Black Country news and blogs Friday 1 December 2017
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Editorial statement
The YamYam reinvented
Mark Blackstock The YamYam 18 Mar 11
When I stopped producing daily editions of the YamYam at the end of February I promised that the site would not disappear completely – so welcome to the new YamYam…
Comment
The YamYam: reasons to be cheerful
Mark Blackstock The YamYam 18 Feb 11
Following my announcement that the YamYam will cease producing daily editions at the end of this month I would like to thank you for all your comments both on this site, on Twitter, on Facebook and your private messages of support which have given me reasons to be cheerful…
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The YamYam’s gooin’ away…
Mark Blackstock The YamYam 16 Feb 11
The last edition of the YamYam will be published on 28 February 2011…
Wrestling
Walsall brothers to do battle in the ring
The YamYam 15 Feb 11
Pro Wrestling’s “Wrestle-Slam” tour makes its first 2011 stop off in Walsall on Friday 25th February. The high octane, drop kicking show will have a special twist on it for Walsall grapple fans…
News
Fresh attempt to kick-start stalled £18m regeneration scheme in Darlaston
The YamYam 5 Feb 11
A bid for £5.88 million from the Government’s new Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has been submitted to help develop the former IMI copper works in Darlaston – believed to be one of the most contaminated sites in Europe…
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Distraction burglars target elderly in Pelsall
The YamYam 29 Jan 11
Police are investigating three reports of distraction burglary in Pelsall on Friday targeting elderly people in their homes…
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Lorry crane and cement mixer stolen from Aldridge and Bloxwich yards
The YamYam 18 Jan 11
Walsall police are appealing for information after thieves struck twice over the weekend at business compounds in Leamore and Aldridge…
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Coalpool ‘brothel’ arrest
The YamYam 17 Jan 11
Police in Walsall have carried out a warrant at an address in Coalpool and arrested and bailed a man on suspicion of managing a brothel…
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Spate of mobile phone thefts across Walsall
The YamYam 14 Jan 11
Police in Walsall are warning youngsters to protect their property after six mobile phone thefts and robberies were reported across the borough on Wednesday; in Walsall town centre, Willenhall, Darlaston and Bentley…
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Chuckery ‘Village Green’ status is a first for Walsall
The YamYam 12 Jan 11
Walsall has its first village green
Delighted residents in Chuckery are celebrating the decision by Walsall Council Planning Committee to grant a popular green space official village green status…
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Man robbed at knifepoint in Bentley
The YamYam 11 Jan 11
Walsall police are appealing for witnesses after a man was robbed at knifepoint in the early hours of Monday morning…
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70 cannabis plants found in Darlaston
The YamYam 10 Jan 11
Walsall Police recovered a number of cannabis plants in a raid at a property in Dangerfield Lane, Darlaston on Friday 7 January…
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Armed robbery at Palfrey bookmakers
The YamYam 10 Jan 11
Police in Walsall are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at Ladbrookes Bookmakers, Weston Street, Palfrey around 4pm on Sunday…
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Elderly woman targeted in Pheasey distraction burglary
The YamYam 4 Jan 11
Walsall police are appealing for witnesses after tricksters conned their way into the home of an elderly woman and stole cash from her purse…
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Two arrests in Streetly car robbery attempt
The YamYam 4 Jan 11
Walsall police have arrested two youths on suspicion of robbery following an incident in Streetly on Monday, involving the attempted theft of a car on a driveway…
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Chuckery Village Green decision due
The YamYam 4 Jan 11
Walsall Council Planning Committee meet on Thursday January 6 to decide the fate of a popular community green space near to Walsall town centre. Local residents have applied for village green status for the land on the corner of Walhouse Road and Charlotte Street in Chuckery…
News review
Top hitting Walsall news stories in 2010
The YamYam 31 Dec 10
More than 40,000 readers visited the YamYam some 160,000 times to read 750,000 pages in 2010. Thank you YamYam readers…
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Top hitting Walsall blog entries for 2010
The YamYam 31 Dec 10
When the YamYam first started nearly two years ago there were fewer than a dozen Walsall bloggers on the scene. Now there are more than 40 individuals regularly having their say on all aspects of life in Walsall and extending debates through their own blogs, in the YamYam and on Twitter and Facebook – where there are many other micro bloggers to be found…
Video
Arthur Aldridge : Walsall’s singing saddle maker
The YamYam 28 Dec 10
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Football
Bristol Rovers v Walsall clash off
The YamYam 24 Dec 10
The Saddlers’ Boxing Day League One encounter at Bristol Rovers has been postponed due to a frozen pitch…
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More snow on its way
The YamYam 22 Dec 10
Many parts of the Midlands experienced heavy snowfall overnight – with more snow likely today. Parts of Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire were worst hit…
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Police seek dog in Park Hall attack
The YamYam 6 Dec 10
Police in Walsall are appealing for residents in the Park Hall area to come forward with information to help identify a dog, which attacked a man as he walked with his own pet dog recently…
Press Release
Walsall Council press release on budget cuts
Walsall Council The YamYam 18 Nov 10
Council bosses in Walsall have launched a major consultation on draft budget proposals that earmark £16.6 million savings in 2011/12.
