Monthly Archives: August 2024

There’s something VERY fishy about the Walsall Canal “chemical spillage.”

    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

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Marl hole mysteries #1 The curious case of Nellie Colwell

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

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