stricken on the ground when the driver returned and hit him again...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More news in brief</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>Business</category><category>Comment</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T00:30:36+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/200ba6e528d3218b61cf362d13137d0c-6658.php#unique-entry-id-6658</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/200ba6e528d3218b61cf362d13137d0c-6658.php#unique-entry-id-6658</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[BBC 10 Mar More Hoard items on display in Brum
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Walsall Council accounting cock-up</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T19:56:36+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/66eb90d6152e7905d238efb3a9e1fd98-6655.php#unique-entry-id-6655</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/66eb90d6152e7905d238efb3a9e1fd98-6655.php#unique-entry-id-6655</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Commenting on the latest probe into money being wasted, cabinet member for finance, Councillor Chris Towe, said: &ldquo;I can certainly assure people in Walsall that it won`t happen again.&rdquo; 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Blog comment: Father&#x2c; forgive me</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Comment</category><category>Comment-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T16:22:44+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/8106c0c1a84c5e9b866c746e971db3d8-6654.php#unique-entry-id-6654</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/8106c0c1a84c5e9b866c746e971db3d8-6654.php#unique-entry-id-6654</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a moot point whether this amount - or, indeed, anything - should be spent on an organisation which still can&rsquo;t shrug off the taint of child sexual abuse...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Blog comment: Cycling coppers</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Comment</category><category>Comment-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T16:13:50+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/f55e7e832bc2aa4c063e6dd6fa40716c-6653.php#unique-entry-id-6653</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/f55e7e832bc2aa4c063e6dd6fa40716c-6653.php#unique-entry-id-6653</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[About a thousand years ago &ndash; well, on the 10th December 2009 if I&rsquo;m honest &ndash; I posted a heartfelt rant about the standard of cycling displayed by Police Community Support Officers I&rsquo;d observed around the area. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Blog comment: Barking mad</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Comment</category><category>Comment-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T15:58:43+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/b804be1461ede26f17a133289a27769c-6652.php#unique-entry-id-6652</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/b804be1461ede26f17a133289a27769c-6652.php#unique-entry-id-6652</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The proposals that dog owners are forced to insure their dogs in case they attack someone, that the dogs are compulsorily&nbsp;chipped and that, sheer lunacy above lunacy, dog owners have to take a test before being allowed to own a mutt, is going to bring chaos and heartbreak across the land...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Saddlers: Contract talks over Manny Smith stall</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T15:09:38+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/736a960eab9d4e90cd47658108e1f13b-6651.php#unique-entry-id-6651</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/736a960eab9d4e90cd47658108e1f13b-6651.php#unique-entry-id-6651</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The centre-back&rsquo;s current deal at the Banks&rsquo;s Stadium is up at the end of the season and negotiations between the player&rsquo;s representative and the Saddlers opened several weeks ago. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Cherry picker gets to work at Barr Beacon memorial</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-aldridge</category><category>Barr Beacon</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T14:44:13+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/abb40df688b79eb14202691b9beda6bc-6650.php#unique-entry-id-6650</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/abb40df688b79eb14202691b9beda6bc-6650.php#unique-entry-id-6650</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Copper was stolen off the roof of the stone structure which lies on a 240-acre site off Beacon Road, Aldridge, and the inspection is key to future decisions on repair work...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>St George&#x2019;s parade planned for Walsall</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T14:35:47+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/e3cad4b7b7ec973a632ab64d0d2b3df7-6649.php#unique-entry-id-6649</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/e3cad4b7b7ec973a632ab64d0d2b3df7-6649.php#unique-entry-id-6649</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hundreds of people are expected at the proposed march on 24 April, which will take place separately to a series of patriotic council-run events...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Concerns voiced in Walsall over M6 gantries</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-bloxwich</category><category>News-Willenhall</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T14:31:14+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/3b5227e24119b628c3c67599d99fbc3c-6648.php#unique-entry-id-6648</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/3b5227e24119b628c3c67599d99fbc3c-6648.php#unique-entry-id-6648</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Trees which formed a barrier between homes and the motorway were also torn down, according to some residents on Murdock Way, Beechdale...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Shock at Walsall Gala baths &#xa3;300k revamp</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-Willenhall</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T14:47:15+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/b70a8a1cb5eff627185b846868931e2e-6647.php#unique-entry-id-6647</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/b70a8a1cb5eff627185b846868931e2e-6647.php#unique-entry-id-6647</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The unexpected nature of the announcement, the fact that the work will start within days, and the comments made by Councillor Harris regarding the need for a rewire has led to speculation that the urgent works are more than merely decorative.