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So the latest phase of this farce comes to a close with the “consultation” now over- 11th November. Comments have been made regards several policies within the document as well as the housing allocations SH35 and SH36 on their unsoundness in … Continue reading →

  With just two countryside rangers managing nine local nature reserves in Sandwell, you can see how highly this local authority values its designated sites. You can also see that in planning policy terms, and planning officer terms, they have … Continue reading →

With just three weeks to go to make comments on the final version of the toxic Sandwell Local Plan, for some reason the council decided to give us another week to November 11th to submit comments. By then maybe some … Continue reading →

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The Sandwell Plan and the ludicrous inclusion of two areas including Rattlechain lagoon for 500 plus houses impact three if not four wards in the borough, Great Bridge, Oldbury, Tividale and Tipton Green. With boundary changes proposed for 2026, it … Continue reading →

And so we come to the great battle of our time- a high noon show down in stopping housing on Rattlechain and the longstanding plans of foundry sand dumping conmen who fucked off the scene when they could no longer … Continue reading →

Though white phosphorus was used for murderous purposes in the form of rat poison, its availability in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries made it a ridiculously easy suicide choice. One such example is told in the 8th October 1896 … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since we caught up with our old friend Tramp phosphorus aka Willy Peter who now hides in Rattlechain after fearing for his life from occasional visits from the Oldbury assassins from Trinity Street and then a … Continue reading →

    Earlier this week there was an announcement that read like an apocalypse had befallen The Walsall Canal with a “chemical spillage” considered so dangerous that 12 miles of surrounding connecting canal towpaths were closed and boat traffic shut … Continue reading →

WHO PUT NELLIE IN THE MARL HOLE?   The West Midlands region was famous for its Etruria marl pits, and those like Rattlechain were many across its towns. They were very dangerous places to work as we know, but also … Continue reading →