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More memories of rattlechain lagoon phosphorus dumping

One of the main focusses of this website was to assimilate all the recorded history of the site into one place. The canal traffic waste transportation of the white phosphorus contaminated material- i.e the stuff that poisoned the birds that … Continue reading

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Consultations

Last week local environmental campaigners including myself organised a public event in Tividale concerning the so called “garden city” proposals (“The Dudley Port Supplementary Planning document” DPSPD) – part of which attempt to promote “allocated” housing sites in the vicinity … Continue reading

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Dirty chancing- The Winter of Miss Content

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

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Sandwell cons, we advise #stopthegardencity

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

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“Misery” at Temple Way

    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

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#SAVE DUDLEY PORT- STOP THE GARDEN CITY!

#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

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Post filed under “certain other demolition wastes”

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

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The books of a dirty polluter #1

  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

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The battle for Dudley Port starts here

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 supplementary planning document” , recently published on Sandwell council’s website. This glossy … Continue reading

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Clam’s projets de peur

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

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