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Walsall Museum celebrates Pelsall karting champion</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><category>pelsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T16:37:54+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/5432bda4aeda65b822ba05588bbb21a3-6646.php#unique-entry-id-6646</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/5432bda4aeda65b822ba05588bbb21a3-6646.php#unique-entry-id-6646</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A small display at Walsall Museum during March and April 2010 celebrates the achievements of Walsall&rsquo;s Karting Champion, Roy Johnson...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Great Barr shooter Ryan is aiming for 2012</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><category>Sport-Aldridge</category><category>Great Barr</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T16:26:45+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/f166353088e33224ba61154749dccd98-6645.php#unique-entry-id-6645</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/f166353088e33224ba61154749dccd98-6645.php#unique-entry-id-6645</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Ryan Cockbill, from Ravenhurst Drive, will be heading to Poland at the end of March to take part in an international target shooting tournament which he hopes will promote his chances of heading to the 2012 games in London...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Feature: Deerly&#xa0;beloved at Chasewater </title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Features</category><category>Features-Walsall</category><category>Features-Brownhills</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T17:32:35+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/32b41e0b0497263348dd1314f2c64bd1-6644.php#unique-entry-id-6644</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/32b41e0b0497263348dd1314f2c64bd1-6644.php#unique-entry-id-6644</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A week ago, Brownhills Blog contributor, fellow Panoramio fan and top local history operative [Howmuch] went for a ride round Chasewater on a quiet Monday, armed as ever with his camera...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Another Walsall councillor to step down</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T16:06:17+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/69d148c53c650c3d9108a6e91bf7566a-6643.php#unique-entry-id-6643</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/69d148c53c650c3d9108a6e91bf7566a-6643.php#unique-entry-id-6643</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[&nbsp;I would like to think I have helped many people and groups and played a big part in projects such as Leamore Park, which was a &ldquo;no go&rdquo; area until I founded the Friends Group and by supporting the regeneration issue, I believe as a born and bred Blakenall Ward resident, I played my part in what I believe will be a new and much better Blakenall Ward.&rdquo;
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Comment: Corporate anti-social behaviour</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Comment</category><category>Comment-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T16:01:57+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/3d2bd4a02b01c02c9becd15ca8d791a1-6642.php#unique-entry-id-6642</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/3d2bd4a02b01c02c9becd15ca8d791a1-6642.php#unique-entry-id-6642</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve ever&nbsp;asked the question as to why people of all ages endulge in anti social behaviour look no further than the actions of the contractors who carry out work for the likes of public utilities, the Highways Agency and the Council for the answer...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Comment: Hoard would do wonders for Walsall</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Comment</category><category>Comment-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T16:41:24+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/0f804f7dc1be539edd179f4f9cae48e0-6641.php#unique-entry-id-6641</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/0f804f7dc1be539edd179f4f9cae48e0-6641.php#unique-entry-id-6641</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It seems extraordinary that it is only now that the council breaks its months-long silence about the amazing hoard unearthed just yards from the borough boundary, a mile from Brownhills and only six miles from the New Art Gallery, which might provide it with a permanent home...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tough checks for prom limo drivers</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T14:45:52+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/b14348c61450874991071cab02fd0832-6640.php#unique-entry-id-6640</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/b14348c61450874991071cab02fd0832-6640.php#unique-entry-id-6640</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Chauffeurs dropping off teenagers to school proms this summer will be challenged by licensing officials as part of a new get-tough approach on illegal limousine firms. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Dog owners facing tough new regulations</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T14:34:03+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/6528b19482c34b5f2f3e183d7c16c04a-6639.php#unique-entry-id-6639</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/6528b19482c34b5f2f3e183d7c16c04a-6639.php#unique-entry-id-6639</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[B&rsquo;ham Post 23 Feb 10 Dangerous dogs seized in swoops in Lozells and Small Heath
