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AW bombs on the SAS patch

It may be a surprise to know that the biggest “terrorist” planter of ordnance capable of causing harm to human health is not the IRA or ISIS, but those  good old boys from Britain’s WW2 Home Guard, who never fail … Continue reading

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Britton waives it through

Last month I reported on the fact that Rhodia (convenience name for Solvay’s toxic assets), had finally submitted a retrospective planning application for camera posts and additional cameras at their toxic hazardous waste rattlechain lagoon. THIS HAD ONLY BEEN DONE … Continue reading

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Zoiks! Capt poison at Rattlechain

Scooby didn’t plan on finding capt. poison whilst searching for snacks on the North embankment!         “Now let’s see who’s glowing phosphorus face redbeard really is….”

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Planning application DC/17/60912 whom is watching whom?

  Back in March, I reported on the mysterious case of additional cameras and pole mounts appearing at Rattlechain lagoon, which had actually been erected last year and also a query put to Sandwell council about this and if any … Continue reading

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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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