Author Archives: swanny

That was the Winter of 2010, when everyone called me Ba*tard , and it didn’t occur to me to mind. That was before  Osama Bin Laden was shot, before One Direction, when I couldn’t wait to join  two pieces of paper together … Continue reading →

We are now three weeks into a supposed consultation regarding The Dudley Port Supplementary planning document that in part seeks to think it is a good idea to build more houses right next to a hazardous waste area that is … Continue reading →

    It all started with a big hole in the ground, left there by a brick maker and subsequently taken over by tatters, scavengers and fly tippers. Then came the foundry sand dumpers, hundreds of tonnes of it. Throw … Continue reading →

#mobilise, #galvanise #activise. A vitally important consultation is now underway concerning the futures of all residents of Tividale and the Tipton area centred around Dudley Port. I cannot stress enough how important it is for residents who live in areas … Continue reading →

What was buried in your backyard? Do you live in Macdonald Close, Addington Way, Shelbourne Close or Portland Drive , Tividale? What’s in your backyard? Here’s some important information for you. The stuff you can’t find anymore because it’s been … Continue reading →

  Company number 1134915 may well be an obscure non entity known to the general public. It is however all that really remains- (except the dire pollution legacy), of the once second largest chemical company in the UK. The dates … Continue reading →

It didn’t take long for the failed nonsense of “the garden city” to rear its ugly head again in the guise of a new document entitled Dudley_Port_SPD_draft_Doc_final_reduced (1), recently published on Sandwell council’s website. This glossy brochure has been recommended for … Continue reading →

It’s French election time and sacre bleu, the CEO of Rhodia/Solvay has only gone and not “stayed silent” about who he wants to win. As a former French civil servant, Monsieur ClamadiEU is well placed to know the score and … Continue reading →

It was recently revealed that the undefined area known as “the black country” is to receive its own “Garden City.”  “This Garden City vision will utilise existing green, cultural and economic assets to develop attractive places where people want to … Continue reading →

When first embarking on the odyssey that was determining what was poisoning the wildfowl at Rattlechain lagoon, what struck me most was the history of the company behind it. I say “the history” because as I would soon determine through … Continue reading →