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Saddlers: Gilmartin vows to bounce back</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T14:26:13+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/df9e82530e182dea9e50e269840afeab-6638.php#unique-entry-id-6638</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/df9e82530e182dea9e50e269840afeab-6638.php#unique-entry-id-6638</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The 22-year-old has endured a torrid time in two games since replacing Clayton Ince &ndash; shipping five at Southampton before gifting Steve Morison a goal in Saturday&rsquo;s 2-2 draw with Millwall...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Killer of Wednesfield boy to be deported at last</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-Willenhall</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T14:08:08+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/4feb216e9fc67a0e7e882478feb99ed5-6637.php#unique-entry-id-6637</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/4feb216e9fc67a0e7e882478feb99ed5-6637.php#unique-entry-id-6637</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[An illegal immigrant whose car knocked down and killed a 12-year-old Wednesfield boy is finally set to be thrown out of Britain more than five years after the tragedy. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Candidate questions Pelsall health centre plans</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-aldridge</category><category>pelsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T13:42:59+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/7fe17d99af3e19207e76a64d92c6d655-6636.php#unique-entry-id-6636</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/7fe17d99af3e19207e76a64d92c6d655-6636.php#unique-entry-id-6636</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Brian Wheat, Aldridge Rotary Club president, said:  &ldquo;We are pleased to be involved in this initiative with Walsall Council and the Aldridge Village Business Partnership which aims to improve public access to The Croft and help it to become a focal point, adding to the family and heritage features that the community currently enjoys.&rdquo;
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>West Brom Building Society axing jobs</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T15:52:22+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/5ceedad4b37dc11e7607d6e7536a2fd4-6635.php#unique-entry-id-6635</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/5ceedad4b37dc11e7607d6e7536a2fd4-6635.php#unique-entry-id-6635</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Up to 80 jobs are being axed and 11 branches closed in sweeping cuts at the West Bromwich Building Society as the company rationalises to concentrate on its Birmingham and Black Country heartland. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Willenhall&#x2019;s JSJS looks to new products for growth</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><category>Business-willenhall</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T13:18:39+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/a97362f1461a4b134bcb388c68c7c4fe-6634.php#unique-entry-id-6634</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/a97362f1461a4b134bcb388c68c7c4fe-6634.php#unique-entry-id-6634</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[JSJS Designs made a pre-tax loss of &pound;936,223 in the 14 months to September 2009 &ndash; reflecting the state of the economy and the worst possible conditions in which to launch a new company...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Willenhall&#x2019;s Hootys expands into Kidderminster</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><category>Business-willenhall</category><category>Kidderminster</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T13:14:29+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/5b4892b59bd3d87c74c1ae319aa41cc0-6633.php#unique-entry-id-6633</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/5b4892b59bd3d87c74c1ae319aa41cc0-6633.php#unique-entry-id-6633</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Willenhall discount giant Hootys is to open a new &pound;500,000 superstore in the centre of Kidderminster creating up to 50 new jobs. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Walsall&#x27;s Waterfront receives &#xa3;6.5m boost</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T14:13:37+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/2d90a33d61384048d2e3c0b7f8064d1b-6632.php#unique-entry-id-6632</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/2d90a33d61384048d2e3c0b7f8064d1b-6632.php#unique-entry-id-6632</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Homes and Communities Agency has decided to give &lsquo;kickstart&rsquo; funding for the second phase of the Waterfront South development, which follows a previous grant of &pound;8.7m...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More news in brief</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>Business</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T20:09:32+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/51684d9249dbf52f2927e63ab58ce230-6631.php#unique-entry-id-6631</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/51684d9249dbf52f2927e63ab58ce230-6631.php#unique-entry-id-6631</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[B&rsquo;Post 9 Mar WM MPs call for Khyra officials to quit
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Walsall&#x2019;s Cloud Net launches internet telephone service</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T14:16:58+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/b9eea867743ee7cf3307f560af9448ef-6630.php#unique-entry-id-6630</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/b9eea867743ee7cf3307f560af9448ef-6630.php#unique-entry-id-6630</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Walsall based business phone systems company, Cloud Net, launched its internet-based (VoIP) telephone system to the Birmingham and Solihull business community, to an enthusiastic response, at the Business Growth Show in Edgbaston on 4th March...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Delay on axe at Julian Graves&#x2019; HQ</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T14:06:52+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/d5583050c88d0085b398c6fb20630880-6629.php#unique-entry-id-6629</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/d5583050c88d0085b398c6fb20630880-6629.php#unique-entry-id-6629</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[All 169 members of staff at Julian Graves&rsquo; warehouse and processing base in Kingswinford had been told the plant would shut at the end of the month after new owners Holland & Barrett bought out the business. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Comment: Women only shortlist rules out worthy contenders</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Comment</category><category>Comment-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T13:46:11+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/3295a2ff00bf6fc15f404af9c798e637-6628.php#unique-entry-id-6628</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/3295a2ff00bf6fc15f404af9c798e637-6628.php#unique-entry-id-6628</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I would like to know as a council tax payer in Walsall, just what is fair about an 'All Women Shortlist' for the Labour candidacy of Walsall South following MP Bruce George's retirement?
