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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 →

It never ceases to amaze as to how incompetent Works management at B69 Phosphorus Towers really were, in stark contrast to the claimed diligence of a responsible industrial neighbour. The claim of training with professional firefighters for emergency events and … Continue reading →

  This is another post concerning the notorious Albright and Wilson WW2 artefacts produced by the Oldbury idiots for an anti-tank guerrilla warfare campaign that never transpired I have looked extensively at the production, use and ultimate abandonment of these useless but highly dangerous white … Continue reading →

So not for the first time have I set out on a quest to track down dirty polluting bastards! On this occasion, I had noticed a diesel iridescence covering a section of the River Tame through Sheepwash Nature Reserve emanating … Continue reading →