Gymnastics
First medal success for Walsall gymnastics club
Jayne Howarth The YamYam 15 Nov 10
Walsall Gymnastics Club is celebrating its first medal win in a regional competition – just 15 months after it opened its doors…
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Rushall-Shelfield decides
Adam Lumley The YamYam 11 Nov 10
The ruling Conservative group on Walsall Council face another difficult test in the Rushall-Shelfield by election on Thursday. Normally the ward is considered as a safe Tory seat but events both nationally and locally have made the outcome of the election far from certain…
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Demolition “only solution” for Walsall church
Adam Lumley The YamYam 31 Oct 10
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Right Honourable Eric Pickles MP, has told Walsall Council that it is not necessary for him to become involved in an application to bulldoze the former Mellish Road Methodist Church…
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Masked raiders hunted after Streetly pub robbery
The YamYam 18 Oct 10
Police in Walsall are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery which took place at a pub in Aldridge…
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LibDems abandon Rushall-Shelfield
Adam Lumley The YamYam 20 Oct 10
Voters in the Rushall-Shelfield ward go to the polls on Thursday 11 November in a Walsall Council by election resulting from the sad death of Albert Griffiths. The popular councillor died aged 73 following a short illness last August…
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Annie Shepperd still in the money
The YamYam 10 Sep 10
Walsall Council’s former Chief Executive, Annie Shepperd, who moved to Southwark Council in 2006, is ranked the sixteenth highest-paid chief executive when compared to her thirty colleagues in the rest of the capital…
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Goldie’s son gets 21 years for murder
The YamYam 7 Sep 10
The son of Walsall dance music star Goldie has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for the murder of Marlon Morris in Wolverhampton city centre in August 2008…
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Chuckery residents view plans for Village Green
The YamYam 12 Aug 10
Chuckery residents have been taking a look at plans for improvements to a well used recreation facility at the heart of their community. The Friends of Chuckery Corner Green are campaigning to have the popular green space on the corner of Charlotte Street and Walhouse Road recognised as an official village green in order to secure grant funding for the refurbishment…
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Man charged with Rushall murder
The YamYam 8 Aug 10
A 32 year old man from Walsall has been charged with murder and burglary…
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Police probe as Rushall woman dies
The YamYam 7 Aug 10
Police in Walsall are investigating the death of a woman in the early hours of this morning (Saturday 7 August) in the Rushall area…
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Bryntysilio and Willenhall closures scrutinised
The YamYam 9 Jul 10
There is a meeting tonight (Friday) at 6pm at Walsall Council House to look at the decisions to close Willenhall Leisure Centre and Bryntysilio Outdoor Education Centre in Wales…
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Police crack down on Walsall kerb crawling
The YamYam 28 Jun 10
Potential kerb crawlers who come to Walsall are being warned they face having their vehicles seized by police as part of an ongoing operation to crack down on the problem…
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Anger at Walsall Arboretum vandal attack
The YamYam 26 Jun 10
An appeal for information has been launched today after vandals caused £8,000 worth of damage to trees in Walsall’s landmark Arboretum on Friday evening…
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Police appeal following Delves road accident
The YamYam 18 Jun 10
Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision in Walsall in which a motorist sustained serious injuries…
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Witness plea after Palfrey stabbing
The YamYam 15 Jun 10
Police in Walsall are continuing to appeal for witnesses and information following a stabbing incident in Palfrey on Sunday…
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Council targets St Matthews for cuts
Adam Lumley The YamYam 10 Jun 10
Residents in Caldmore, Chuckery, Butts, Highgate and the town centre will be the first to experience the next round of cuts to local authority services. Announcing a “working smarter” project, Council Leader Mike Bird said: “This could revolutionise how we do things”…
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Countdown to Caldmore carnival
Adam Lumley The YamYam 24 May 10
Community groups in Caldmore are making the final preparations for the Caldmore village festival which will take place over the Bank Holiday weekend. The aim of the three-day festival is to demonstrate and celebrate local talent in a series of local cultural events. The weekend kicks off on Saturday at 9pm…
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Palfrey councillor in court on vote fraud charges
The YamYam 21 May 10
Conservative councillor Mohammed Munir has appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court facing charges concerning electoral fraud along with his son, Ali Hayder Munir. The allegations relate to postal or proxy vote applications in the run-up to the 2008 local elections…
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Walsall Gala Baths partly closed for upgrade
The YamYam 12 May 10
Walsall Council has announced that the town centre Brine Pool will close on Monday May 17. The three week closure is to allow work on a £300,000 electrical rewiring scheme…
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Walsall Council re-elects leader
Adam Lumley The YamYam 12 May 10
The ruling Conservative group on Walsall Council has re-elected Councillor Mike Bird as Leader of the council. Fellow Pheasey Park councillor Adrian Andrew has also been re-elected as Deputy Leader. Both councillors were elected unopposed…
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Status quo in Walsall
Adam Lumley The YamYam 7 May 10
With national politics paralysed with uncertainty as to who will lead the next government, the political map in Walsall remains almost unchanged with only two council seats changing hands…
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Walsall local election votes to be counted on Friday
Adam Lumley The YamYam 6 May 10
As voting takes place in the three Walsall parliamentary constituencies and the 20 council wards in the local elections, details of the count have only recently been revealed. Votes cast in the Westminster battle will be counted as soon as polls close at 10pm and announced in the early hours of Friday morning. The votes in the council elections will not be counted until 3pm on Friday afternoon…
Comment
Are safe seats in Walsall really that safe?
Adam Lumley The YamYam 5 May 10
As the hours tick down to the opening of polling stations at 7am on Thursday, the outcome of the general election is far from certain and we may well see the first minority government since that of Harold Wilson in 1974. In Walsall, however, the political balance seems more predictable. Nationally, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats attempt to rally voters with rallying cries calling for change. In Walsall, some council tax payers might just heed that call…
Ward
Blakenall ward
The YamYam 6 May 10
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Paddock ward
The YamYam 6 May 10
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Darlaston South ward
The YamYam 6 May 10
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Brownhills ward
The YamYam 6 May 10
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