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Barr Beacon War memorial thieves &#x2018;should be sent to the front lines&#x2019;</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-aldridge</category><category>Barr Beacon</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T13:36:51+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/0cb895ffbd494b17e3850151a4f3ac06-6627.php#unique-entry-id-6627</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/0cb895ffbd494b17e3850151a4f3ac06-6627.php#unique-entry-id-6627</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[&ldquo;Despicable&rdquo; thieves who stripped a Great Barr war memorial of its copper roofing should be sent to the front lines in Afghanistan a leading councillor said. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Overtime back at historic Chuckery foundry</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><category>Chuckery</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T13:21:26+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/7acc96610442dfa2d6fce1969395f4ed-6626.php#unique-entry-id-6626</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/7acc96610442dfa2d6fce1969395f4ed-6626.php#unique-entry-id-6626</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[An historic foundry in Chuckery which axed 35 jobs and put staff on a three-day week is bringing overtime back and looking to recruit new staff. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Walsall religious blackmailers behind bars</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T13:06:14+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/8603b2f5ac87aa90ca5dd22c5dada288-6625.php#unique-entry-id-6625</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/8603b2f5ac87aa90ca5dd22c5dada288-6625.php#unique-entry-id-6625</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Jaspreet Klair, aged 19, was given two years detention by Judge John Warner, sitting at Wolverhampton Crown Court, who said "blackmail is a very ugly and nasty crime". ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Aldi and Argos ruling at Bescot retail park</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><category>Bescot</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T12:57:50+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/2b14c61c35ce24f1d8145e9ecba94cc7-6624.php#unique-entry-id-6624</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/2b14c61c35ce24f1d8145e9ecba94cc7-6624.php#unique-entry-id-6624</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Bosses at ROM Capital, who own the park, launched an appeal after Walsall Council failed to grant planning permission...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Leamore Sons of Rest in lottery cash bid</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-bloxwich</category><category>leamore</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T12:53:33+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/2c3fe12ba100b1482b899212e3da0420-6623.php#unique-entry-id-6623</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/2c3fe12ba100b1482b899212e3da0420-6623.php#unique-entry-id-6623</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Cash is being sought for a new Sons of Rest building after the old dilapidated block was forced to close more than a year ago...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Great Wyrley horse maimings to be staged</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Features</category><category>Features-Walsall</category><category>Features-Bloxwich</category><category>Great Wyrley</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T10:58:46+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/e70d4ad849317866caeaac6997d483ad-6622.php#unique-entry-id-6622</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/e70d4ad849317866caeaac6997d483ad-6622.php#unique-entry-id-6622</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The play, running from March 19 to April 10, follows the case of George Edalji, a solicitor who, in 1903, was convicted of a series of macabre incidents including six horse slashings in Pit Meadow, Great Wyrley. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Budget must deliver convincing plan for public finances&#x2c; urges CBI</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T10:18:39+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/5734a86c84cb27337c2983e6b122747b-6621.php#unique-entry-id-6621</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/5734a86c84cb27337c2983e6b122747b-6621.php#unique-entry-id-6621</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The CBI is urging the Government to use its last Budget before the election to set out more details of spending plans to boost confidence in the UK's public finances and provide economic stability...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>RDAs face axe under Conservative Government</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T09:46:36+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/9b56c639dbe57be158c11d34b152334d-6620.php#unique-entry-id-6620</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/9b56c639dbe57be158c11d34b152334d-6620.php#unique-entry-id-6620</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Regional development agencies such as Advantage West Midlands would be scrapped under a new Conservative government and replaced with a series of regional economic agencies made up of local authorities and local business...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Kraft &#x27;facing inquiry&#x27; over Cadbury deal</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><category>Birmingham</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T15:53:19+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/04a8c81a7a8bb8674283a3acd5977f8d-6619.php#unique-entry-id-6619</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/04a8c81a7a8bb8674283a3acd5977f8d-6619.php#unique-entry-id-6619</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[B'ham Post 15 Dec Kraft's pledge to be disciplined in Cadbury bid as protest heat up
