Author Archives: swanny

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 →

Shock news has been released of plans to cull several fairies living at Rattlechain lagoon. The Oldbury Tinkerbells have incurred the wrath of Sandwell council and Solvay by lighting fires at the site and also playing loud music- in particular … Continue reading →

A recent freedom of information request submitted to West Midlands fire service reveals the shocking figure that the recycling industry, founded largely on a lie costs the taxpayer. A “lie” because recycling of paper, metal etc has in recent times been used … Continue reading →

For many weeks last year there was a mysterious on off series of developments on the reprofiled North Embankment that abuts the Birmingham Canal Mainline. Firstly there was some “vegetation management” as they like to call it. It was clear that … Continue reading →

The chances are you will never have heard of an organisation called “Business Europe”, but you will certainly have heard of many of the corporate entities and brands which are affiliated to this secretive Brussels based lobby group. A freedom … Continue reading →

Albright and Wilson’s stench extended beyond Oldbury in the West Midlands to up North in the coastal area of Whitehaven. The chemical firm Marchon Products Limited had been based in the town for many years producing raw materials for detergents, and then expanding onto … Continue reading →

Incredible to believe that it has been four years since this blog was first started and the long thought buried secrets of an Oldbury chemical company and its toxic tip began to leak on the internet after decades of fake smoke … Continue reading →