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Football: Hutchings blames defensive errors for Millwall&#x27;s first goal</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T19:17:29+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/39d78c663a97515be38ee1d070b120c5-6618.php#unique-entry-id-6618</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/39d78c663a97515be38ee1d070b120c5-6618.php#unique-entry-id-6618</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Chris Hutchings pinpointed the defensive mix-up that led to Millwall&rsquo;s opening goal as the turning point in Walsall&rsquo;s draw at The Banks&rsquo;s Stadium...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More news in brief</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>Business</category><category>Sport</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T19:07:37+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/3e721dca3bea6c64b51a99b2a08e15ef-6617.php#unique-entry-id-6617</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/3e721dca3bea6c64b51a99b2a08e15ef-6617.php#unique-entry-id-6617</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[BBC 8 Mar Jaguar's WM' built XJ goes on display
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Pope not coming to Birmingham during UK visit</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>Birmingham</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T08:39:27+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/333adf83d831bfbfb4556f5ba68ca02f-6616.php#unique-entry-id-6616</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/333adf83d831bfbfb4556f5ba68ca02f-6616.php#unique-entry-id-6616</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[While he is expected to visit the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham, as part of the planned beatification of Cardinal John Newman, that is either likely to be Birmingham International Airport or Coventry...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Twitter being used in WM war on criminals</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T08:32:58+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/a1e9004c45c28e148f9d44dedee8901c-6615.php#unique-entry-id-6615</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/a1e9004c45c28e148f9d44dedee8901c-6615.php#unique-entry-id-6615</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Officers in the West Midlands have used services like Twitter and Facebook to trace potential murder witnesses and missing people, and prevent vigilante attacks against a suspected paedophile...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hurt Locker dominates the Oscars</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T08:17:51+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/a5dfc0d17e566695cdf654b3d175a454-6614.php#unique-entry-id-6614</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/a5dfc0d17e566695cdf654b3d175a454-6614.php#unique-entry-id-6614</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman to win the best directing Oscar, as her Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker took six prizes, including best film...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Football: Reading 2 Aston Villa 4&#xa;</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><category>Birmingham</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T07:47:45+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/36cc5fbb79b01209b0479ca23f86af09-6613.php#unique-entry-id-6613</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/36cc5fbb79b01209b0479ca23f86af09-6613.php#unique-entry-id-6613</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Aston Villa produced a remarkable second-half comeback as John Carew's hat-trick eased the pain of their Carling Cup defeat to Manchester United by sealing a swift return to Wembley and an FA Cup semi-final clash against Chelsea...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Football: Chasetown 2 Glapwell 1</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><category>Sport-brownhills</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T07:39:37+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/ae2fd0385e714c5c587cc07e13f28a11-6612.php#unique-entry-id-6612</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/ae2fd0385e714c5c587cc07e13f28a11-6612.php#unique-entry-id-6612</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Just seconds remained on the clock when Mark Branch&rsquo;s free kick was deflected home by a Well defender for a fine comeback victory &ndash; proving that the determination and resilience of the Scholars can never be discounted...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Football: Lincoln United 3 v Willenhall Town 1</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><category>Sport-Willenhall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T07:29:53+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/ef9041e7498094fc1c89426fbca561ac-6611.php#unique-entry-id-6611</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/ef9041e7498094fc1c89426fbca561ac-6611.php#unique-entry-id-6611</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Advertiser 17 Sep Willenhall 0 Tipton 0 AET (Tipton win 3-2 pens) B'ham Senior cup
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Football: Belper Town 1 Rushall Olympic 3</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><category>Sport-Aldridge</category><category>Rushall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T07:21:37+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/0c16da18beb7d11199d88ff7081368b7-6610.php#unique-entry-id-6610</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/0c16da18beb7d11199d88ff7081368b7-6610.php#unique-entry-id-6610</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Three goals in a devastating opening 24 minute spell saw Rushall Olympic return to winning ways as they completed an excellent victory at second placed Belper Town that also severely dented their hosts title hopes in the process...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Blog comment: Two and two make&#xa0;three - by @ThePlasticHippo</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Comment</category><category>Comment-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T06:47:21+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/17e71cda9f6612b8db503a38bba40a76-6609.php#unique-entry-id-6609</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/17e71cda9f6612b8db503a38bba40a76-6609.php#unique-entry-id-6609</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Professor Lehrer allegedly gave up writing witty lampoons on hearing that Henry Kissinger had been offered a Nobel Peace Prize saying that such news meant that political satire was dead. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Football: Unibond First South round-up</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T10:56:13+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/e9211429950307406ceb083c973fd5a3-6608.php#unique-entry-id-6608</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/e9211429950307406ceb083c973fd5a3-6608.php#unique-entry-id-6608</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Three goals in a devastating opening 24-minute spell saw Rushall Olympic return to winning ways whilst a spectacular late turnaround saw Chasetown steal three points deep into injury time for a win over Glapwell...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Football: Walsall 2 Millwall 2&#xa;</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T14:30:59+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/c8fb07d8ec39438e212a407b66ee44b4-6605.php#unique-entry-id-6605</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/c8fb07d8ec39438e212a407b66ee44b4-6605.php#unique-entry-id-6605</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The question going into the Millwall game was whether we&rsquo;d learned anything from Saints, and could we up our game from the level of the previous two home matches, in which we&rsquo;d seen performances of miserable mediocrity? ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Football: Goodbye Tony Richards</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T19:01:33+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/bc4e8bf292a43827d05180d7c67bbe01-6601.php#unique-entry-id-6601</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/bc4e8bf292a43827d05180d7c67bbe01-6601.php#unique-entry-id-6601</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was always was of the player&rsquo;s own jokes that the reason for his success was that he was the only one stupid enough to get his head in front of one of Colin Taylor&rsquo;s bullet crosses, but that was just typical of an unassuming and very, very good footballer...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Saddlers: Anxious time for Walsall players</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-08T09:18:15+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/280609a4be410a1185e257e707c0bdc1-6597.php#unique-entry-id-6597</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/280609a4be410a1185e257e707c0bdc1-6597.php#unique-entry-id-6597</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Alex Nicholls has admitted Walsall&rsquo;s players are braced for an anxious few months as they wait to discover whether they have earned a new contract. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Football: Local results &#x26; fixtures Sat 6 Mar to 12 Mar</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Sport</category><category>Sport-Walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-10T23:11:36+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/fe2ada822fd2d3e808c40c878c13c3d7-6577.php#unique-entry-id-6577</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/fe2ada822fd2d3e808c40c878c13c3d7-6577.php#unique-entry-id-6577</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[9 Mar Walsall Wood 3 Castle Vale JKS 0
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Walsall firm Hartshorne delivers giant truck</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>Business</category><category>Business-walsall</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T00:18:20+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/c7ea02898731242439e448338ff53145-6656.php#unique-entry-id-6656</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/c7ea02898731242439e448338ff53145-6656.php#unique-entry-id-6656</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hartshorne - which has its headquarters in Bentley - has supplied a massive Volvo FH-520 8x4 recovery vehicle to Saunders Recovery of Hitchin, Hertfordshire...
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Fly-tippers strike yards from Bentley church</title><dc:creator>editor@theyamyam.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><category>News-Walsall</category><category>News-Darlaston</category><category>Bentley</category><dc:date>2010-03-11T00:06:22+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/9a501ef5a16c1b9fe014e27a4b284063-6657.php#unique-entry-id-6657</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theyamyam.com/walsall/files/9a501ef5a16c1b9fe014e27a4b284063-6657.php#unique-entry-id-6657</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Fly-tipping just yards from a Walsall church is threatening to put people off staging weddings and funerals at the spot, it is claimed. ]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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